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Connecticut bans utilities from billing customers for lobbying efforts

July 4, 2023
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Connecticut will join Maine and Colorado in passing laws that prohibit utilities from using ratepayer money to cover lobbying expenses.  All too often recent scandals are demonizing utility rate hikes, spending and day-to-day operations. Would providing greater transparency  rebuild the trust that has been lost?  Or will it only result in more scrutiny..
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Be Careful What You Wish For: Natural Gas/Propane Water Heater Bans Would Increase Both Carbon Emissions AND Energy Costs in 36 States

March 16, 2023
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Laws passed in California, New York, and several other states to ban natural gas and propane water heating are often presented as models for the rest of the nation.  However, an independent study finds that this policy would increase carbon emissions in 36 states by an average of 6 % and increase household energy cost by $ 176 per year.  Study results are based on ZIP-level..
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