Posted by: Bill | December 2, 2006 5:12 PM

Follow the money trail...UI is running the commission not theother way around.

Posted by: Frank Panzarella | December 13, 2006 3:12 PM

STOP THE UI ELECTRIC RATE INCREASE!

Demonstrate Monday, December 18th at 4pm-5:30pm
Where: United Illuminating Office,157 Church St, New Haven
in front of the Chase Building next to City Hall

Working families in Connecticut already pay among the highest taxes in the USA, our heating costs are skyrocketing, health care is becoming a luxury, and gas prices go totally unchallenged. Now we are expected to swallow a whopping 38% electric rate increase! We are sick and tired of corporate greed and gutless government.

All these problems stem from the disastrous policies of de-regulation, profiteering gone out of control, and worthless politicians afraid to insist on a long-term plan for alternative energy production, price controls, regulating of industries, and the need for public utilities.

We are glad Attorney General Blumenthal has spoken out against the proposed rate hike and the DPUC (Department of Public Utility Control) plan and its refusal to protect our state. This problem is a creature of corrupt corporate incompetence and lazy politicians, a problem that can be corrected by the people and the next legislative session.

UI cannot be allowed to blackmail state residents by threatening the DPUC that if they delay the increase consumers will be punished even more. The DPUC will be voting on this increase on Tuesday, Dec. 19th

Join us to demand immediate change, clean sustainable energy, a state energy authority (with community oversight), a moratorium on a rate increase until the legislature has a chance to correct the misguided policies of the past, no more nuclear or dirty plant boondoggles and a municipal power authority in New Haven.

Call the DPUC and demand a moratorium on increases until after the new legislature meets:

1-800-382-4586 or
Call the Executive Director of the DPUC:
1-860-827-2612
Call Attorney General Richard Blumenthal: 1-860-808-5318
Call UI and demand that they withdraw the request for a rate hike until the legislature addresses the issues and to stop threatening consumers with such an outrageous rate hike:
203-499-2000

For the Committee to Stop the UI Rate Increase:
Mary Johnson - 203-387-7858
Frank Panzarella - 203-562-2798

Posted by: Dave Moore | December 16, 2006 12:12 PM

It is time for a public takeover of the electric generating industry. It is quite interesting that in towns like Norwalk where there is public ownership of electric utilitis the rates are substantially lower than UI or CL&P.
For once let us use eminent domain for the public good!

Posted by: CtSpook | January 24, 2007 6:01 PM

NU needs more competition. The Hartford Courant reported recently that Con Edison is coming to the rescue. Hopefully they can supply more competitive (lower) rates. Maybe NU will get into a pricing war???

Everyone should think about Nanosolar.com technology and give these Snidely Whiplash-style villains a run for their money! If you live next to a heavy stream or river you have a ready source of hydroelectric power with a modest one-time monetary investment. If you live on a windy hill - wind power. Go to Pep Boys or Big Job lots and buy a portable gasoline generator for when they start the Enron-esk "rolling power outages" that California suffered. Trust me it COULD happen...

IDEA: Buy generator gasoline when its the cheapest... Go to Southern Springfield MA (right off I-91) for the BEST gasoline prices in the Greater Hartford area. I also saw a great gas Citgo station in Torrington with very cheap prices!!!

(Don't run your gasoline generator in the garage or in your house. Padlock it to a strong hand railing outside your house and keep an eye on it! Use heavy duty extension cords.)