Eversource Connecticut customers saw roughly a 30 dollar drop in a typical monthly bill starting May 2026, driven by lower nuclear-contract and low-income-assistance charges, not a base rate cut.
-$30a month
Eversource Connecticut (Connecticut Light and Power), Connecticut
Eversource Connecticut base distribution rate case
Pending Base rate case before the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
+$36a month, estimate
on a typical bill, if approved as asked
18% of the average Connecticut bill of $200 (EIA, 2024); your own bill scales with your usage. Our arithmetic, not the utility's figure; the methodology page shows how.
What happens next
Next comes a hearing, then a decision from the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Many states give the commission a deadline of roughly seven to eleven months from filing. How rate cases work.
What it means for your bill
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FiledJul 14, 2026
Hearingnot scheduled yet
Decisionpending
On billsafter the decision
Eversource filed its first Connecticut electric base rate case in about eight years in mid-July 2026, seeking a 727 million dollar annual increase, an 18 percent residential bill increase, if storm costs are included, or 451 million dollars (about 11 percent) if storm costs are excluded and handled separately. In a final decision issued around July 29, 2026, PURA approved about 668 million dollars of the 2018-2025 storm cost recovery request, down from the 933 million dollars preliminarily approved earlier, and rejected the company's request for over 300 million dollars in retroactive interest charges. Connecticut's statutory review process for the base rate case itself runs about 350 days, so a decision on the 727 million dollar request is not expected until mid-2027.
What it means for your bill: This is a request, not a decision; Eversource's actual Connecticut electric bill increase, if any, will not be set until PURA rules in 2027.
- Status
- Pending
- Utility
- Eversource Connecticut (Connecticut Light and Power)
- Commission
- Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
- Filed
- July 14, 2026
- Requested
- 18% residential, $727 million a year
- Last checked
- September 8, 2026
Common questions
How much will my Eversource Connecticut (Connecticut Light and Power) bill go up?
Would add about $36 a month on a typical bill. 18% of the average Connecticut bill of $200 (EIA, 2024); your own bill scales with your usage.
When would the new rates start?
Not yet set. That is decided along with the case, usually as part of the commission's final order.
When is the hearing?
Not scheduled yet. Check back, or ask for an email alert below.
How do I comment?
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority accepts written comments on the docket while the case is open, and holds public hearings on major cases. Commission site.
How to comment
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority accepts written comments on the docket while the case is open, and holds public hearings on major cases. Commission site. Office of Consumer Counsel represents households in this case.
Sources
- Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Eversource Rate Hike Filing, Connecticut Attorney General, 2026-07-14
- Eversource seeks 18 percent rate increase; attorney general calls it a 'tone-deaf insult', WFSB, 2026-07-15
- Attorney General William Tong Responds to Final PURA Decision on Eversource Storm Cost Recovery, CT Attorney General, 2026-07-29
- CT regulators approve reduced Eversource storm response request, WSHU, 2026-07-30
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