AG Tong responded to a final decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) approving approximately $861 million in deferred storm costs for Eversource while rejecting the company’s attempt to charge ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars in retrospective carrying charges.

“This is an important victory for Connecticut ratepayers. PURA has rejected Eversource’s attempt to make Connecticut families pay millions of dollars in interest payments on unvetted and unapproved costs. We will continue to scrutinize every dollar Eversource requests from ratepayers, including in its upcoming rate case, to ensure ratepayers do not have to pay a penny more than they absolutely have to." -AG Tong