State Senator Herron Gaston was among the chorus of local and state officials condemning United Illuminating’s massive high-voltage transmission line proposal across Fairfield and
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Bridgeport Residents Eligible For No-Cost Home Energy Assessments Through December 31
News release from United Illuminating: United Illuminating (UI) and Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG), subsidiaries of Avangrid, Inc. and sponsors of Energize Connecticut℠, are offering Bridgeport
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Ganim Implores Utility Regulator To Reject UI Rate Hike
Mayor Joe Ganim on Thursday urged in a letter to Marissa Paslick Gillett, chairman of Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), to reject a rate
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Dragging The Two-Toed Sloth Into The Utility-Rate Slime, Republicans Bash UI, SCG For Sponsoring Energy Day At Zoo
Seeking to break out of a caged pen to increase their lowly legislative gains, Republican lawmakers have seized upon zooey utility costs as a supercharged
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UI CEO: Electric Supply Prices Demonstrate Need To Reform Energy Market Structure
Commentary from Frank Reynolds, President & CEO of United Illuminating Company We’re living through difficult times. Inflation, war in Ukraine, supply chain shortages–the combined impact
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Lamont: Offshore Wind Project Exciting Time For Bridgeport, Company Establishes CT Headquarters In City
News release from Park City Wind: Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
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“A Terrible Tragedy”–Ganim Applauds Penalties Against UI For Storm-Response Failures
Connecticut regulators levied the maximum allowed penalty of $30 million against Eversource Energy and another $2.1 million against United Illuminating which services Bridgeport for preparation
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Ganim To UI: Provide $100 Gift Cards To Customers For Food Losses From Feeble Storm Response
Fat chance, but public shaming is in order. From Mayor Joe Ganim: Mayor Ganim, Emergency Operations and Public Facilities update residents on storm recovery efforts,
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