Anne Dauphinais: Your Electric bill is High, It’s NO Accident.
Key Takeaways
- Anne Dauphinais blames Hartford Democrats for high electric bills
- Millstone contract relief expires next April, she says
- Connecticut borrowed $300 million to cover electric-bill charges
- Public Benefits Charges cost ratepayers approximately $1 billion annually
KILLLINGLY- State Rep. Anne Dauphinais had the following statement on high electric bills and the bad policies by the Democrats in Hartford that continue to hurt our state residents.
“Connecticut, your electric bill isn't an accident. It's policy. Hartford Democrats want credit because electric bills dipped this year. Here's what they're not telling you.
Most of that relief came from two things, a nuclear contract at Millstone that expires next April, and $300 million the state borrowed to cover charges on your bill. That borrowing gets paid back, with interest, by taxpayers. Meanwhile, Eversource is asking for a new 11% rate increase.
The Public Benefits Charge on electric bills has cost Connecticut ratepayers approximately a billion dollars each year. It's a list of state programs Hartford decided you should pay for through your electric bill instead of the state budget. I've fought to take the Public Benefits Charge off your bill, and put it where it belongs, out in the open.
People deserve to understand what they're paying for when they open their electric bill. Families in Killingly, Plainfield and Sterling can't afford more bad energy policy.”