"Electricity rates in Connecticut will decline by nearly 15% in May, after state regulators on Wednesday approved changes that will all but remove the public benefits charge from customer bills.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority voted unanimously in favor of the rate adjustments, which largely affect the costs borne by utilities for various state-mandated policy programs such as clean energy procurements and benefits for low-income customers."     https://ctmirror.org/2026/04/22/pura-cut-public-benefits-charge-electric-bills/?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_0akvmsWb6_m8BDDLW3DSAXu62VpplXKcwSjGN_afU9FYGkIi6x9MAUfpdxItn9eWbUMfpVoyGDJweY9V9Tu6bDnfKw&_hsmi=415532240&utm_content=415532240&utm_source=hs_email

While Maine continues to assess increasing amounts to the "Maine Public Benefits Charge"  (An oxymoron)