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August 15, 2024

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Chairman Ben Proto

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DEMOCRATS ARE TONE-DEAF ON RISING ELECTRIC BILLS

PURA APPROVES ANOTHER INCREASE IN ELECTRIC BILLS



MIDDLETOWN — The Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA), on
Wednesday, approved an increase in electric bills to “true up” the cost
Eversource and UI are incurring to “enhance," among other things, the
electric vehicle charging grid, as part of the so-called Regulatory
Adjustment Mechanism, imposed by the Democrats.

“This additional cost will be added to electric bills starting next
month and is part of the Democrat's plan to force electric vehicles down
the throat of Connecticut residents,” said Ben Proto, Connecticut
Republican Party Chairman. This additional cost will only add to the
unaffordable electric bills that showed up in mailboxes this past
month.”

“Governor Lamont can end this madness with a stroke of a pen on an
Executive Order and by calling the legislature back into Special Session
to fix this Democrat-created problem,” said Proto. “Unfortunately,
Democrats would rather play election season games and not have to force
members to vote on legislation that would help people because they know
that too many far-left radical members of the Democratic caucus would
oppose such measures. Governor Lamont, Speaker Ritter, and Senate
President Pro Tempore Looney are more concerned with winning an election
than helping alleviate the financial struggles Connecticut residents
face from ill-conceived Democrat legislation.

“The people of Connecticut simply can no longer afford the Democrats'
lack of empathy for the financial problems so many in Connecticut face.
Rising grocery costs, gasoline, insurance, and property taxes are just
some problems. To add insult to injury, after receiving the highest
monthly electric bills people have seen in a generation, the Democrats
and Democrat-controlled PURA are

adding even more cost to next month's bill.

“Please, Governor Lamont, the people of Connecticut are begging you to
stop playing politics and start taking care of the people you represent.
Sign the Executive Order and call the legislature back into session and
fix this problem,” concluded Proto.



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