The last thing Connecticut residents need is more expensive heating bills and polluting fuels. Photo: Shutterstock.
Many households in Connecticut are facing high winter heating costs, and the recent snowstorm and frigid temperatures aren’t helping. But even as state legislators have recognized this problem by unanimously approving an extra $17 million in winter heating assistance, two of the state’s three gas companies, Connecticut Natural Gas and Southern Connecticut Gas, are asking state regulators to approve a rate increase.
If approved, the gas companies’ request would raise customers’ bills and make it even harder for the many families and businesses that already struggle with high energy costs. It would also increase the state’s reliance on fossil fuels and make it more difficult to meet our climate goals.