The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection has provided notice to the Attorney General of an abnormal market disruption regarding the wholesale price of motor gasoline or gasohol. Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-234, no seller of motor gasoline or gasohol shall sell, or offer to sell, an energy resource at an unconscionably excessive price between June 11, 2026, and July 11, 2026.

2022 Press Releases

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6/21/2022 Attorney General Tong, DCP Commissioner Seagull Urge Caution in Reviewing Residential Solar Contracts
Attorney General William Tong and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull today advised homeowners interested in residential solar panels to do careful research and be wary of misleading marketing and high-pressure sales tactics by solar companies.
2/28/2022 Attorney General Tong urges Federal Trade Commission to Create Robust Rule Outlawing Impersonation Scams
Lack of national rule results in millions of consumers targeted each year
3/3/2022 Attorney General Tong Compels Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family to Pay $6 Billion to Victims, Survivors and States
Attorney General William Tong announced today Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family will pay $6 billion to victims, survivors, and states for their role in the opioid epidemic—40 percent more than the previously vacated settlement appealed by Connecticut.
6/22/2022 Connecticut Co-Leads $1.25 Million Multistate Settlement Over 2019 Carnival Cruise Line Data Breach
Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut, along with 45 other attorneys general, has obtained a $1.25 million multistate settlement with Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line stemming from a 2019 data breach that involved the personal information of approximately 180,000 Carnival employees and customers nationwide.
6/30/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Biden v. Texas
Attorney General William Tong today praised the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Biden v. Texas affirming President Biden’s authority to end President Trump’s harmful “Remain in Mexico” program.
7/1/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Aquarion Water 27 Percent Rate Hike Request
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding a notice of intent filed today with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority by Aquarion Water seeking to raise rates by 27 percent over three years. Eversource acquired Aquarion in 2017.
2/22/2022 Connecticut Leads Multistate Comments to FERC Urging Ratepayer Protections, Clean Energy Goals in Reactive Power Market Design
Attorney General William Tong, Commissioner Katherine S. Dykes, and Acting Consumer Counsel Claire E. Coleman today led a coalition of attorneys general and public advocates from nine states and Washington, D.C. in submitting comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urging adoption of environmental justice and ratepayer protections and clean energy policies in reactive power market design.
1/14/2022 Attorney General Tong Continues Fight to End Facebook's Illegal Monopoly
Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general continuing to fight Facebook’s illegal efforts to stifle competition and protect its monopoly power.
7/7/2022 Attorney General Tong Cautions Against Potentially Deceptive "Connecticut Safe Water" Door Hangers
Attorney General William Tong urged consumers to be wary of potentially deceptive door hangers asking residents to provide water samples for testing. These door hangers are not affiliated with any government public health authority or any official water quality warning or advisory.
7/6/2022 Attorney General Tong, Consumer Counsel Announce $3 Million Settlement With Third-Party Electric Supplier Public Power
Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Counsel Claire Coleman today announced a $3 million settlement with third-party electric supplier Public Power. The settlement resolves allegations that the company failed to publish “next cycle rate” information as required, denying consumers the chance to switch to another supplier to avoid a rate increase.
4/8/2022 Attorney General Tong: EPA Must Rethink Standards Regulating Particulate Matter Pollution from Airplanes
Attorney General William Tong this week joined a multistate coalition urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt more protective standards for particulate matter emissions from airplanes.
9/20/2022 Attorney General Tong Leads Call to FCC to Expand Anti-Robocall Protections
Attorney General William Tong this week led a multistate coalition of 51 attorneys general calling on the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) to expand anti-robocall protections.
3/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $1 Million Settlement with Wallingford Pain Medicine Practice Over Overbilling Allegations
Attorney General William Tong today announced a $1 million settlement with Robinson PA, LLC d/b/a PCA Pain Care Center (PCA) and its owner Benjamin Robinson to resolve allegations that they overbilled the Connecticut Medicaid program and violated the Connecticut False Claims Act.
3/18/2022 AG Tong Testifies in Support of Legislation to Strengthen Price Gouging Enforcement
Attorney General William Tong today testified in support of House Bill 5463 which seeks to strengthen the state’s ability to combat price gouging.
10/13/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Bristol Police Officers Killed in Line of Duty
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding two officers from the Bristol Police Department killed in the line of duty, as well as a third officer shot and injured responding to a domestic violence incident.