Latest News - 2014
April 20, 2015 - EEB Responds to DEEP’s 2015 Plan Update Recommendations
March 25, 2015 - Some customers say, they're 'legally robbed' by deregulated power - http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/articles/2015/3/26/deregulated-electricity-fraud.html
March 24, 2015 - Connecticut Energy Efficiency Board Hosts Public Input Session
March 23, 2015 - OCC VICTORIOUS IN COURT REGARDING AQUARION RATES
March 19, 2015 - ELECTRICITY SUBMETERING APPLICATIONS
March, 12, 2015 - Consumer Counsel is Panelist at Energy, Environment, and Economic Development Conference
March 10, 2015 - Consumer Counsel and Other State Officials Attend Historic FCC Hearing on Net Neutrality
March 10, 2015 - Office of Consumer Counsel Active at State Legislature
February 26, 2015 - CONNECTICUT BROADBAND LEADERS WITNESS HISTORIC FCC VOTE ON INTERNET, DISCUSS CT ‘GIG’ PROJECT WITH FCC CHAIR
February 5, 2015 - Things to Consider When Deciding If You Should Stay on Standard Service
February 4, 2015 - OCC Presents on Energy Efficiency Matters to Legislative Committee
January 22, 2015 - WILL CONNECTICUT BE THE FIRST GIGABIT STATE? PRIVATE SECTOR OFFERS PLANS FOR MUNICIPALITIES SEEKING PARTNERS TO DEVELOP ULTRA-HIGH-SPEED “GIG” INTERNET NETWORKS
January 20, 2015 - New System Resiliency Charges for CL&P Customers in 2015
January 7, 2015 - OCC Files Appellate Court Brief in Siting Council Appeal
January 6, 2015 - Future Rate Reconciliation Proceedings
January 6, 2015 - PURA Conducts Forum on Frontier’s Operations, at the Request of OCC
December 23, 2014 - Wall Street’s view of Northeast Utilities
December 19, 2014 - FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL OFFICIALS APPLAUD 46 TOWNS THAT STEP OUT TO LEAD DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRA-HIGH-SPEED “GIG” INTERNET NETWORKS IN CONNECTICUT
December 17, 2014 - New England Set To Weather Another Winter of Transmission Constraints & Price Spikes
December 17, 2014 - CL&P GRANTED $134 MILLION RATE INCREASE OVER CONSUMER COUNSEL’S OBJECTIONS; CONSUMER COUNSEL CONDEMNS INCREASE IN MONTHLY FIXED FEE
December 12, 2014 - Cell Phones and The Do Not Call Registry: Despite viral email, there is no new cell phone database
December 9, 2014 - Comptroller Lembo, Consumer Counsel Katz and Senator Bye Remind Municipalities: Friday Deadline to Join Gigabit Economic Development Movement
December 8, 2014 - OCC Files Written Exceptions in CL&P Rate case
December 5, 2014 - OCC Staff Attorney speaks on panel about electric suppliers at national conference
December 2, 2014 - State Officials and Advocates Warn Consumers to Plan for Significant Increases in Electric Rates This Winter and to Use Caution When Considering Electric Suppliers
November 13, 2014 - DATES EXTENDED DUE TO OVERWHELMING INTEREST IN MUNICIPAL GIGABIT INTERNET RFQ SEEKING PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; MUNICIPALITIES CAN
JOIN UNTIL DECEMBER 12
JOIN UNTIL DECEMBER 12
October 29, 2014 - Connecticut's 169 Municipalities Invited to Halloween Meeting on Ultra-High Speed "GIG" Internet Networks and to Join RFQ Seeking Public-Private Partnerships
October 27, 2014 - Connecticut cities lead Northeast gigabit push
October 24, 2014 - OCC Files Motion to Strike and for Sanctions in CL&P Rate Case
October 23, 2014 - Update on the CL&P Rate Case
October 23, 2014 - PURA Approves Frontier/AT&T Transaction with OCC's Support; What Does this mean for Customers?
October 21, 2014 - 2013 - 2014 OCC Administrative Report
October 6, 2014 - Consumer Counsel Katz Urges Reduction In Customer Charges For Most CL&P Customers, And Calls Scope And Magnitiude Of CL&P Rate Hike "Unjust And Unreasonable"
October 3, 2014 - OCC Files Brief in CL&P Rate Case
September 22, 2014 - PURA Public Comment Hearings
September 15, 2014 - Mayors Seek Partners to Develop Gigabit Internet Networks in Connecticut; Invite Others to Join the Effort - Press Release
September 15 2014 - Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
September 15 2014 - State Addendum - New Haven
September 15 2014 - State Addendum - Stamford
September 15 2014 - State Addendum - West Hartford
September 12, 2014 - Announcement of Major Broadband Infrastructure Initiative
August 13, 2014 - OCC Announces PURA Public Hearing Dates for CL&P's $231.8 Million Requested Rate Increase
August 13, 2014 - AG Jepsen, Consumer Counsel Katz Reach Agreement with Frontier over AT&T Acquisitions in Connecticut
August 12, 2014 - New area codes 959 to overlay the 860 area code, but consumers do not have to change telephone numbers
August 5, 2014 - Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz Appointed to the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service
June 11, 2014 - PURA Reduces Ratepayer Payments By Over $500,000 In East Derby Waterworks Acquisition By Aquarion Water Company
June 4, 2014 - OCC Attends The Northeast Gas Forum
June 3, 2014 - Regional Group Discusses Major Infrastructure Initiatives
May 28, 2014 - Kevin Hunt: What Happens When Their Electricity Complaint Meets The New Law? - Hartford Courant Article
May 27, 2014 - Consumer Counsel Participates in Gee Strategies Group's "Utility Commissioners/Wall Street Dialogue"
May 16, 2014 - FCC Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet NPRM-
May 12, 2014 - CL&P To File for Distribution Rate Increase of 117 Million
May 6, 2014 - Consumer Counsel Hails Passage of Legislation Providing Additional Consumer Protections for Electric Customers
May 2, 2014 - OCC Attends 2014 NASUCA Water Committee Forum
May 2, 2014 - Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz on NPR's Colin McEnroe Show: Will Connecticut Be the Next Gig City?
April 23, 2014 - Office of Consumer Counsel Presents to Local Clean Energy Task Force
April 17, 2014 - OCC Hosted Dynamic & Innovative Broadband Conference
April 4, 2014 - OCC To Host Broadband Conference On April 11, 2014
April 2, 2014 - OCC Advocacy Leads to Reduction in Storm Cost Recovery by CL&P
April 1, 2014 -Broadband Communities Magazine Article: Connecticut as Leading in FirstNet Implementation
April 1, 2014 - Proposed Legislation Would Create New Consumer Protections in Electric Supplier Market
March 24, 2014 - OCC Wins Connecticut Supreme Court Case Resolving Procedural Uncertainty in Administrative Appeals
March 19, 2014 - Office of Consumer Counsel Active on Legislative Issues
March 18, 2014 - Consumer Counsel, AG Jepsen: Settlement to Provide $29 Million in Refunds to Aquarion Water Company Customers
March 12, 2014 - OCC Testimony & Fact Sheet: Electric Supplier Market
March 12, 2014 - Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz Panelist at Energize CT Forum
March 11, 2014 - OCC Files Appeal of CNG Rate Case
March 7, 2014 - CONSUMER ADVISORY: CONSUMER COUNSEL AND ATTORNEY GENERAL WARN ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS ABOUT PROVIDING ACCOUNT DATA OVER THE PHONE
February 27, 2014 - OCC Principal Attorney Joseph Rosenthal to Moderate Panel on Impacts of Natural Gas on Electricity Pricing at March 5 Consumer Liaison Group Meeting
February 26, 2014 - PURA Must Order the Appointment of a Single Pole Administrator in Docket No. 11-03-07
February 26, 2014 - Summer 2014 Legal Internship Opportunity at the Office of Consumer Counsel
February 25, 2014 - Exam Posted for Position at OCC
February 21, 2014 - Natural Gas Ratepayers and DIMP
February 20, 2014 - Office of Consumer Counsel's Know Your Rights as an Electric Consumer
February 19, 2014 - Jewett City Water Company Files for WICA
February 14, 2014 - Consumer Counsel Urges Public to Participate in Public Comment Hearings on Consumers' Experiences with Electric Suppliers
February 7, 2014 - Consumer Counsel Attends Opening Day at State Legislature
January 29, 2014 - Consumer Counsel Participates in ACLP Telecommunications Summit
January 21, 2014 - OCC Assumes Role as Vice Chair on State's Energy Efficiency Board
January 13, 2014 - Introducing OCC's Intern Thomas Petschauer!
January 6, 2014 - Superior Court Ruling Sought by OCC Favors Customers