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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other New England governors showed foresight in 2013 when they called for upgrading and modernizing natural gas infrastructure throughout the region, in part to complement the growing use of intermittent solar and wind energy.

After more than a year of trying, Eversource has won permission from its state regulator to close a Simsbury work center.

Eversource is trying to recover additional costs stemming from its 2012 merger with NStar, but is battling Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz over the state utility regulator's role in the process.

The state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority gave final approval Wednesday to the $3 billion merger of UIL Holdings Corp. and a U.S. subsidiary of Spanish utility giant Iberdrola.

The three main natural gas utilities in Connecticut all have below average residential customer satisfaction rates, according to California research firm J.D. Power & Associates.

The state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has issued a draft decision approving Eversource's request to close facilities in Glastonbury, Newington and Waterbury.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday announced a $1 million fund to give Connecticut businesses and residents incentives up to $3,000 to buy or lease an electric or fuel cell vehicle.

Hartford-Boston utility parent Eversource Energy (formerly Northeast Utilities) said its first-quarter profits grew more than 7 percent thanks to revenue gains in its electric distribution-generation segment.

Berlin natural gas utility Eversource Energy, previously known as Yankee Gas, will return $1.5 million to its 220,000 customers starting in December, after a regulatory investigation revealed the company over-earned its approved amount.

Connecticut's top two utility watchdogs have called upon regulators to investigate the closure of four Connecticut Light & Power facilities, to ensure the company is prepared to respond to outage emergencies and that its parent isn't unduly laying off Connecticut workers.