Office of Consumer Counsel

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Latest News

August 17, 2017 - AG Jepsen, Consumer Counsel Katz: PURA Approves $5M Settlement with Electric Supplier Palmco

August 1, 2017 - Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz & 35 Attorneys General & State Consumer Advocates Oppose Elimination of Critical Low-Income Energy Assistance Programs

July 14, 2017 - OCC Fact Sheet: Electric Supplier Market, June 2016 though May 2017

July 13, 2017 - Strategic Outreach Services and Office of State Broadband Release Report Calling for Action on Student Access to High-Speed Internet in Hartford’s North End (SOS-OSB Report, Media Advisory, and Press Release)

July 12, 2017 - Southern Connecticut Gas Company files First Rate Case since 2009

July 12, 2017 - Eversource Energy Reaches Deal to Acquire Aquarion Water Company

OCC In The Spotlight

August 9, 2017 - Comms. Daily quoted Katz on Municipal Gain: Better “to let the law speak for itself” than publish the “erroneous” PURA interpretation.

August 4, 2017 - Consumer Counsel seeks federal support for energy assistance - Hartfordbusiness.com

July 27, 2017 - Ray Dunaway w Elin Katz, CT Consumer Counsel: Gov. Malloy used executive authority to ask state energy regulators to review the viability of the Millstone Nuclear Power Station in Waterford

July 17, 2017 - Editorial: Hartford's Homework Gap - Courant.com

July 17, 2017 - Internet Gap Puts Hartford's North End Students Behind - Courant.com

June 28, 2017 - Why raiding Connecticut's Energy Efficiency Fund is a bad idea - ctviewpoints.org