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America's largest power grid struggles to meet demand amid a tech industry power grab—but that's not the only issue.
If your electric bill seems unusually high this summer, you’re not imagining things — and it’s not just the air conditioning.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is urging state utility regulators to reject all of a $105 million rate increase that The United Illuminating Co. filed for last fall.
Attorney General William Tong on Monday filed a brief with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) urging the full rejection of United Illuminating’s latest $105 million rate hike request.
At some 940 pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, ...
FirstEnergy customers are being alerted their electric bills may be getting more expensive starting this month due to the current market price of energy.
As of the most recent changes to electric rates that took effect May 1, public benefits charges account for roughly 20% of the typical Eversource customer’s bill. For United Illuminating ...
The public benefits charge has drawn the public's ire due to the debate over CT's electric prices, which are among the highest in the nation.
When the coronavirus pandemic first hit in March, most utilities instituted moratoriums, which paused overdue bill collections and shut offs — but those have come to an end. Now, many customers who ...
Electric utility United Illuminating Co. said Monday that its return on equity (ROE) in the first-quarter was 3.49% – a number that President and CEO Frank Reynolds called “dismal” and […] ...
FirstEnergy, which owns Ohio Edison and the Illuminating Company, reminds customers that electric bills are made up of two main charges: "the supply charge for the cost of the actual electricity ...