Rutigliano, CT House and Senate Republicans Offer Ideas to Provide Consumers Relief on Electric Bills
Rutigliano, CT House and Senate Republicans Offer Ideas to Provide Consumers Relief on Electric Bills
(Watch the press conference here: https://ct-n.com/ctnplayer.asp?odID=24133.)
HARTFORD- As Connecticut residents are opening up their January electricity bills, State Rep. David Rutigliano (R-123) along with his House and Senate Republican colleagues today unveiled a detailed six-point plan to bring about stability and relief for consumers.
Following through on his commitment to address affordability in our state, Rep. Rutigliano said, “Every house I visited and every person I spoke to in the last year without exception has mentioned the cost of living in our state. Trumbull residents are demanding real electric rate relief, the high cost of electricity is financially crippling the working families and seniors in Trumbull, who have gotten sticker shock reading their electric bill. It’s time for the State Legislature to be responsive and not continue to kick the problem down the road.”
Rep. Rutigliano is a proud co-sponsor of Senate Bill 647, An Act Concerning Protections for Consumer Access to Affordable Electricity.
The Republicans’ plan would:
1) remove Public Benefits Charges from electric bills
2) prohibit agreements that buy electricity at 150 % above the wholesale price
3) redefine “Class I renewable energy source” to include any
electricity generated from a hydropower or nuclear power generating facility
4) separate PURA from DEEP
5) eliminate any incentive program that increases electric demand, including, any electric vehicle rebate program
6) study ways to increase the supply of natural gas