PURA approves deep cuts to public benefits charge on electric bills

PURA says CT electric rates will decrease next month

New Haven's English Station Power Plant has remained defunct since 1992 but United Illuminating was ordered to clean the site of contaminants by PURA in 2015. (Bruce Crowder / campuspress.yale.edu)The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority said consumers can expect to see a decreased rate in their energy bills as early as next month.PURA announced a decrease in the rate on monthly energy bills by roughly 14%. The change is due in part…

PURA approves deep cuts to public benefits charge on electric bills

This story has been updated. Electricity rates in Connecticut will decline by nearly 15% in May, after state regulators on Wednesday approved changes that will all but remove the public benefits charge from customer bills. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority voted unanimously in favor of the rate adjustments, which largely affect the costs borne by utilities for various state-mandated policy programs such as clean energy procurements and b…