A slew of factors have contributed to Connecticut’s rising energy costs. As lawmakers, utilities companies and regulators discuss ways to lowers rates, Hearst Connecticut Media asked Eversource and United Illuminating to break down their bill and explain each component.

A proposal to limit cell phone use in Connecticut schools will go before lawmakers on Wednesday morning, with a plan already in place at one local middle school. United Illuminating (UI) customers in Connecticut will see a slight increase in their electricity bills starting in May 2025,

According to the company, United Illuminating bills for Connecticut residents are expected to increase in May.

A proposal to limit cell phone use in Connecticut schools will go before lawmakers on Wednesday morning, with a plan already in place at one local middle school. United Illuminating (UI) customers in Connecticut will see a slight increase in their electricity bills starting in May 2025,

Connecticut utilities United Illuminating and Southern Connecticut Gas will have company representatives on hand at Derby

Both UI and Eversource’s bills are broken down into four billing components: supply, transmission, local delivery, and public benefits. Supply is the largest component of the bill and represents the actual energy used by a consumer.

According to the company, United Illuminating bills for Connecticut residents are expected to increase in May.

For United Illuminating customers on the shoreline, your utility those bills could get just a bit higher in a few months. Your utility bills have likely been high for months. “I think it is really insane,

I hope legislators start to think critically about the costs – to lineworkers like me, and to the customers we serve with safe, reliable power

Gas and electric customers in Connecticut have been spared from paying for up to $10 million of their utilities’ political spending.

United Illuminating is asking Connecticut utility regulators for permission to hike its public benefits charge, a key component for deciding customers' bills.

Hundreds of Connecticut power outages were reported Sunday as a winter storm continues with snow, ice and rain.