Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the final decision issued today by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority increasing rates for Yankee Gas customers by $82 million. Yankee Gas is owned by Eversource.
“This is more disappointing news for Connecticut families heading into an already expensive winter heating season. Once again, the utilities are being rewarded with a multi-million dollar rate hike after running their chief regulator out of town through relentless litigation and personal attacks. These costs are unsustainable and I’m going to keep pushing back in every single one of these rate cases to make sure Connecticut families aren’t paying a penny more than absolutely necessary,” said Attorney General Tong.