Your BillsWednesday, November 11
Eversource wants to raise your delivery charges, and you can weigh in at three more hearings
The Daily Hartford team
If you pay an Eversource bill, you get a say. State regulators held the first of four public comment sessions Monday on the company's rate request. Residents who spoke told the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority that higher electric costs would add to existing pressure from housing, fuel and heating expenses.
Eversource's request, by the numbers
- $727 million
- a year more for local delivery, Eversource says
- About 50%
- increase on the delivery part of a bill
- 18%
- increase on a typical customer's total bill
- About $33
- more a month, according to the company
Source: wfsb.com
Eversource wants a $727 million-a-year increase for the poles, wires and substations that bring power to homes. The company says it needs the money to maintain and operate the grid, and it says it hasn't had a distribution rate increase in about a decade. WTNH reports it could add about $20 to $30 to a monthly bill, while WFSB reports the company's own estimate is about $33.
- Last rate review request: 2017
- Would take effect: July 1, 2027, if approved
- Comment online: through the PURA web filing system
Three more Eversource rate hearings are scheduled through Dec. 9
- Nov. 9First public comment session held at CCSU's Torp Theatre in New Britain.
- Nov. 16Session is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at Mitchell College's Red Barn in New London.
- Nov. 23Session is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at WCSU's Ives Concert Hall in Danbury.
- Dec. 9Virtual session is scheduled for noon.
Source: wfsb.com