Senator Anwar Releases Statement In Response To Proposed Eversource Rate Increase

Today, State Senator Saud Anwar (D-South Windsor) released the following statement in response to Eversource Energy's Thursday announcement that it is seeking a rate increase that could cost average residents from $80 to more than $100 extra per month from January to June 2023:

"I have serious concerns about this proposed rate increase, especially given the significant challenges so many are having in this difficult economic climate. I urge the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to take whatever action it can to counter Eversource's proposal. At a time when our state continues to recover from the pandemic and families are facing increased costs, no matter the state of the energy market, this will harm the well-being of those families and have an especially negative impact on the well-being of our seniors and our most vulnerable populations. This is not acceptable."

"For my impacted constituents, information about the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program is available at this link: https://portal.ct.gov/DSS/Economic-Security/Winter-Heating-Assistance/Energy-Assistance---Winter-Heating/How-To-Apply.

Information about Operation Fuel is available here:https://operationfuel.org/gethelp.

Eversoucre payment assistance programs are available here: https://www.eversource.com/content/ct-c/residential/account-billing/payment-assistance."