Press Releases

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• PURA Calls for Third-Party Electric Suppliers to Cease Door-to-Door Sales during COVID-19 Crisis

• PURA to Expand Scope of its Investigation to Address Issues Arising from the COVID-19 State of Emergency

• PURA Responds to Governor Lamont’s Request to Investigate the Electric Utilities’ Preparation for and Response to Tropical Storm Isaias

• PURA to Investigate Eversource Delivery Fee Increases

• PURA Encourages Eligible Residents to Access the Federal Lifeline Program to Stay Connected During the COVID-19 Crisis

• PURA Extends Coronavirus Payment Program Enrollment Date Through February 9 2021

  Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) is reminding all customers that the enrollment period for the COVID-19 Payment Program for both residential and non-residential customers is extended through at least February 9, 2021. Further, the Winter Protection Program, which protects eligible households against heat source shut-offs during the winter months, is also in effect from November 1, 2020 through May 1, 2021.

• Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Orders Eversource and United Illuminating to Overhaul Education and Outreach Efforts Related to Energy Assistance Programs  

• PURA Releases Debut Public Engagement Newsletter

  PURA today released its first-ever quarterly newsletter.

• PURA Releases First Quarter 2024 Newsletter

  PURA's quarterly newsletter previews public engagement opportunities and final decisions scheduled in the first quarter of 2024.

• PURA Releases 2023 Annual Report

  PURA has released its Annual Report to highlight the agency’s work in 2023 and preview major topics in 2024.

• PURA Frank Augeri Honored with George Dunn Award

  Award Presented at New England Conference of Public Utility Commissioners

• Governor Lamont Declares April 2025 Call Before You Dig Month

• PURA Commissioners Elect Chair and Vice-Chair

  Today the Commissioners of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority re-elected Commissioner Katherine S. Dykes as PURA's Chair and Commissioner John W. “Jack” Betkoski, III as Vice-Chair.

• Revised Electric Standard Service Generation Rates to Take Effect July 1

  The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) is advising Eversource Energy and United Illuminating residential and business customers of revised standard service generation rates that become effective July 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

• DEEP Launches Resource Assessment in Response to Executive Order 59

  Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) have launched a joint process that will lead to a study of the current and projected future viability of the Millstone nuclear generating facilities, the role of such facilities as well as others in meeting Connecticut’s carbon and other emission targets, and mechanisms to achieve those targets.