Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes released the following statements regarding the decision announced today by the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) that it is ordering Eversource to immediately suspend its recent rate increase and restore rates to where they stood on June 30 while it conducts an investigation:
Governor Lamont said, “Today’s decision by PURA is good news for ratepayers across our state. PURA’s pause today on delivery rate hikes reassures our residents that the reconsideration of requests by utilities can happen, and – most importantly of all – that customers won’t be overpaying in the meantime. At the same time, we have reinvigorated our pressure on the federal government to address long-standing frustrations with federally-mandated delivery charges.”