At a continuing Public Utilities Regulatory Authority hearing on Connecticut Water’s rate application (docket 260315), staff pressed the company on plant accounting, fleet purchases, AMI metering, PFAS treatment and customer-assistance data, and requested multiple late-file exhibits.

The commission directed the company to file a revised cost-of-service consistent with the 13-month average by 3 p.m. Aug. 18, asked for gross and net revenue-change summaries (including the ~$1.2M annualization), and tentatively scheduled a follow-up technical conference for Aug. 19.

A recent report from Synapse Energy Economics indicates New England power suppliers have overcharged consumers billions of dollars within the last decade, contributing to escalating utility bills. The analysis examined wholesale electricity costs and consumer pricing between 2015 and 2024. Massachusetts customers receiving basic service paid a premium of 43 percent, roughly $22 more per

Wisconsin's Utility Regulatory System Safeguards Consumers A century ago, consumers in La Crosse faced exorbitant electricity rate hikes when George MacMillan acquired and merged three local utilities, increasing rates from 10 cents to 22 cents per kilowatt-hour. Public outcry led to the creation of the La Crosse Tribune newspaper to expose this injustice and ultimately

The Hibbing Public Utilities Commission approved April 2026 financial statements showing a $323,000 operating surplus year-to-date but tabled Baker Tilly–recommended rate changes and a purchase gas adjustment, requesting clearer dollar-impact tables and expense‑reduction analysis before taking action.

Advisory staff summarized a unanimous comprehensive settlement in Atmos Energy’s phase 1/2 rate case that reduces the company’s requested revenue increase; staff presented settlement terms and allocation changes for commissioners’ information only.

The chamber adopted amendments to system enhancement rate-making for water and wastewater utilities, capping a plan-driven rate increase at 10%, narrowing the IUB decision timeline, and requiring a financial-impact analysis before passing Senate File 2304 (substituted for House File 2581).

The council adopted a resolution to deny Encore Electric Company LLC’s proposed rate change and to seek consolidated proceedings at the Public Utility Commission; staff said the action mirrors other cities west of I‑35.

Council discusses ordinance to increase water and sewer rates and revise tier structures.