UI customers saw roughly a 34 dollar drop in a typical monthly bill starting May 2026 from these public benefits charges.
-$34a month
United Illuminating, Connecticut
United Illuminating base distribution rate case
Approved Base rate case, docket 24-10-04 before the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
+$10a month
on a typical bill, as approved
As published, for a home using 750 kWh a month.
What happens next
The new rate took effect November 1, 2025 and is already on your bill. How rate cases work.
What it means for your bill
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Fileddate not published
Hearingheld or waived
DecisionOct 28, 2025
On billsNov 1, 2025
United Illuminating asked PURA for a 105.4 million dollar, 27.4 percent increase in its annual revenue requirement. PURA's final decision, issued October 28, 2025 for the rate year running through October 31, 2026, approved 450.8 million dollars in total revenue, about 8 percent below UI's ask, and also trimmed the company's allowed return on equity to 9.25 percent. New rates took effect November 1, 2025.
What it means for your bill: UI's distribution charge rose about 9.99 dollars a month for a typical 750 kWh residential customer starting November 2025.
- Status
- Approved
- Utility
- United Illuminating
- Commission
- Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
- Docket
- 24-10-04
- Requested
- 27.4% residential, $490.3 million a year
- Approved
- 17.1% residential, $450.8 million a year
- Typical bill change
- +$9.99 a month at 750 kWh
- Decided
- October 28, 2025
- On bills from
- November 1, 2025
- Last checked
- August 29, 2026
Common questions
How much will my United Illuminating bill go up?
Adds about $10 a month on a typical bill. As published, for a home using 750 kWh a month.
When would the new rates start?
They already did, on November 1, 2025.
When is the hearing?
No hearing date is on record for this case.
How do I comment?
The comment period closed once this case was decided; its result is above.
Sources
- PURA Issues Final Decision in United Illuminating Rate Case, Connecticut PURA, 2025-10-28
- PURA approves $66M rate hike for United Illuminating customers, CT Mirror, 2025-10-28
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