Campbell: Dear CT electric customer; know your rights
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Very shortly, Connecticut’s moratorium on utility shut-offs will end, and then what happens?
Though hope springs eternal, if utility company’s past practices are any indication, things will not go smoothly.
It may be hard to believe, but not all states implemented such shut-off moratoriums during the pandemic, and unpaid utility bills have risen to an estimated $27 billion nationwide, according to Mark Wolfe, executive director of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association. After reviewing shut-off data from around the country, the Center for Biological Diversity said roughly 765,000 households had power cut during the pandemic, with disastrous results. A paper from Duke University estimates that a federal ban (similar to the one in place on evictions) would have reduced COVID-19 infections by 4.4%, and deaths by 7.4%.
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As area utilities get ready for growing season, how much can CT residents expect to pay for water use this summer?
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Putnam Reservoir in Greenwich, Conn., photographed on Tuesday, June 23, 2020.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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For most of Connecticut, spring and summer months are peak usage periods for the state’s water utilities.
As a result, customers maintaining a lush, green lawn, slaking the thirst of garden vegetables or washing a car may end up paying higher premiums from Aquarion Water in Bridgeport, Connecticut Water Co. in Clinton and the Regional Water Authority in New Haven.
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