Connecticut’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday that Eversource Energy has no right to challenge a state regulator’s order tightening emergency response standards, ending a legal fight that began with two people trapped under live electrical wires in a rural Litchfield County field.
A federal regulator has slashed the return that New England electric transmission owners can earn on their infrastructure investments, a long-awaited ruling that consumer advocates say could deliver roughly $900 million in refunds to ratepayers.
Regulators voted Wednesday to approve the $2.4 billion sale of Aquarion Water Co. to a quasi-public authority, reversing a denial issued four months ago and clearing the way for the largest transfer of a Connecticut water utility in decades.
A new proposal for a community solar program in Connecticut drew strong opposition from utilities and state agencies this week, as environmental groups rallied behind it.
Eversource has boosted its five-year capital plan to $26.5B as it ramps up grid and gas system upgrades, posts sharply higher earnings and signals confidence in improving regulatory conditions in Connecticut.
Thomas Wiehl takes over Connecticut's utility regulator as it rebuilds from leadership turmoil, expands to five commissioners and grapples with the nation's third-highest electric rates.
Four Connecticut towns and the state consumer advocate have intervened in Aquarion Water Authority and Eversource Energy’s appeal of regulators’ rejection of a $2.4 billion water utility sale, setting up another legal battle between regulators, utilities and opponents of the deal.