Eversource Tells Lamont To Take A (Rate) Hike

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Your bill could be going up this winter. The company
says it's supply rate might go up by as much
as thirteen percent. No, that means you could pay about
ten dollars more a month. PUA still has to approve
this proposed rate.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
Wonder if they will now.

Speaker 1 (00:13):
Eversource says costs do usually go up because of increased
demand and a limited supply of natural gas. I spoke
to Eversource officials and their advice is go on the
website and look at reducing your bills by signing up
with alternate suppliers.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Ever Source announcing yesterday their winter supply rate is expected
to rise thirteen percent compared to just last year. Out
there doing that. How they're comfortably doing that is beyond
They never leapt thirteen percent in one year, in the
face of people clamoring for them to come down, in

(00:49):
the face of people demanding this, could you rectify this
public benefits bs? That's wrong, that's all. It's the only
word a plick. We have a governor seeking re election
for a rare third term who says one of my
top priorities is dealing with electricity. Okay, any comment from

(01:11):
the governor on this. This is what Lama had to
say about the ever source rate increase. Wow, what a
biting commentary that was. They say the prize, Jimmy's a literate.

(01:32):
You just staring like then it's not playing. How long
did it take you to get that joke until I
talg No, he's not saying, he's not gonna say anything
about it. He's on the campaign trail now he'll have
to speak to it, but there'll be empty words. I mean,
thirteen percent and they still have done nothing about the

(01:55):
public Benefits charge. If anything, the housing bill sneaks even
more fees and charges to Connecticut residents onto our myriad
bills