Latest News -2016
Latest News - 2016 Archive
January 10, 2017 - DEEP APPROVES 2017 C&LM PLAN UPDATE WITH CONDITIONS
January 6, 2017 - Eversource Energy’s Full Credit Bureau Reporting Pilot Program To Start in February 2017
December 30, 2016 - CONSUMER COUNSEL ELIN SWANSON KATZ APPOINTED TO FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION’S
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COMMISSION
December 16, 2016 - PURA PROVIDES CLARITY, COST REDUCTIONS IN LATEST GAS EXPANSION PROGRAM RULING
December 13, 2016 - Lead in Drinking Water – Flint and More
November 17, 2016 - OCC FACT SHEET: ELECTRIC SUPPLIER MARKET, OCTOBER 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2016
November 7, 2016 - DEMAND RESOURCES IN CT: PRIORITIES, STRATEGIES AND THE FUTURE
November 4, 2016 - Standard Service Prices Announced for January through June 2017
October 25, 2016 - Connecticut's work on fixed-to-variable rate disclosures used by Delaware PSC staff - EnergyChoiceMatters.com
October 20, 2016 - Public Hearings to be Held on State Water Plan
October 18, 2016 - CONSUMER COUNSEL ELIN SWANSON KATZ NAMED STATE BROADBAND CHAMPION OF THE YEAR - OCC Press Release
October 6, 2016 - Consumer Counsel Katz Named Vice-President of National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates
September 30, 2016 - Consumer Counsel Presents at 2016 Women’s Energy Summit
September 21, 2016 - Eversource’s Full Credit Bureau Reporting Pilot Program is Postponed
September 21, 2016 - EEB EVALUATION CONSULTANT TEAM CHOSEN
September 8, 2016 - CONSUMER COUNSEL URGES CUSTOMERS OF UNITED ILLUMINATING TO ATTEND BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT ON THE COMPANY’S PROPOSED 38% RATE INCREASE - OCC Press Release
September 7, 2016 - OCC FACT SHEET: ELECTRIC SUPPLIER MARKET, AUGUST 2015 THROUGH JULY 2016
August 23, 2016 - Supreme Court to Review FCC Decision Providing Consumers with Open Access to the Internet
August 22, 2016 - Report On The Importance Of Broadband Access For Community Development
August 22, 2016 - OCC Participating in Regional Electric Infrastructure Policy Discussions and Procurements of New Resources
August 9, 2016 - Connecticut Water Co. (CWC) seeks PURAs’ approval for the Acquisition of Heritage Village Water Company (HVWC)
July 26, 2016 - OCC Encourages Customers of UI to Attend Public Comment Hearings in New Haven and Bridgeport Regarding Proposed Rate Hike
July 19, 2016 - BIG DATA AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
July 6, 2016 - Connecticut Siting Council Denies Eversource Energy’s Proposed $140 Million Greenwich Project
July 1, 2016 - CONSUMER COUNSEL KATZ OPPOSES PROPOSED 30% DISTRIBUTION RATE INCREASE FOR UI CUSTOMERS - OCC Press Release
June 21, 2016 - PETITION OF THE OFFICE OF CONSUMER COUNSEL FOR INVESTIGATION INTO FACILITATING THE USE OF THE MUNICIPAL GAIN FOR BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICES - OCC Press Release
June 16, 2016 - UI To File for Three Year Rate Plan with Distribution Rate Increases of $114 Million (or $141 Million if Levelized over Three Years)
May 16, 2016 - EEB TO HOLD PUBLIC INPUT SESSION FOR C&LM PLAN UPDATE
April 29, 2016 - CONSUMER COUNSEL APPLAUDS FRONTIER ANNOUNCEMENT OF A PLAN TO EXPAND HIGH-SPEED AND FIBER OPTIC INTERNET CAPABILITIES TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN HARTFORD’S NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD - OCC Press Release
April 20, 2016 - CONNECTICUT RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS OF ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS PAID $58 MILLION MORE THAN STANDARD SERVICE IN 2015
April 19, 2016 - PURA Fines Electric Supplier Liberty Power $60,500
April 15, 2016 - Preliminary FERC Ruling May Lead to Savings on Transmission Costs
April 13, 2016 - New York Utility Regulators Take Bold Action to Protect Customers From Third-Party Electric Suppliers
April 7, 2016 - Average Price of Wholesale Electricity in 2015 Fell to Second-Lowest Level Since 2003
March 28, 2016 - Fact sheet-electric supplier market as of 12-2015
March 23, 2016 - Broadband in Connecticut: Opportunities for the State and Localities to Enable World-Class Broadband
March 16, 2016 - State’s Energy Efficiency Board Releases Its Annual Report
March 3, 2016 - Board Reports to Legislative on Low-Income Energy Programs
March 2, 2016 - Retail Supplier Enrollment Fees
March 1, 2016 - ISO-NE grid reliability-25 percent lower than 2015 prices
February 2016 -“The Emerging World of Broadband Public–Private Partnerships: A Business Strategy and Legal Guide.” Evanston, IL: Benton Foundation, Hovis; Schulhofc; Baller; and Stelfox.
January 13, 2016 - Connecticut Electric Customers to Benefit from New Pricing Details on Electric Bills
January 11, 2016 - OCC Reacts To DEEP’s Final Approval In Three-Year C&LM Plan
January 8, 2016 - Fiber networks are a low risk investment for long-term investors, like those of toll roads and bridges. @scrawford Great shout out for CT's Single Pole Administrator concept!