AARP Connecticut Urges PURA to Reject Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Increase Request
Posted on 02/05/25
Ratepayers Can Voice Their Position by Signing an Online Petition or Attending a Virtual Public Hearing in April
AARP Connecticut urges the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to deny the proposal by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to implement a rate increase that will significantly raise the cost of natural gas for Connecticut residential customers. The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.
Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.
“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”
AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can sign AARP’s online petition urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:
- Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via Zoom
AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:
The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01
Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025
AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.
AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.
The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.
Our specific comments are as follows:
The Increase is Too High
PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.
The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased
The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.
Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase
The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.
The 10.3% Return is Too High
The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.
The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized
The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.
AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.
John Erlingheuser
AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy
This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. Visit the AARP Connecticut page for more news, events, and programs affecting retirement, health care, and more.
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"Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP Connecticut Urges PURA to Reject Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Increase Request</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 02/05/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><p><b><i>Ratepayers Can Voice Their Position by Signing an Online Petition or Attending a Virtual Public Hearing in April</i></b><br><br>AARP Connecticut urges the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to deny the proposal by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to implement a rate increase that will significantly raise the cost of natural gas for Connecticut residential customers. The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.<br><br>Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.<br><br>“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”<br><br>AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://action.aarp.org/secure/urgent-ask-pura-reject-yankee-gas-rate-hikes?cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&encparam=kMjLkoMnlrGz05jf0X1xpSecF%2fAP7JmB%2bRJGxOazQ0c%3d&cid=&cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&ms=email-02052025-20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_name=20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_id=TEST&sfmc_s=&af=&gs=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign AARP’s online petition</a></span></span> urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:<br></p><ul><li>Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduyrpzotEtCm3gFV04jVI1U07JcthY6-#/registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></span></span></li></ul><p>AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:<br><br></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025</i></b></p><p><i>AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.</i><br><br><i>AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.</i><br><br><i>The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.</i><br><br><i>Our specific comments are as follows:</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Increase is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.</i><br><br><b><i><u>Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The 10.3% Return is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized</u></i></b><br><i>The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.</i><br><br><i>AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.</i><br><br><i>John Erlingheuser</i><br><i>AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy</i></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. 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'newington-ct' ), (int) 9 => array( 'city' => 'Rocky Hill', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'rocky-hill-ct' ), (int) 10 => array( 'city' => 'East Windsor Hill', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'east-windsor-hill-ct' ), (int) 11 => array( 'city' => 'South Glastonbury', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'south-glastonbury-ct' ), (int) 12 => array( 'city' => 'Manchester', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'manchester-ct' ), (int) 13 => array( 'city' => 'Avon', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'avon-ct' ), (int) 14 => array( 'city' => 'East Glastonbury', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'east-glastonbury-ct' ) ), 'local' => array( (int) 0 => 'hartford-ct', (int) 1 => 'east-hartford-ct', (int) 2 => 'west-hartford-ct', (int) 3 => 'wethersfield-ct', (int) 4 => 'south-windsor-ct', (int) 5 => 'glastonbury-ct', (int) 6 => 'bloomfield-ct', (int) 7 => 'windsor-ct', (int) 8 => 'newington-ct', (int) 9 => 'rocky-hill-ct', (int) 10 => 'east-windsor-hill-ct', (int) 11 => 'south-glastonbury-ct', (int) 12 => 'manchester-ct', (int) 13 => 'avon-ct', (int) 14 => 'east-glastonbury-ct', (int) 15 => 'farmington-ct', (int) 16 => 'new-britain-ct', (int) 17 => 'poquonock-ct', (int) 18 => 'east-berlin-ct', (int) 19 => 'simsbury-ct', (int) 20 => 'weatogue-ct', (int) 21 => 'berlin-ct', (int) 22 => 'tariffville-ct', (int) 23 => 'unionville-ct', (int) 24 => 'east-windsor-ct', (int) 25 => 'windsor-locks-ct', (int) 26 => 'west-simsbury-ct', (int) 27 => 'plainville-ct', (int) 28 => 'cromwell-ct', (int) 29 => 'bolton-ct', (int) 30 => 'kensington-ct', (int) 31 => 'canton-ct', (int) 32 => 'vernon-ct', (int) 33 => 'broad-brook-ct', (int) 34 => 'east-granby-ct', (int) 35 => 'portland-ct' ), 'season' => 'spring', 'aarp-events-image' => 'aarp-events', 'amusement-parks-image' => 'amusement-warm-c', 'arts-entertainment-image' => 'arts-all-bm', 'asset_version' => '240925', 'beaches-lakes-image' => 'beaches-lakes-cool-c', 'billboard1_caption' => 'Spring', 'billboard1_image_url' => '{local_happenings-image}', 'billboard1_link_url' => '/{local_sef_url}/happenings/', 'billboard1_subtitle' => 'See the Real Possibilities', 'billboard1_thumb_title' => ' Happenings', 'billboard1_thumb_url' => '{local_happenings-image}', 'billboard1_title' => 'Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}', 'billboard2_image_url' => '{local_season-image}', 'billboard2_link_url' => '/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/', 'billboard2_subtitle' => 'Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!', 'billboard2_thumb_title' => '{local_season_header}', 'billboard2_thumb_url' => '{local_season-image}', 'billboard2_title' => 'Time for {local_season_header}!', 'billboard3_image_url' => '{local_volunteering-image}', 'billboard3_link_url' => '/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/', 'billboard3_subtitle' => 'Make a difference!', 'billboard3_thumb_title' => 'Volunteering', 'billboard3_thumb_url' => '{local_volunteering-image}', 'billboard3_title' => 'Volunteering lifts everyone's spirits', 'bvideo_name' => '{local_full_state_c}', 'city-select-image' => 'cityselect-spring', 'coffee-image' => 'coffee-warm-m', 'coffee_radius' => '10', 'community_blogs_archive' => 'all', 'community_blogs_list' => 'caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state}', 'connect_town_groups' => '[{ "towns": { "atlanta-ga": { "name": "Atlanta, GA", "path": "/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/" }, "chicago-il": { "name": "Chicago, IL", "path": "/chicago-il/fight-fraud/" }, "los-angeles-ca": { "name": "Los Angeles, CA", "path": "/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/" }, "new-york-ny": { "name": "New York City, NY", "path": "/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "phoenix-az": { "name": "Phoenix, AZ", "path": "/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1" }, { "towns": { "baltimore-md": { "name": "Baltimore Metro, MD", "path": "/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/" }, "dallas-tx": { "name": "Dallas, TX", "path": "/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/" }, "denver-co": { "name": "Denver, CO", "path": "/denver-co/fight-fraud/" }, "detroit-mi": { "name": "Detroit, MI", "path": "/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/" }, "orlando-fl": { "name": "Central Florida, FL", "path": "/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "houston-tx": { "name": "Houston, TX", "path": "/houston-tx/fight-fraud/" }, "brookhaven-ny": { "name": "Long Island, NY", "path": "/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "san-diego-ca": { "name": "San Diego County, CA", "path": "/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/" }, "miami-fl": { "name": "South Florida, FL", "path": "/miami-fl/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2" }, { "towns": { "charlotte-nc": { "name": "Charlotte, NC", "path": "/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/" }, "boston-ma": { "name": "Greater Boston, MA", "path": "/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" }, "indianapolis-in": { "name": "Indianapolis, IN", "path": "/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/" }, "las-vegas-nv": { "name": "Las Vegas, NV", "path": "/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/" }, "philadelphia-pa": { "name": "Philadelphia, PA", "path": "/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/" }, "pittsburgh-pa": { "name": "Pittsburgh, PA", "path": "/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/" }, "portland-or": { "name": "Portland Metro, OR", "path": "/portland-or/aarp-events/" }, "seattle-wa": { "name": "Seattle, WA", "path": "/seattle-wa/aarp-events/" }, "saint-louis-mo": { "name": "St Louis, MO", "path": "/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/" }, "minneapolis-mn": { "name": "Twin Cities, MN", "path": "/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3" }, { "towns": { "new-orleans-la": { "name": "Greater New Orleans, LA", "path": "/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/" }, "hartford-ct": { "name": "Hartford, CT", "path": "/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/" }, "little-rock-ar": { "name": "Little Rock, AR", "path": "/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/" }, "oahu-hi": { "name": "Oahu, HI", "path": "/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/" }, "omaha-ne": { "name": "Omaham, NE", "path": "/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4" }, { "towns": { "des-moines-ia": { "name": "Des Moines, IA", "path": "/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/" }, "fargo-nd": { "name": "Fargo, ND", "path": "/fargo-nd/aarp-events/" }, "allentown-pa": { "name": "Lehigh Valley, PA", "path": "/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" }, "dale-city-va": { "name": "Prince William County, VA", "path": "/dale-city-va/aarp-events/" }, "worcester-ma": { "name": "Worcester County, MA", "path": "/worcester-ma/aarp-events/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5" }, { "towns": { "charleston-wv": { "name": "Charleston, WV", "path": "/charleston-wv/aarp-events/" }, "helena-mt": { "name": "Lewis and Clark County, MT", "path": "/helena-mt/aarp-events/" }, "manchester-nh": { "name": "New Hampshire, NH", "path": "/manchester-nh/aarp-events/" }, "providence-ri": { "name": "Providence, RI", "path": "/providence-ri/aarp-events/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6" }]', 'cvent_display_module' => 'false', 'cvent_widget_city' => '{local_city_state}', 'embed_video' => '<iframe width="100%" height="349" src="//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}" allowfullscreen frameborder="0"></iframe>', 'espanol-news-header' => 'Noticias de {local_city}', 'espanol-news-image' => 'losangeles-spanish', 'events-image' => 'events-all', 'events_careversation_group_min' => '8', 'events_driversafety_group_min' => '8', 'events_index_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}', 'events_tek_group_min' => '8', 'event_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg', 'event_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg', 'event_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg', 'fall-fun-image' => 'fall-fun-cool-c', 'fallfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg', 'fallfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg', 'fallfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg', 'farmers-markets-image' => 'farmers-markets-c', 'find_it_fast_link_url' => 'jobs', 'find_it_fast_title' => 'Work & Jobs', 'gfg-image' => 'gfg-warm-c-2', 'google_disclaimer' => '<p><b>Please note:</b> These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. <b>Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.</b> Please see the <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/" target="_blank">AARP Membership & Benefits page</a> for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.</p>', 'happenings-image' => 'happenings-suburban', 'happenings-tbd-pilot-text' => '<h2><span>Discover everything you can do with AARP</span></h2> <h3><span>See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.</span></h3>', 'happenings_default_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_10up' => 'AARP in {local_community_name}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state' => 'AARP in {local_full_state}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es' => 'AARP en {local_full_state}', 'happenings_heading' => 'News from AARP', 'happenings_twitter_header' => 'More from {local_city}', 'hiking-image' => 'hiking-cool-c', 'hiking_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-big-t.jpg', 'hiking_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/hiking4.jpg', 'hiking_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-t.jpg', 'home_events_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section}', 'home_events_slot2' => '{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}', 'home_intro_text' => '<p> Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! </p>', 'hp-event-tout' => '{if_facebook_link}<div class="module-spacer text-center"> <div class="fb-page" data-href="{local_facebook_link}" data-tabs="timeline" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true"><blockquote cite="{local_facebook_link}" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="{local_facebook_link}">Facebook</a></blockquote></div></div> {endif}', 'ice_skating_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg', 'ice_skating_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg', 'ice_skating_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg', 'image_url' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg', 'jobs_widget_city' => '{local_city_c}', 'm2mredirect' => 'True', 'movies-image' => 'movies-all-c', 'movies_robots' => 'index, follow', 'name' => 'In Your Community', 'nature_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg', 'nature_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg', 'nature_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg', 'nearme_map_radius' => '20', 'nearme_map_zip' => '{local_zip}', 'omniture_cookie' => 'hartford-ct-cp', 'page-title-right' => '{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}', 'parks-image' => 'parks-warm-c', 'pilot_towns_banner_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg', 'pumpkin-picking-image' => 'fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins', 'recommendation_form_email' => 'jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com', 'recreation-image' => 'rec-cool-b', 'restaurantform_email' => 'bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com', 'restaurant_radius' => '10,20,30', 'season-activities' => 'Walking, microbreweries ', 'season-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'seasonal_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg', 'seasonal_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg', 'seasonal_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg', 'season_header' => 'Spring Fun', 'season_title' => 'Spring', 'skiing_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg', 'skiing_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg', 'skiing_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg', 'spring-fun-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'state_blog_header' => 'AARP State News', 'state_blog_name' => 'Connecticut', 'summer-fun-image' => 'summer-fun-warm-m', 'tas_state_link' => 'https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state={local_full_state_c}', 'term' => 'in Hartford', 'thingstodo_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg', 'thingstodo_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg', 'thingstodo_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg', 'vcc_featured_image' => 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg', 'veterans-image' => 'veterans', 'video_tout_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png', 'vineyards-wineries-image' => 'wineries', 'volunteer-today-button' => '<span class="media-middle"> <a href="https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}" class="red btn" target="_blank">I WANT TO VOLUNTEER</a> </span>', 'volunteering-image' => 'volunteering-winter', 'volunteering-news-image' => 'volunteer-all-m-hands', 'volunteer_help_image' => 'volunteering-help-military-families', 'volunteer_help_link_name' => 'See Projects', 'volunteer_help_link_url' => 'https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}', 'volunteer_help_subtitle' => 'Help Military Families', 'volunteer_help_title' => 'Do-It-Yourself Project Guides', 'winter-fun-image' => 'winter-fun-snow-c-ski', 'winterfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg', 'winterfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg', 'winterfun_pic_nav2' => '<li><a href="/{town_sef_url}/skiing/"><img src="{local_skiing_big_thumb}" title="Skiing"><span>Skiing</span></a></li>', 'winterfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg', 'youtube_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png', 'news_link' => 'https://www.aarp.org/CT?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGCT-20140101', 'contactus_text' => 'AARP Connecticut', 'contactus_email' => 'CTAARP@aarp.org ', 'contactus_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/aarp-connecticut/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101', 'facebook_link' => 'https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT', 'twitter_link' => 'https://twitter.com/AARPCT', 'state_contract_id' => '55993', 'state_blog_flag' => 'https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/connecticut.png', 'state_blog_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/', 'state_blog_rss' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/feed', 'cold_state' => 'yes', 'embed_video_2' => '5756558699001', '2020_election_link' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-connecticuts-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-ct-2020-07-27.html', 'State_Label' => 'Connecticut's', 'vaccine_url' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-inconnecticut-ct-2021-02-01.html', 'at_ski_resort' => 'y', 'state_capital' => 'hartford-ct', 'instagram_link' => 'aarp_connecticut', '2024_election_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/election-voting-guide', '2024_election_link_es' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/elecciones-guia-para-votar', 'advanced_directives_link' => 'https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/Connecticut.pdf', 'full_state' => 'Connecticut', 'county' => 'Hartford', 'geo' => array( (int) 0 => (float) -72.673202514648, (int) 1 => (float) 41.766498565674 ), 'latitude' => (float) 41.766498565674, 'longitude' => (float) -72.673202514648, 'city_state' => 'Hartford, CT', 'city_state_search' => 'Hartford CT,Hartferd CT,HARTFORD CITY CT', 'pilot_name' => 'Hartford', 'pilot_sef_url' => '', 'community_id' => (int) 243, 'community_name' => 'Hartford', 'community_state' => 'CT', 'community_region' => '', 'brightspot_region' => 'hartford-ct', 'title' => 'Hartford, CT', 'subtitle' => 'Highlighting Hartford', 'tracking_code_town' => 'HARTFORD', 'tracking_code_state' => 'CT', 'ad_state' => 'ct', 'ad_city' => 'hartford', 'ad_region' => null, 'timezone' => 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The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.<br><br>Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.<br><br>“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”<br><br>AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://action.aarp.org/secure/urgent-ask-pura-reject-yankee-gas-rate-hikes?cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&encparam=kMjLkoMnlrGz05jf0X1xpSecF%2fAP7JmB%2bRJGxOazQ0c%3d&cid=&cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&ms=email-02052025-20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_name=20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_id=TEST&sfmc_s=&af=&gs=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign AARP’s online petition</a></span></span> urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:<br></p><ul><li>Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduyrpzotEtCm3gFV04jVI1U07JcthY6-#/registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></span></span></li></ul><p>AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:<br><br></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025</i></b></p><p><i>AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.</i><br><br><i>AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.</i><br><br><i>The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.</i><br><br><i>Our specific comments are as follows:</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Increase is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.</i><br><br><b><i><u>Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The 10.3% Return is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized</u></i></b><br><i>The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.</i><br><br><i>AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.</i><br><br><i>John Erlingheuser</i><br><i>AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy</i></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. 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'' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr6800e1d772c73-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700">if(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strstr</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'=='</span><span style="color: #007700">)) {</span></span></code> <code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700">list(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">) = </span><span style="color: #0000BB">explode</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"=="</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code> <span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> $text </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">str_replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">], (</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">]) != </span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">) ? </span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">], </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">): </span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">), </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr6800e1d772c73-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = '<!--default--> <!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --> {ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif} {module_RHS - Tout A} {module_RHS - Ad Slot 1} {module_RHS - Join AARP Today} {module_RHS - Ad Slot 2} {module_FB - State Side Panel} {module_RHS - State Contact Us}' $town = array( '_id' => '57617fef0c4e268f7f8b52fd', 'city' => 'Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'nearby' => array( (int) 0 => array( 'city' => 'Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'hartford-ct' ), (int) 1 => array( 'city' => 'East Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'east-hartford-ct' ), (int) 2 => array( 'city' => 'West Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'west-hartford-ct' ), (int) 3 => array( 'city' => 'Wethersfield', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'wethersfield-ct' ), (int) 4 => array( 'city' => 'South Windsor', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'south-windsor-ct' ), (int) 5 => array( 'city' => 'Glastonbury', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'glastonbury-ct' ), (int) 6 => array( 'city' => 'Bloomfield', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'bloomfield-ct' ), (int) 7 => array( 'city' => 'Windsor', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'windsor-ct' ), (int) 8 => array( 'city' => 'Newington', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 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CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 BlogsController::display() - APP/Controller/BlogsController.php, line 81 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default--> <!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --> <div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer"> <header> <div class="pull-right"> <a href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS"> <img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" /> </a> </div> <h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> <h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> </header> <div class="wrap"> <div class="ar-listing snippet"> <ul class="list"> <li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-hartford-ct-c33375.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WETHERSFIELD-COMMUNITY-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Wethersfield Community Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Wethersfield Community Center</p> <p class="loc">Wethersfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-bloomfield-ct-c37402.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-BLOOMFIELD-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Bloomfield Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Bloomfield Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Bloomfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-windsor-locks-ct-c37895.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WINDSOR-LOCKS-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Windsor Locks Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Windsor Locks Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Windsor Locks, CT</p> </li> </ul> <p><a class="link-red" href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper"> <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_53475" data-adsize="300x250"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){ AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_53475', size:'300x250'}); } </script> </div> </div> <div class="card-tout card-dark membership-tout" style="margin:0 0 30px 0;height:360px;"> <img class="img-responsive image" title="image of two AARP membership cards" alt="image of two AARP membership cards" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/tout-two-cards.png"> <div class="title">Last Chance to Save!<br />New Pricing Coming in 2025.</div> <br /> <p> This is AARP's first rate increase in 15 years.<br />Don't miss out, join today and save!<br /><br /> </p> <div class="action"> <a class="btn" href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/join?campaignid=UAJFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-HARTFORD-CT">Join AARP</a> <div class="body">Already a member? <a href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/renew?campaignid= UARFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-HARTFORD-CT">Renew</a> or <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/my-membership/print-your-card/">Print Card</a></div> </div> </div> <style> .membership-tout {padding:16px 20px;} .membership-tout .list li { margin: 0; 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"Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP Connecticut Urges PURA to Reject Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Increase Request</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 02/05/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><p><b><i>Ratepayers Can Voice Their Position by Signing an Online Petition or Attending a Virtual Public Hearing in April</i></b><br><br>AARP Connecticut urges the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to deny the proposal by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to implement a rate increase that will significantly raise the cost of natural gas for Connecticut residential customers. The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.<br><br>Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.<br><br>“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”<br><br>AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://action.aarp.org/secure/urgent-ask-pura-reject-yankee-gas-rate-hikes?cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&encparam=kMjLkoMnlrGz05jf0X1xpSecF%2fAP7JmB%2bRJGxOazQ0c%3d&cid=&cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&ms=email-02052025-20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_name=20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_id=TEST&sfmc_s=&af=&gs=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign AARP’s online petition</a></span></span> urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:<br></p><ul><li>Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduyrpzotEtCm3gFV04jVI1U07JcthY6-#/registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></span></span></li></ul><p>AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:<br><br></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025</i></b></p><p><i>AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.</i><br><br><i>AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.</i><br><br><i>The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.</i><br><br><i>Our specific comments are as follows:</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Increase is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.</i><br><br><b><i><u>Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The 10.3% Return is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized</u></i></b><br><i>The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.</i><br><br><i>AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.</i><br><br><i>John Erlingheuser</i><br><i>AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy</i></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. 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'billboard1_link_url' => '/{local_sef_url}/happenings/', 'billboard1_subtitle' => 'See the Real Possibilities', 'billboard1_thumb_title' => ' Happenings', 'billboard1_thumb_url' => '{local_happenings-image}', 'billboard1_title' => 'Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}', 'billboard2_image_url' => '{local_season-image}', 'billboard2_link_url' => '/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/', 'billboard2_subtitle' => 'Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!', 'billboard2_thumb_title' => '{local_season_header}', 'billboard2_thumb_url' => '{local_season-image}', 'billboard2_title' => 'Time for {local_season_header}!', 'billboard3_image_url' => '{local_volunteering-image}', 'billboard3_link_url' => '/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/', 'billboard3_subtitle' => 'Make a difference!', 'billboard3_thumb_title' => 'Volunteering', 'billboard3_thumb_url' => '{local_volunteering-image}', 'billboard3_title' => 'Volunteering lifts everyone's spirits', 'bvideo_name' => '{local_full_state_c}', 'city-select-image' => 'cityselect-spring', 'coffee-image' => 'coffee-warm-m', 'coffee_radius' => '10', 'community_blogs_archive' => 'all', 'community_blogs_list' => 'caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state}', 'connect_town_groups' => '[{ "towns": { "atlanta-ga": { "name": "Atlanta, GA", "path": "/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/" }, "chicago-il": { "name": "Chicago, IL", "path": "/chicago-il/fight-fraud/" }, "los-angeles-ca": { "name": "Los Angeles, CA", "path": "/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/" }, "new-york-ny": { "name": "New York City, NY", "path": "/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "phoenix-az": { "name": "Phoenix, AZ", "path": "/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1" }, { "towns": { "baltimore-md": { "name": "Baltimore Metro, MD", "path": "/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/" }, "dallas-tx": { "name": "Dallas, TX", "path": "/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/" }, "denver-co": { "name": "Denver, CO", "path": "/denver-co/fight-fraud/" }, "detroit-mi": { "name": "Detroit, MI", "path": "/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/" }, "orlando-fl": { "name": "Central Florida, FL", "path": "/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "houston-tx": { "name": "Houston, TX", "path": "/houston-tx/fight-fraud/" }, "brookhaven-ny": { "name": "Long Island, NY", "path": "/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "san-diego-ca": { "name": "San Diego County, CA", "path": "/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/" }, "miami-fl": { "name": "South Florida, FL", "path": "/miami-fl/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2" }, { "towns": { "charlotte-nc": { "name": "Charlotte, NC", "path": "/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/" }, "boston-ma": { "name": "Greater Boston, MA", "path": "/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" }, "indianapolis-in": { "name": "Indianapolis, IN", "path": "/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/" }, "las-vegas-nv": { "name": "Las Vegas, NV", "path": "/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/" }, "philadelphia-pa": { "name": "Philadelphia, PA", "path": "/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/" }, "pittsburgh-pa": { "name": "Pittsburgh, PA", "path": "/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/" }, "portland-or": { "name": "Portland Metro, OR", "path": "/portland-or/aarp-events/" }, "seattle-wa": { "name": "Seattle, WA", "path": "/seattle-wa/aarp-events/" }, "saint-louis-mo": { "name": "St Louis, MO", "path": "/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/" }, "minneapolis-mn": { "name": "Twin Cities, MN", "path": "/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3" }, { "towns": { "new-orleans-la": { "name": "Greater New Orleans, LA", "path": "/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/" }, "hartford-ct": { "name": "Hartford, CT", "path": "/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/" }, "little-rock-ar": { "name": "Little Rock, AR", "path": "/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/" }, "oahu-hi": { "name": "Oahu, HI", "path": "/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/" }, "omaha-ne": { "name": "Omaham, NE", "path": "/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4" }, { "towns": { "des-moines-ia": { "name": "Des Moines, IA", "path": "/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/" }, "fargo-nd": { "name": "Fargo, ND", "path": "/fargo-nd/aarp-events/" }, "allentown-pa": { "name": "Lehigh Valley, PA", "path": "/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" }, "dale-city-va": { "name": "Prince William County, VA", "path": "/dale-city-va/aarp-events/" }, "worcester-ma": { "name": "Worcester County, MA", "path": "/worcester-ma/aarp-events/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5" }, { "towns": { "charleston-wv": { "name": "Charleston, WV", "path": "/charleston-wv/aarp-events/" }, "helena-mt": { "name": "Lewis and Clark County, MT", "path": "/helena-mt/aarp-events/" }, "manchester-nh": { "name": "New Hampshire, NH", "path": "/manchester-nh/aarp-events/" }, "providence-ri": { "name": "Providence, RI", "path": "/providence-ri/aarp-events/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6" }]', 'cvent_display_module' => 'false', 'cvent_widget_city' => '{local_city_state}', 'embed_video' => '<iframe width="100%" height="349" src="//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}" allowfullscreen frameborder="0"></iframe>', 'espanol-news-header' => 'Noticias de {local_city}', 'espanol-news-image' => 'losangeles-spanish', 'events-image' => 'events-all', 'events_careversation_group_min' => '8', 'events_driversafety_group_min' => '8', 'events_index_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}', 'events_tek_group_min' => '8', 'event_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg', 'event_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg', 'event_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg', 'fall-fun-image' => 'fall-fun-cool-c', 'fallfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg', 'fallfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg', 'fallfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg', 'farmers-markets-image' => 'farmers-markets-c', 'find_it_fast_link_url' => 'jobs', 'find_it_fast_title' => 'Work & Jobs', 'gfg-image' => 'gfg-warm-c-2', 'google_disclaimer' => '<p><b>Please note:</b> These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. <b>Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.</b> Please see the <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/" target="_blank">AARP Membership & Benefits page</a> for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.</p>', 'happenings-image' => 'happenings-suburban', 'happenings-tbd-pilot-text' => '<h2><span>Discover everything you can do with AARP</span></h2> <h3><span>See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.</span></h3>', 'happenings_default_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_10up' => 'AARP in {local_community_name}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state' => 'AARP in {local_full_state}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es' => 'AARP en {local_full_state}', 'happenings_heading' => 'News from AARP', 'happenings_twitter_header' => 'More from {local_city}', 'hiking-image' => 'hiking-cool-c', 'hiking_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-big-t.jpg', 'hiking_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/hiking4.jpg', 'hiking_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-t.jpg', 'home_events_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section}', 'home_events_slot2' => '{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}', 'home_intro_text' => '<p> Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! </p>', 'hp-event-tout' => '{if_facebook_link}<div class="module-spacer text-center"> <div class="fb-page" data-href="{local_facebook_link}" data-tabs="timeline" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true"><blockquote cite="{local_facebook_link}" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="{local_facebook_link}">Facebook</a></blockquote></div></div> {endif}', 'ice_skating_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg', 'ice_skating_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg', 'ice_skating_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg', 'image_url' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg', 'jobs_widget_city' => '{local_city_c}', 'm2mredirect' => 'True', 'movies-image' => 'movies-all-c', 'movies_robots' => 'index, follow', 'name' => 'In Your Community', 'nature_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg', 'nature_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg', 'nature_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg', 'nearme_map_radius' => '20', 'nearme_map_zip' => '{local_zip}', 'omniture_cookie' => 'hartford-ct-cp', 'page-title-right' => '{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}', 'parks-image' => 'parks-warm-c', 'pilot_towns_banner_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg', 'pumpkin-picking-image' => 'fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins', 'recommendation_form_email' => 'jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com', 'recreation-image' => 'rec-cool-b', 'restaurantform_email' => 'bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com', 'restaurant_radius' => '10,20,30', 'season-activities' => 'Walking, microbreweries ', 'season-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'seasonal_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg', 'seasonal_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg', 'seasonal_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg', 'season_header' => 'Spring Fun', 'season_title' => 'Spring', 'skiing_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg', 'skiing_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg', 'skiing_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg', 'spring-fun-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'state_blog_header' => 'AARP State News', 'state_blog_name' => 'Connecticut', 'summer-fun-image' => 'summer-fun-warm-m', 'tas_state_link' => 'https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state={local_full_state_c}', 'term' => 'in Hartford', 'thingstodo_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg', 'thingstodo_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg', 'thingstodo_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg', 'vcc_featured_image' => 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg', 'veterans-image' => 'veterans', 'video_tout_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png', 'vineyards-wineries-image' => 'wineries', 'volunteer-today-button' => '<span class="media-middle"> <a href="https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}" class="red btn" target="_blank">I WANT TO VOLUNTEER</a> </span>', 'volunteering-image' => 'volunteering-winter', 'volunteering-news-image' => 'volunteer-all-m-hands', 'volunteer_help_image' => 'volunteering-help-military-families', 'volunteer_help_link_name' => 'See Projects', 'volunteer_help_link_url' => 'https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}', 'volunteer_help_subtitle' => 'Help Military Families', 'volunteer_help_title' => 'Do-It-Yourself Project Guides', 'winter-fun-image' => 'winter-fun-snow-c-ski', 'winterfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg', 'winterfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg', 'winterfun_pic_nav2' => '<li><a href="/{town_sef_url}/skiing/"><img src="{local_skiing_big_thumb}" title="Skiing"><span>Skiing</span></a></li>', 'winterfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg', 'youtube_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png', 'news_link' => 'https://www.aarp.org/CT?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGCT-20140101', 'contactus_text' => 'AARP Connecticut', 'contactus_email' => 'CTAARP@aarp.org ', 'contactus_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/aarp-connecticut/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101', 'facebook_link' => 'https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT', 'twitter_link' => 'https://twitter.com/AARPCT', 'state_contract_id' => '55993', 'state_blog_flag' => 'https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/connecticut.png', 'state_blog_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/', 'state_blog_rss' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/feed', 'cold_state' => 'yes', 'embed_video_2' => '5756558699001', '2020_election_link' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-connecticuts-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-ct-2020-07-27.html', 'State_Label' => 'Connecticut's', 'vaccine_url' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-inconnecticut-ct-2021-02-01.html', 'at_ski_resort' => 'y', 'state_capital' => 'hartford-ct', 'instagram_link' => 'aarp_connecticut', '2024_election_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/election-voting-guide', '2024_election_link_es' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/elecciones-guia-para-votar', 'advanced_directives_link' => 'https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/Connecticut.pdf', 'full_state' => 'Connecticut', 'county' => 'Hartford', 'geo' => array( (int) 0 => (float) -72.673202514648, (int) 1 => (float) 41.766498565674 ), 'latitude' => (float) 41.766498565674, 'longitude' => (float) -72.673202514648, 'city_state' => 'Hartford, CT', 'city_state_search' => 'Hartford CT,Hartferd CT,HARTFORD CITY CT', 'pilot_name' => 'Hartford', 'pilot_sef_url' => '', 'community_id' => (int) 243, 'community_name' => 'Hartford', 'community_state' => 'CT', 'community_region' => '', 'brightspot_region' => 'hartford-ct', 'title' => 'Hartford, CT', 'subtitle' => 'Highlighting Hartford', 'tracking_code_town' => 'HARTFORD', 'tracking_code_state' => 'CT', 'ad_state' => 'ct', 'ad_city' => 'hartford', 'ad_region' => null, 'timezone' => 'America/New_York', 'type' => 'town', 'zip' => '06101', 'sef_url' => 'hartford-ct', 'americantowns_url' => 'https://www.americantowns.com/hartford-ct/', 'alt_names' => 'Hartford,Hartferd,HARTFORD CITY', 'zipcodes' => array( (int) 0 => '06101', (int) 1 => '06102', (int) 2 => '06103', (int) 3 => '06104', (int) 4 => '06105', (int) 5 => '06106', (int) 6 => '06107', (int) 7 => '06108', (int) 8 => '06109', (int) 9 => '06110', (int) 10 => '06111', (int) 11 => '06112', (int) 12 => '06114', (int) 13 => '06115', (int) 14 => '06117', (int) 15 => '06118', (int) 16 => '06119', (int) 17 => '06120', (int) 18 => '06123', (int) 19 => '06126', (int) 20 => '06132', (int) 21 => '06134', (int) 22 => '06140', (int) 23 => '06141', (int) 24 => '06142', (int) 25 => '06143', (int) 26 => '06144', (int) 27 => '06145', (int) 28 => '06146', (int) 29 => '06147', (int) 30 => '06150', (int) 31 => '06151', (int) 32 => '06152', (int) 33 => '06153', (int) 34 => '06154', (int) 35 => '06155', (int) 36 => '06156', (int) 37 => '06160', (int) 38 => '06161', (int) 39 => '06167', (int) 40 => '06176', (int) 41 => '06180', (int) 42 => '06183', (int) 43 => '06199' ), 'urls' => array( (int) 0 => 'hartford-ct', (int) 1 => 'hartferd-ct', (int) 2 => 'hartford-city-ct', (int) 3 => 'htd-ct', (int) 4 => 'htfd-ct', (int) 5 => 'central-ct', (int) 6 => 'main-office-ct', (int) 7 => 'hfd-ct', (int) 8 => 'west-hartford-ct', (int) 9 => 'blue-hills-ct', (int) 10 => 'barry-square-ct', (int) 11 => 'unity-plaza-ct', (int) 12 => 'bank-of-america-ct', (int) 13 => 'hartford-natl-bank-ct', (int) 14 => 'allstate-ct', (int) 15 => 'c-t-mutual-insurance-co-ct', (int) 16 => 'hartford-insurance-group-ct', (int) 17 => 'aetna-life-ct', (int) 18 => 'aetna-insurance-ct', (int) 19 => 'ct-dept-of-motor-vehicles-ct', (int) 20 => 'wethersfield-ct', (int) 21 => 'a-a-r-p-pharmacy-ct', (int) 22 => 'irs-ct', (int) 23 => 'travelers-ins-ct', (int) 24 => 'w-hartford-ct', (int) 25 => 'w-htfd-ct', (int) 26 => 'west-hartfrd-ct', (int) 27 => 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The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.<br><br>Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.<br><br>“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”<br><br>AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://action.aarp.org/secure/urgent-ask-pura-reject-yankee-gas-rate-hikes?cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&encparam=kMjLkoMnlrGz05jf0X1xpSecF%2fAP7JmB%2bRJGxOazQ0c%3d&cid=&cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&ms=email-02052025-20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_name=20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_id=TEST&sfmc_s=&af=&gs=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign AARP’s online petition</a></span></span> urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:<br></p><ul><li>Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduyrpzotEtCm3gFV04jVI1U07JcthY6-#/registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></span></span></li></ul><p>AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:<br><br></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025</i></b></p><p><i>AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.</i><br><br><i>AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.</i><br><br><i>The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.</i><br><br><i>Our specific comments are as follows:</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Increase is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.</i><br><br><b><i><u>Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The 10.3% Return is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized</u></i></b><br><i>The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.</i><br><br><i>AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.</i><br><br><i>John Erlingheuser</i><br><i>AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy</i></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. 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#007700">) ? </span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">], </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">): </span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">), </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr6800e1d772c73-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = '<!--default--> <!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --> {ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif} {module_RHS - Tout A} {module_RHS - Ad Slot 1} {module_RHS - Join AARP Today} {module_RHS - Ad Slot 2} {module_FB - State Side Panel} {module_RHS - State Contact Us}' $town = array( '_id' => '57617fef0c4e268f7f8b52fd', 'city' => 'Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'nearby' => array( (int) 0 => array( 'city' => 'Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'hartford-ct' ), (int) 1 => array( 'city' => 'East Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'east-hartford-ct' ), (int) 2 => array( 'city' => 'West Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'west-hartford-ct' ), (int) 3 => array( 'city' => 'Wethersfield', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'wethersfield-ct' ), (int) 4 => array( 'city' => 'South Windsor', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'south-windsor-ct' ), (int) 5 => array( 'city' => 'Glastonbury', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'glastonbury-ct' ), (int) 6 => array( 'city' => 'Bloomfield', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'bloomfield-ct' ), (int) 7 => array( 'city' => 'Windsor', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'windsor-ct' ), (int) 8 => array( 'city' => 'Newington', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'newington-ct' ), (int) 9 => array( 'city' => 'Rocky Hill', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'rocky-hill-ct' ), (int) 10 => array( 'city' => 'East Windsor Hill', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'east-windsor-hill-ct' ), (int) 11 => array( 'city' => 'South Glastonbury', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'south-glastonbury-ct' ), (int) 12 => array( 'city' => 'Manchester', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'manchester-ct' ), (int) 13 => array( 'city' => 'Avon', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'avon-ct' ), (int) 14 => array( 'city' => 'East Glastonbury', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'east-glastonbury-ct' ) ), 'local' => array( (int) 0 => 'hartford-ct', (int) 1 => 'east-hartford-ct', (int) 2 => 'west-hartford-ct', (int) 3 => 'wethersfield-ct', (int) 4 => 'south-windsor-ct', (int) 5 => 'glastonbury-ct', (int) 6 => 'bloomfield-ct', (int) 7 => 'windsor-ct', (int) 8 => 'newington-ct', (int) 9 => 'rocky-hill-ct', (int) 10 => 'east-windsor-hill-ct', (int) 11 => 'south-glastonbury-ct', (int) 12 => 'manchester-ct', (int) 13 => 'avon-ct', (int) 14 => 'east-glastonbury-ct', (int) 15 => 'farmington-ct', (int) 16 => 'new-britain-ct', (int) 17 => 'poquonock-ct', (int) 18 => 'east-berlin-ct', (int) 19 => 'simsbury-ct', (int) 20 => 'weatogue-ct', (int) 21 => 'berlin-ct', (int) 22 => 'tariffville-ct', (int) 23 => 'unionville-ct', (int) 24 => 'east-windsor-ct', (int) 25 => 'windsor-locks-ct', (int) 26 => 'west-simsbury-ct', (int) 27 => 'plainville-ct', (int) 28 => 'cromwell-ct', (int) 29 => 'bolton-ct', (int) 30 => 'kensington-ct', (int) 31 => 'canton-ct', (int) 32 => 'vernon-ct', (int) 33 => 'broad-brook-ct', (int) 34 => 'east-granby-ct', (int) 35 => 'portland-ct' ), 'season' => 'spring', 'aarp-events-image' => 'aarp-events', 'amusement-parks-image' => 'amusement-warm-c', 'arts-entertainment-image' => 'arts-all-bm', 'asset_version' => '240925', 'beaches-lakes-image' => 'beaches-lakes-cool-c', 'billboard1_caption' => 'Spring', 'billboard1_image_url' => '{local_happenings-image}', 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"/denver-co/fight-fraud/" }, "detroit-mi": { "name": "Detroit, MI", "path": "/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/" }, "orlando-fl": { "name": "Central Florida, FL", "path": "/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "houston-tx": { "name": "Houston, TX", "path": "/houston-tx/fight-fraud/" }, "brookhaven-ny": { "name": "Long Island, NY", "path": "/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "san-diego-ca": { "name": "San Diego County, CA", "path": "/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/" }, "miami-fl": { "name": "South Florida, FL", "path": "/miami-fl/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2" }, { "towns": { "charlotte-nc": { "name": "Charlotte, NC", "path": "/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/" }, "boston-ma": { "name": "Greater Boston, MA", "path": "/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" }, "indianapolis-in": { "name": "Indianapolis, IN", "path": "/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/" }, "las-vegas-nv": { "name": "Las Vegas, NV", "path": "/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/" }, "philadelphia-pa": { "name": "Philadelphia, 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src="//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}" allowfullscreen frameborder="0"></iframe>', 'espanol-news-header' => 'Noticias de {local_city}', 'espanol-news-image' => 'losangeles-spanish', 'events-image' => 'events-all', 'events_careversation_group_min' => '8', 'events_driversafety_group_min' => '8', 'events_index_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}', 'events_tek_group_min' => '8', 'event_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg', 'event_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg', 'event_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg', 'fall-fun-image' => 'fall-fun-cool-c', 'fallfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg', 'fallfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg', 'fallfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg', 'farmers-markets-image' => 'farmers-markets-c', 'find_it_fast_link_url' => 'jobs', 'find_it_fast_title' => 'Work & Jobs', 'gfg-image' => 'gfg-warm-c-2', 'google_disclaimer' => '<p><b>Please note:</b> These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. <b>Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.</b> Please see the <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/" target="_blank">AARP Membership & Benefits page</a> for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.</p>', 'happenings-image' => 'happenings-suburban', 'happenings-tbd-pilot-text' => '<h2><span>Discover everything you can do with AARP</span></h2> <h3><span>See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.</span></h3>', 'happenings_default_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_10up' => 'AARP in 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data-tabs="timeline" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true"><blockquote cite="{local_facebook_link}" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="{local_facebook_link}">Facebook</a></blockquote></div></div> {endif}', 'ice_skating_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg', 'ice_skating_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg', 'ice_skating_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg', 'image_url' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg', 'jobs_widget_city' => '{local_city_c}', 'm2mredirect' => 'True', 'movies-image' => 'movies-all-c', 'movies_robots' => 'index, follow', 'name' => 'In Your Community', 'nature_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg', 'nature_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg', 'nature_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg', 'nearme_map_radius' => '20', 'nearme_map_zip' => '{local_zip}', 'omniture_cookie' => 'hartford-ct-cp', 'page-title-right' => '{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}', 'parks-image' => 'parks-warm-c', 'pilot_towns_banner_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg', 'pumpkin-picking-image' => 'fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins', 'recommendation_form_email' => 'jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com', 'recreation-image' => 'rec-cool-b', 'restaurantform_email' => 'bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com', 'restaurant_radius' => '10,20,30', 'season-activities' => 'Walking, microbreweries ', 'season-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'seasonal_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg', 'seasonal_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg', 'seasonal_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg', 'season_header' => 'Spring Fun', 'season_title' => 'Spring', 'skiing_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg', 'skiing_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg', 'skiing_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg', 'spring-fun-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'state_blog_header' => 'AARP State News', 'state_blog_name' => 'Connecticut', 'summer-fun-image' => 'summer-fun-warm-m', 'tas_state_link' => 'https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state={local_full_state_c}', 'term' => 'in Hartford', 'thingstodo_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg', 'thingstodo_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg', 'thingstodo_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg', 'vcc_featured_image' => 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg', 'veterans-image' => 'veterans', 'video_tout_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png', 'vineyards-wineries-image' => 'wineries', 'volunteer-today-button' => '<span class="media-middle"> <a href="https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}" class="red btn" target="_blank">I WANT TO VOLUNTEER</a> </span>', 'volunteering-image' => 'volunteering-winter', 'volunteering-news-image' => 'volunteer-all-m-hands', 'volunteer_help_image' => 'volunteering-help-military-families', 'volunteer_help_link_name' => 'See Projects', 'volunteer_help_link_url' => 'https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}', 'volunteer_help_subtitle' => 'Help Military Families', 'volunteer_help_title' => 'Do-It-Yourself Project Guides', 'winter-fun-image' => 'winter-fun-snow-c-ski', 'winterfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg', 'winterfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg', 'winterfun_pic_nav2' => '<li><a href="/{town_sef_url}/skiing/"><img src="{local_skiing_big_thumb}" title="Skiing"><span>Skiing</span></a></li>', 'winterfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg', 'youtube_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png', 'news_link' => 'https://www.aarp.org/CT?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGCT-20140101', 'contactus_text' => 'AARP Connecticut', 'contactus_email' => 'CTAARP@aarp.org ', 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'2196', (int) 33 => '2197', (int) 34 => '2198', (int) 35 => '2199', (int) 36 => '46418', (int) 37 => '46419', (int) 38 => '46420', (int) 39 => '46421', (int) 40 => '46422', (int) 41 => '46423', (int) 42 => '46424', (int) 43 => '46425' ), 'cvent_community_code' => 'ct-hartford-county' ) $callCake = true $matches = array( (int) 0 => array( (int) 0 => '{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif}', (int) 1 => 'slug==healthy-living/map', (int) 2 => ' {module_RHS - AARP Events} ' ) ) $match = array( (int) 0 => '{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif}', (int) 1 => 'slug==healthy-living/map', (int) 2 => ' {module_RHS - AARP Events} ' ) $token = 'slug' $keyword = 'healthy-living/map'</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 BlogsController::display() - APP/Controller/BlogsController.php, line 81 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default--> <!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --> <div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer"> <header> <div class="pull-right"> <a href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS"> <img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" /> </a> </div> <h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> <h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> </header> <div class="wrap"> <div class="ar-listing snippet"> <ul class="list"> <li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-hartford-ct-c33375.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WETHERSFIELD-COMMUNITY-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Wethersfield Community Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Wethersfield Community Center</p> <p class="loc">Wethersfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-bloomfield-ct-c37402.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-BLOOMFIELD-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Bloomfield Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Bloomfield Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Bloomfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-windsor-locks-ct-c37895.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WINDSOR-LOCKS-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Windsor Locks Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Windsor Locks Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Windsor Locks, CT</p> </li> </ul> <p><a class="link-red" href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper"> <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_53475" data-adsize="300x250"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){ AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_53475', size:'300x250'}); } </script> </div> </div> <div class="card-tout card-dark membership-tout" style="margin:0 0 30px 0;height:360px;"> <img class="img-responsive image" title="image of two AARP membership cards" alt="image of two AARP membership cards" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/tout-two-cards.png"> <div class="title">Last Chance to Save!<br />New Pricing Coming in 2025.</div> <br /> <p> This is AARP's first rate increase in 15 years.<br />Don't miss out, join today and save!<br /><br /> </p> <div class="action"> <a class="btn" href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/join?campaignid=UAJFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-HARTFORD-CT">Join AARP</a> <div class="body">Already a member? <a href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/renew?campaignid= UARFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-HARTFORD-CT">Renew</a> or <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/my-membership/print-your-card/">Print Card</a></div> </div> </div> <style> .membership-tout {padding:16px 20px;} .membership-tout .list li { margin: 0; } </style> <div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper"> <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_93505" data-adsize="300x250"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){ AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_93505', size:'300x250'}); } </script> </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer text-center"> <div class="fb-page" alt="Image of AARP Connecticut Facebook Page" title="Image of AARP Connecticut Facebook Page" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT" data-tabs="timeline" width="" height="" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true"> <blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT">Facebook</a></blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer"> <header> <h2>Contact AARP<br />Connecticut</h2> </header> <div class="wrap"> <div class="ar-quick-list module-spacer"> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><i class="list-icon fa fa-envelope" alt="Email icon" title="Email icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="mailto:CTAARP@aarp.org " target="_blank" rel="noopener">CTAARP@aarp.org </a></li> <li><i class="list-icon fa fa-globe" alt="Globe icon" title="Globe icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AARP Connecticut</a></li> <li><i class="list-icon fa fa-map-marker" alt="Map Marker icon" title="Map Marker icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="https://states.aarp.org/aarp-connecticut/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101-HARTFORD-CT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </div> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Open Facebook"><img style="max-width: 48px;" alt="Facebook icon" title="Facebook icon" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/page/icons/facebook.png"></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AARPCT" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Open Twitter"><img style="max-width: 48px;" alt="Twitter icon" title="Twitter icon" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/page/icons/twitter.png"></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aarp_connecticut/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Open Instagram"><img style="max-width: 56px; 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"Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html");$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP Connecticut Urges PURA to Reject Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Increase Request</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 02/05/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><p><b><i>Ratepayers Can Voice Their Position by Signing an Online Petition or Attending a Virtual Public Hearing in April</i></b><br><br>AARP Connecticut urges the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to deny the proposal by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to implement a rate increase that will significantly raise the cost of natural gas for Connecticut residential customers. The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.<br><br>Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.<br><br>“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”<br><br>AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://action.aarp.org/secure/urgent-ask-pura-reject-yankee-gas-rate-hikes?cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&encparam=kMjLkoMnlrGz05jf0X1xpSecF%2fAP7JmB%2bRJGxOazQ0c%3d&cid=&cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&ms=email-02052025-20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_name=20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_id=TEST&sfmc_s=&af=&gs=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign AARP’s online petition</a></span></span> urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:<br></p><ul><li>Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduyrpzotEtCm3gFV04jVI1U07JcthY6-#/registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></span></span></li></ul><p>AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:<br><br></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025</i></b></p><p><i>AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.</i><br><br><i>AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.</i><br><br><i>The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.</i><br><br><i>Our specific comments are as follows:</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Increase is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.</i><br><br><b><i><u>Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The 10.3% Return is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized</u></i></b><br><i>The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.</i><br><br><i>AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.</i><br><br><i>John Erlingheuser</i><br><i>AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy</i></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. 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"/denver-co/fight-fraud/" }, "detroit-mi": { "name": "Detroit, MI", "path": "/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/" }, "orlando-fl": { "name": "Central Florida, FL", "path": "/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "houston-tx": { "name": "Houston, TX", "path": "/houston-tx/fight-fraud/" }, "brookhaven-ny": { "name": "Long Island, NY", "path": "/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "san-diego-ca": { "name": "San Diego County, CA", "path": "/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/" }, "miami-fl": { "name": "South Florida, FL", "path": "/miami-fl/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2" }, { "towns": { "charlotte-nc": { "name": "Charlotte, NC", "path": "/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/" }, "boston-ma": { "name": "Greater Boston, MA", "path": "/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" }, "indianapolis-in": { "name": "Indianapolis, IN", "path": "/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/" }, "las-vegas-nv": { "name": "Las Vegas, NV", "path": "/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/" }, "philadelphia-pa": { "name": "Philadelphia, PA", "path": "/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/" }, "pittsburgh-pa": { "name": "Pittsburgh, PA", "path": "/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/" }, "portland-or": { "name": "Portland Metro, OR", "path": "/portland-or/aarp-events/" }, "seattle-wa": { "name": "Seattle, WA", "path": "/seattle-wa/aarp-events/" }, "saint-louis-mo": { "name": "St Louis, MO", "path": "/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/" }, "minneapolis-mn": { "name": "Twin Cities, MN", "path": "/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3" }, { "towns": { "new-orleans-la": { "name": "Greater New Orleans, LA", "path": "/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/" }, "hartford-ct": { "name": "Hartford, CT", "path": "/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/" }, "little-rock-ar": { "name": "Little Rock, AR", "path": "/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/" }, "oahu-hi": { "name": "Oahu, HI", "path": "/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/" }, "omaha-ne": { "name": "Omaham, NE", "path": "/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4" }, { "towns": { "des-moines-ia": { "name": "Des Moines, IA", "path": "/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/" }, "fargo-nd": { "name": "Fargo, ND", "path": "/fargo-nd/aarp-events/" }, "allentown-pa": { "name": "Lehigh Valley, PA", "path": "/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" }, "dale-city-va": { "name": "Prince William County, VA", "path": "/dale-city-va/aarp-events/" }, "worcester-ma": { "name": "Worcester County, MA", "path": "/worcester-ma/aarp-events/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5" }, { "towns": { "charleston-wv": { "name": "Charleston, WV", "path": "/charleston-wv/aarp-events/" }, "helena-mt": { "name": "Lewis and Clark County, MT", "path": "/helena-mt/aarp-events/" }, "manchester-nh": { "name": "New Hampshire, NH", "path": "/manchester-nh/aarp-events/" }, "providence-ri": { "name": "Providence, RI", "path": "/providence-ri/aarp-events/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6" }]', 'cvent_display_module' => 'false', 'cvent_widget_city' => '{local_city_state}', 'embed_video' => '<iframe width="100%" height="349" src="//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}" allowfullscreen frameborder="0"></iframe>', 'espanol-news-header' => 'Noticias de {local_city}', 'espanol-news-image' => 'losangeles-spanish', 'events-image' => 'events-all', 'events_careversation_group_min' => '8', 'events_driversafety_group_min' => '8', 'events_index_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}', 'events_tek_group_min' => '8', 'event_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg', 'event_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg', 'event_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg', 'fall-fun-image' => 'fall-fun-cool-c', 'fallfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg', 'fallfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg', 'fallfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg', 'farmers-markets-image' => 'farmers-markets-c', 'find_it_fast_link_url' => 'jobs', 'find_it_fast_title' => 'Work & Jobs', 'gfg-image' => 'gfg-warm-c-2', 'google_disclaimer' => '<p><b>Please note:</b> These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. <b>Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.</b> Please see the <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/" target="_blank">AARP Membership & Benefits page</a> for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.</p>', 'happenings-image' => 'happenings-suburban', 'happenings-tbd-pilot-text' => '<h2><span>Discover everything you can do with AARP</span></h2> <h3><span>See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.</span></h3>', 'happenings_default_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_10up' => 'AARP in {local_community_name}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state' => 'AARP in {local_full_state}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es' => 'AARP en {local_full_state}', 'happenings_heading' => 'News from AARP', 'happenings_twitter_header' => 'More from {local_city}', 'hiking-image' => 'hiking-cool-c', 'hiking_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-big-t.jpg', 'hiking_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/hiking4.jpg', 'hiking_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-t.jpg', 'home_events_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section}', 'home_events_slot2' => '{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}', 'home_intro_text' => '<p> Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! </p>', 'hp-event-tout' => '{if_facebook_link}<div class="module-spacer text-center"> <div class="fb-page" data-href="{local_facebook_link}" data-tabs="timeline" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true"><blockquote cite="{local_facebook_link}" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="{local_facebook_link}">Facebook</a></blockquote></div></div> {endif}', 'ice_skating_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg', 'ice_skating_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg', 'ice_skating_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg', 'image_url' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg', 'jobs_widget_city' => '{local_city_c}', 'm2mredirect' => 'True', 'movies-image' => 'movies-all-c', 'movies_robots' => 'index, follow', 'name' => 'In Your Community', 'nature_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg', 'nature_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg', 'nature_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg', 'nearme_map_radius' => '20', 'nearme_map_zip' => '{local_zip}', 'omniture_cookie' => 'hartford-ct-cp', 'page-title-right' => '{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}', 'parks-image' => 'parks-warm-c', 'pilot_towns_banner_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg', 'pumpkin-picking-image' => 'fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins', 'recommendation_form_email' => 'jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com', 'recreation-image' => 'rec-cool-b', 'restaurantform_email' => 'bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com', 'restaurant_radius' => '10,20,30', 'season-activities' => 'Walking, microbreweries ', 'season-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'seasonal_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg', 'seasonal_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg', 'seasonal_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg', 'season_header' => 'Spring Fun', 'season_title' => 'Spring', 'skiing_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg', 'skiing_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg', 'skiing_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg', 'spring-fun-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'state_blog_header' => 'AARP State News', 'state_blog_name' => 'Connecticut', 'summer-fun-image' => 'summer-fun-warm-m', 'tas_state_link' => 'https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state={local_full_state_c}', 'term' => 'in Hartford', 'thingstodo_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg', 'thingstodo_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg', 'thingstodo_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg', 'vcc_featured_image' => 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg', 'veterans-image' => 'veterans', 'video_tout_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png', 'vineyards-wineries-image' => 'wineries', 'volunteer-today-button' => '<span class="media-middle"> <a href="https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}" class="red btn" target="_blank">I WANT TO VOLUNTEER</a> </span>', 'volunteering-image' => 'volunteering-winter', 'volunteering-news-image' => 'volunteer-all-m-hands', 'volunteer_help_image' => 'volunteering-help-military-families', 'volunteer_help_link_name' => 'See Projects', 'volunteer_help_link_url' => 'https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}', 'volunteer_help_subtitle' => 'Help Military Families', 'volunteer_help_title' => 'Do-It-Yourself Project Guides', 'winter-fun-image' => 'winter-fun-snow-c-ski', 'winterfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg', 'winterfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg', 'winterfun_pic_nav2' => '<li><a href="/{town_sef_url}/skiing/"><img src="{local_skiing_big_thumb}" title="Skiing"><span>Skiing</span></a></li>', 'winterfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg', 'youtube_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png', 'news_link' => 'https://www.aarp.org/CT?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGCT-20140101', 'contactus_text' => 'AARP Connecticut', 'contactus_email' => 'CTAARP@aarp.org ', 'contactus_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/aarp-connecticut/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101', 'facebook_link' => 'https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT', 'twitter_link' => 'https://twitter.com/AARPCT', 'state_contract_id' => '55993', 'state_blog_flag' => 'https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/connecticut.png', 'state_blog_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/', 'state_blog_rss' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/feed', 'cold_state' => 'yes', 'embed_video_2' => '5756558699001', '2020_election_link' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-connecticuts-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-ct-2020-07-27.html', 'State_Label' => 'Connecticut's', 'vaccine_url' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-inconnecticut-ct-2021-02-01.html', 'at_ski_resort' => 'y', 'state_capital' => 'hartford-ct', 'instagram_link' => 'aarp_connecticut', '2024_election_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/election-voting-guide', '2024_election_link_es' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/elecciones-guia-para-votar', 'advanced_directives_link' => 'https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/Connecticut.pdf', 'full_state' => 'Connecticut', 'county' => 'Hartford', 'geo' => array( (int) 0 => (float) -72.673202514648, (int) 1 => (float) 41.766498565674 ), 'latitude' => (float) 41.766498565674, 'longitude' => (float) -72.673202514648, 'city_state' => 'Hartford, CT', 'city_state_search' => 'Hartford CT,Hartferd CT,HARTFORD CITY CT', 'pilot_name' => 'Hartford', 'pilot_sef_url' => '', 'community_id' => (int) 243, 'community_name' => 'Hartford', 'community_state' => 'CT', 'community_region' => '', 'brightspot_region' => 'hartford-ct', 'title' => 'Hartford, CT', 'subtitle' => 'Highlighting Hartford', 'tracking_code_town' => 'HARTFORD', 'tracking_code_state' => 'CT', 'ad_state' => 'ct', 'ad_city' => 'hartford', 'ad_region' => null, 'timezone' => 'America/New_York', 'type' => 'town', 'zip' => '06101', 'sef_url' => 'hartford-ct', 'americantowns_url' => 'https://www.americantowns.com/hartford-ct/', 'alt_names' => 'Hartford,Hartferd,HARTFORD CITY', 'zipcodes' => array( (int) 0 => '06101', (int) 1 => '06102', (int) 2 => '06103', (int) 3 => '06104', (int) 4 => '06105', (int) 5 => '06106', (int) 6 => '06107', (int) 7 => '06108', (int) 8 => '06109', (int) 9 => '06110', (int) 10 => '06111', (int) 11 => '06112', (int) 12 => '06114', (int) 13 => '06115', (int) 14 => '06117', (int) 15 => '06118', (int) 16 => '06119', (int) 17 => '06120', (int) 18 => '06123', (int) 19 => '06126', (int) 20 => '06132', (int) 21 => '06134', (int) 22 => '06140', (int) 23 => '06141', (int) 24 => '06142', (int) 25 => '06143', (int) 26 => '06144', (int) 27 => '06145', (int) 28 => '06146', (int) 29 => '06147', (int) 30 => '06150', (int) 31 => '06151', (int) 32 => '06152', (int) 33 => '06153', (int) 34 => '06154', (int) 35 => '06155', (int) 36 => '06156', (int) 37 => '06160', (int) 38 => '06161', (int) 39 => '06167', (int) 40 => '06176', (int) 41 => '06180', (int) 42 => '06183', (int) 43 => '06199' ), 'urls' => array( (int) 0 => 'hartford-ct', (int) 1 => 'hartferd-ct', (int) 2 => 'hartford-city-ct', (int) 3 => 'htd-ct', (int) 4 => 'htfd-ct', (int) 5 => 'central-ct', (int) 6 => 'main-office-ct', (int) 7 => 'hfd-ct', (int) 8 => 'west-hartford-ct', (int) 9 => 'blue-hills-ct', (int) 10 => 'barry-square-ct', (int) 11 => 'unity-plaza-ct', (int) 12 => 'bank-of-america-ct', (int) 13 => 'hartford-natl-bank-ct', (int) 14 => 'allstate-ct', (int) 15 => 'c-t-mutual-insurance-co-ct', (int) 16 => 'hartford-insurance-group-ct', (int) 17 => 'aetna-life-ct', (int) 18 => 'aetna-insurance-ct', (int) 19 => 'ct-dept-of-motor-vehicles-ct', (int) 20 => 'wethersfield-ct', (int) 21 => 'a-a-r-p-pharmacy-ct', (int) 22 => 'irs-ct', (int) 23 => 'travelers-ins-ct', (int) 24 => 'w-hartford-ct', (int) 25 => 'w-htfd-ct', (int) 26 => 'west-hartfrd-ct', (int) 27 => 'e-hartford-ct', (int) 28 => 'east-hartford-ct', (int) 29 => 'east-htfd-ct', (int) 30 => 'forbes-village-ct', (int) 31 => 'hartfrd-ct', (int) 32 => 'weathersfield-ct', (int) 33 => 'weth-ct', (int) 34 => 'wethersfld-ct', (int) 35 => 'corbins-corner-ct', (int) 36 => 'elmwood-ct', (int) 37 => 'newington-ct', (int) 38 => 'e-htfd-ct' ), 'town_ids' => array( (int) 0 => '2149', (int) 1 => '2150', (int) 2 => '2151', (int) 3 => '2152', (int) 4 => '2153', (int) 5 => '2154', (int) 6 => '2160', (int) 7 => '2161', (int) 8 => '2162', (int) 9 => '2166', (int) 10 => '2167', (int) 11 => '2168', (int) 12 => '2173', (int) 13 => '2175', (int) 14 => '2178', (int) 15 => '2179', (int) 16 => '2180', (int) 17 => '2181', (int) 18 => '2182', (int) 19 => '2183', (int) 20 => '2184', (int) 21 => '2185', (int) 22 => '2186', (int) 23 => '2187', (int) 24 => '2188', (int) 25 => '2189', (int) 26 => '2190', (int) 27 => '2191', (int) 28 => '2192', (int) 29 => '2193', (int) 30 => '2194', (int) 31 => '2195', (int) 32 => 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The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.<br><br>Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.<br><br>“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”<br><br>AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://action.aarp.org/secure/urgent-ask-pura-reject-yankee-gas-rate-hikes?cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&encparam=kMjLkoMnlrGz05jf0X1xpSecF%2fAP7JmB%2bRJGxOazQ0c%3d&cid=&cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&ms=email-02052025-20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_name=20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_id=TEST&sfmc_s=&af=&gs=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign AARP’s online petition</a></span></span> urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:<br></p><ul><li>Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduyrpzotEtCm3gFV04jVI1U07JcthY6-#/registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></span></span></li></ul><p>AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:<br><br></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025</i></b></p><p><i>AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.</i><br><br><i>AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.</i><br><br><i>The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.</i><br><br><i>Our specific comments are as follows:</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Increase is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.</i><br><br><b><i><u>Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The 10.3% Return is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized</u></i></b><br><i>The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.</i><br><br><i>AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.</i><br><br><i>John Erlingheuser</i><br><i>AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy</i></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. 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#0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code> <span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> $text </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">str_replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">], (</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">]) != </span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">) ? </span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">], </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">): </span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">), </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr6800e1d772c73-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = '<!--default--> <!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --> {ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif} {module_RHS - Tout A} {module_RHS - Ad Slot 1} {module_RHS - Join AARP Today} {module_RHS - Ad Slot 2} {module_FB - State Side Panel} {module_RHS - State Contact Us}' $town = array( '_id' => '57617fef0c4e268f7f8b52fd', 'city' => 'Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'nearby' => array( (int) 0 => array( 'city' => 'Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'hartford-ct' ), (int) 1 => array( 'city' => 'East Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'east-hartford-ct' ), (int) 2 => array( 'city' => 'West Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'west-hartford-ct' ), (int) 3 => array( 'city' => 'Wethersfield', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'wethersfield-ct' ), (int) 4 => array( 'city' => 'South Windsor', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'south-windsor-ct' ), (int) 5 => array( 'city' => 'Glastonbury', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'glastonbury-ct' ), (int) 6 => array( 'city' => 'Bloomfield', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'bloomfield-ct' ), (int) 7 => array( 'city' => 'Windsor', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'windsor-ct' ), (int) 8 => array( 'city' => 'Newington', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'newington-ct' ), (int) 9 => array( 'city' => 'Rocky Hill', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'rocky-hill-ct' ), (int) 10 => array( 'city' => 'East Windsor Hill', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'east-windsor-hill-ct' ), (int) 11 => array( 'city' => 'South Glastonbury', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'south-glastonbury-ct' ), (int) 12 => array( 'city' => 'Manchester', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'manchester-ct' ), (int) 13 => array( 'city' => 'Avon', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'avon-ct' ), (int) 14 => array( 'city' => 'East Glastonbury', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'east-glastonbury-ct' ) ), 'local' => array( (int) 0 => 'hartford-ct', (int) 1 => 'east-hartford-ct', (int) 2 => 'west-hartford-ct', (int) 3 => 'wethersfield-ct', (int) 4 => 'south-windsor-ct', (int) 5 => 'glastonbury-ct', (int) 6 => 'bloomfield-ct', (int) 7 => 'windsor-ct', (int) 8 => 'newington-ct', (int) 9 => 'rocky-hill-ct', (int) 10 => 'east-windsor-hill-ct', (int) 11 => 'south-glastonbury-ct', (int) 12 => 'manchester-ct', (int) 13 => 'avon-ct', (int) 14 => 'east-glastonbury-ct', (int) 15 => 'farmington-ct', (int) 16 => 'new-britain-ct', (int) 17 => 'poquonock-ct', (int) 18 => 'east-berlin-ct', (int) 19 => 'simsbury-ct', (int) 20 => 'weatogue-ct', (int) 21 => 'berlin-ct', (int) 22 => 'tariffville-ct', (int) 23 => 'unionville-ct', (int) 24 => 'east-windsor-ct', (int) 25 => 'windsor-locks-ct', (int) 26 => 'west-simsbury-ct', (int) 27 => 'plainville-ct', (int) 28 => 'cromwell-ct', (int) 29 => 'bolton-ct', (int) 30 => 'kensington-ct', (int) 31 => 'canton-ct', (int) 32 => 'vernon-ct', (int) 33 => 'broad-brook-ct', (int) 34 => 'east-granby-ct', (int) 35 => 'portland-ct' ), 'season' => 'spring', 'aarp-events-image' => 'aarp-events', 'amusement-parks-image' => 'amusement-warm-c', 'arts-entertainment-image' => 'arts-all-bm', 'asset_version' => '240925', 'beaches-lakes-image' => 'beaches-lakes-cool-c', 'billboard1_caption' => 'Spring', 'billboard1_image_url' => '{local_happenings-image}', 'billboard1_link_url' => '/{local_sef_url}/happenings/', 'billboard1_subtitle' => 'See the Real Possibilities', 'billboard1_thumb_title' => ' Happenings', 'billboard1_thumb_url' => '{local_happenings-image}', 'billboard1_title' => 'Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}', 'billboard2_image_url' => '{local_season-image}', 'billboard2_link_url' => '/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/', 'billboard2_subtitle' => 'Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!', 'billboard2_thumb_title' => '{local_season_header}', 'billboard2_thumb_url' => '{local_season-image}', 'billboard2_title' => 'Time for {local_season_header}!', 'billboard3_image_url' => '{local_volunteering-image}', 'billboard3_link_url' => '/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/', 'billboard3_subtitle' => 'Make a difference!', 'billboard3_thumb_title' => 'Volunteering', 'billboard3_thumb_url' => '{local_volunteering-image}', 'billboard3_title' => 'Volunteering lifts everyone's spirits', 'bvideo_name' => '{local_full_state_c}', 'city-select-image' => 'cityselect-spring', 'coffee-image' => 'coffee-warm-m', 'coffee_radius' => '10', 'community_blogs_archive' => 'all', 'community_blogs_list' => 'caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state}', 'connect_town_groups' => '[{ "towns": { "atlanta-ga": { "name": "Atlanta, GA", "path": "/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/" }, "chicago-il": { "name": "Chicago, IL", "path": "/chicago-il/fight-fraud/" }, "los-angeles-ca": { "name": "Los Angeles, CA", "path": "/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/" }, "new-york-ny": { "name": "New York City, NY", "path": "/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "phoenix-az": { "name": "Phoenix, AZ", "path": "/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1" }, { "towns": { "baltimore-md": { "name": "Baltimore Metro, MD", "path": "/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/" }, "dallas-tx": { "name": "Dallas, TX", "path": "/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/" }, "denver-co": { "name": "Denver, CO", "path": "/denver-co/fight-fraud/" }, "detroit-mi": { "name": "Detroit, MI", "path": "/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/" }, "orlando-fl": { "name": "Central Florida, FL", "path": "/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "houston-tx": { "name": "Houston, TX", "path": "/houston-tx/fight-fraud/" }, "brookhaven-ny": { "name": "Long Island, NY", "path": "/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "san-diego-ca": { "name": "San Diego County, CA", "path": "/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/" }, "miami-fl": { "name": "South Florida, FL", "path": "/miami-fl/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2" }, { "towns": { "charlotte-nc": { "name": "Charlotte, NC", "path": "/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/" }, "boston-ma": { "name": "Greater Boston, MA", "path": "/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" }, "indianapolis-in": { "name": "Indianapolis, IN", "path": "/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/" }, "las-vegas-nv": { "name": "Las Vegas, NV", "path": "/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/" }, "philadelphia-pa": { "name": "Philadelphia, PA", "path": "/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/" }, "pittsburgh-pa": { "name": "Pittsburgh, PA", "path": "/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/" }, "portland-or": { "name": "Portland Metro, OR", "path": "/portland-or/aarp-events/" }, "seattle-wa": { "name": "Seattle, WA", "path": "/seattle-wa/aarp-events/" }, "saint-louis-mo": { "name": "St Louis, MO", "path": "/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/" }, "minneapolis-mn": { "name": "Twin Cities, MN", "path": "/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3" }, { "towns": { "new-orleans-la": { "name": "Greater New Orleans, LA", "path": "/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/" }, "hartford-ct": { "name": "Hartford, CT", "path": "/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/" }, "little-rock-ar": { "name": "Little Rock, AR", "path": "/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/" }, "oahu-hi": { "name": "Oahu, HI", "path": "/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/" }, "omaha-ne": { "name": "Omaham, NE", "path": "/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4" }, { "towns": { "des-moines-ia": { "name": "Des Moines, IA", "path": "/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/" }, "fargo-nd": { "name": "Fargo, ND", "path": "/fargo-nd/aarp-events/" }, "allentown-pa": { "name": "Lehigh Valley, PA", "path": "/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" }, "dale-city-va": { "name": "Prince William County, VA", "path": "/dale-city-va/aarp-events/" }, "worcester-ma": { "name": "Worcester County, MA", "path": "/worcester-ma/aarp-events/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5" }, { "towns": { "charleston-wv": { "name": "Charleston, WV", "path": "/charleston-wv/aarp-events/" }, "helena-mt": { "name": "Lewis and Clark County, MT", "path": "/helena-mt/aarp-events/" }, "manchester-nh": { "name": "New Hampshire, NH", "path": "/manchester-nh/aarp-events/" }, "providence-ri": { "name": "Providence, RI", "path": "/providence-ri/aarp-events/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6" }]', 'cvent_display_module' => 'false', 'cvent_widget_city' => '{local_city_state}', 'embed_video' => '<iframe width="100%" height="349" src="//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}" allowfullscreen frameborder="0"></iframe>', 'espanol-news-header' => 'Noticias de {local_city}', 'espanol-news-image' => 'losangeles-spanish', 'events-image' => 'events-all', 'events_careversation_group_min' => '8', 'events_driversafety_group_min' => '8', 'events_index_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}', 'events_tek_group_min' => '8', 'event_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg', 'event_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg', 'event_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg', 'fall-fun-image' => 'fall-fun-cool-c', 'fallfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg', 'fallfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg', 'fallfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg', 'farmers-markets-image' => 'farmers-markets-c', 'find_it_fast_link_url' => 'jobs', 'find_it_fast_title' => 'Work & Jobs', 'gfg-image' => 'gfg-warm-c-2', 'google_disclaimer' => '<p><b>Please note:</b> These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. <b>Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.</b> Please see the <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/" target="_blank">AARP Membership & Benefits page</a> for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.</p>', 'happenings-image' => 'happenings-suburban', 'happenings-tbd-pilot-text' => '<h2><span>Discover everything you can do with AARP</span></h2> <h3><span>See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.</span></h3>', 'happenings_default_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_10up' => 'AARP in {local_community_name}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state' => 'AARP in {local_full_state}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es' => 'AARP en {local_full_state}', 'happenings_heading' => 'News from AARP', 'happenings_twitter_header' => 'More from {local_city}', 'hiking-image' => 'hiking-cool-c', 'hiking_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-big-t.jpg', 'hiking_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/hiking4.jpg', 'hiking_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-t.jpg', 'home_events_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section}', 'home_events_slot2' => '{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}', 'home_intro_text' => '<p> Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! </p>', 'hp-event-tout' => '{if_facebook_link}<div class="module-spacer text-center"> <div class="fb-page" data-href="{local_facebook_link}" data-tabs="timeline" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true"><blockquote cite="{local_facebook_link}" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="{local_facebook_link}">Facebook</a></blockquote></div></div> {endif}', 'ice_skating_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg', 'ice_skating_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg', 'ice_skating_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg', 'image_url' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg', 'jobs_widget_city' => '{local_city_c}', 'm2mredirect' => 'True', 'movies-image' => 'movies-all-c', 'movies_robots' => 'index, follow', 'name' => 'In Your Community', 'nature_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg', 'nature_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg', 'nature_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg', 'nearme_map_radius' => '20', 'nearme_map_zip' => '{local_zip}', 'omniture_cookie' => 'hartford-ct-cp', 'page-title-right' => '{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}', 'parks-image' => 'parks-warm-c', 'pilot_towns_banner_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg', 'pumpkin-picking-image' => 'fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins', 'recommendation_form_email' => 'jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com', 'recreation-image' => 'rec-cool-b', 'restaurantform_email' => 'bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com', 'restaurant_radius' => '10,20,30', 'season-activities' => 'Walking, microbreweries ', 'season-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'seasonal_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg', 'seasonal_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg', 'seasonal_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg', 'season_header' => 'Spring Fun', 'season_title' => 'Spring', 'skiing_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg', 'skiing_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg', 'skiing_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg', 'spring-fun-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'state_blog_header' => 'AARP State News', 'state_blog_name' => 'Connecticut', 'summer-fun-image' => 'summer-fun-warm-m', 'tas_state_link' => 'https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state={local_full_state_c}', 'term' => 'in Hartford', 'thingstodo_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg', 'thingstodo_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg', 'thingstodo_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg', 'vcc_featured_image' => 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg', 'veterans-image' => 'veterans', 'video_tout_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png', 'vineyards-wineries-image' => 'wineries', 'volunteer-today-button' => '<span class="media-middle"> <a href="https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}" class="red btn" target="_blank">I WANT TO VOLUNTEER</a> </span>', 'volunteering-image' => 'volunteering-winter', 'volunteering-news-image' => 'volunteer-all-m-hands', 'volunteer_help_image' => 'volunteering-help-military-families', 'volunteer_help_link_name' => 'See Projects', 'volunteer_help_link_url' => 'https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}', 'volunteer_help_subtitle' => 'Help Military Families', 'volunteer_help_title' => 'Do-It-Yourself Project Guides', 'winter-fun-image' => 'winter-fun-snow-c-ski', 'winterfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg', 'winterfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg', 'winterfun_pic_nav2' => '<li><a href="/{town_sef_url}/skiing/"><img src="{local_skiing_big_thumb}" title="Skiing"><span>Skiing</span></a></li>', 'winterfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg', 'youtube_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png', 'news_link' => 'https://www.aarp.org/CT?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGCT-20140101', 'contactus_text' => 'AARP Connecticut', 'contactus_email' => 'CTAARP@aarp.org ', 'contactus_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/aarp-connecticut/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101', 'facebook_link' => 'https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT', 'twitter_link' => 'https://twitter.com/AARPCT', 'state_contract_id' => '55993', 'state_blog_flag' => 'https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/connecticut.png', 'state_blog_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/', 'state_blog_rss' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/feed', 'cold_state' => 'yes', 'embed_video_2' => '5756558699001', '2020_election_link' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-connecticuts-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-ct-2020-07-27.html', 'State_Label' => 'Connecticut's', 'vaccine_url' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-inconnecticut-ct-2021-02-01.html', 'at_ski_resort' => 'y', 'state_capital' => 'hartford-ct', 'instagram_link' => 'aarp_connecticut', '2024_election_link' => 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'2196', (int) 33 => '2197', (int) 34 => '2198', (int) 35 => '2199', (int) 36 => '46418', (int) 37 => '46419', (int) 38 => '46420', (int) 39 => '46421', (int) 40 => '46422', (int) 41 => '46423', (int) 42 => '46424', (int) 43 => '46425' ), 'cvent_community_code' => 'ct-hartford-county' ) $callCake = true $matches = array( (int) 0 => array( (int) 0 => '{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif}', (int) 1 => 'slug==healthy-living/map', (int) 2 => ' {module_RHS - AARP Events} ' ) ) $match = array( (int) 0 => '{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif}', (int) 1 => 'slug==healthy-living/map', (int) 2 => ' {module_RHS - AARP Events} ' ) $token = 'slug' $keyword = 'healthy-living/map'</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 BlogsController::display() - APP/Controller/BlogsController.php, line 81 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default--> <!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --> <div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer"> <header> <div class="pull-right"> <a href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS"> <img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" /> </a> </div> <h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> <h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> </header> <div class="wrap"> <div class="ar-listing snippet"> <ul class="list"> <li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-hartford-ct-c33375.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WETHERSFIELD-COMMUNITY-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Wethersfield Community Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Wethersfield Community Center</p> <p class="loc">Wethersfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-bloomfield-ct-c37402.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-BLOOMFIELD-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Bloomfield Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Bloomfield Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Bloomfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-windsor-locks-ct-c37895.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WINDSOR-LOCKS-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Windsor Locks Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Windsor Locks Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Windsor Locks, CT</p> </li> </ul> <p><a class="link-red" href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper"> <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_53475" data-adsize="300x250"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){ AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_53475', size:'300x250'}); } </script> </div> </div> <div class="card-tout card-dark membership-tout" style="margin:0 0 30px 0;height:360px;"> <img class="img-responsive image" title="image of two AARP membership cards" alt="image of two AARP membership cards" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/tout-two-cards.png"> <div class="title">Last Chance to Save!<br />New Pricing Coming in 2025.</div> <br /> <p> This is AARP's first rate increase in 15 years.<br />Don't miss out, join today and save!<br /><br /> </p> <div class="action"> <a class="btn" href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/join?campaignid=UAJFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-HARTFORD-CT">Join AARP</a> <div class="body">Already a member? <a href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/renew?campaignid= UARFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-HARTFORD-CT">Renew</a> or <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/my-membership/print-your-card/">Print Card</a></div> </div> </div> <style> .membership-tout {padding:16px 20px;} .membership-tout .list li { margin: 0; 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Warning (2): include() [<a href='http://php.net/function.include'>function.include</a>]: Failed opening '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html' for inclusion (include_path='/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/lib:.:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php') [APP/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp, line 243]Code Context<?php if (!$nowrapper): // MLW - Spanish wrappers TBDinclude (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.footer.html");include (APP . "Resource/aarp2_master.bodyTargeting.html");$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP Connecticut Urges PURA to Reject Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Increase Request</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 02/05/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><p><b><i>Ratepayers Can Voice Their Position by Signing an Online Petition or Attending a Virtual Public Hearing in April</i></b><br><br>AARP Connecticut urges the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to deny the proposal by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to implement a rate increase that will significantly raise the cost of natural gas for Connecticut residential customers. The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.<br><br>Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.<br><br>“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”<br><br>AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://action.aarp.org/secure/urgent-ask-pura-reject-yankee-gas-rate-hikes?cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&encparam=kMjLkoMnlrGz05jf0X1xpSecF%2fAP7JmB%2bRJGxOazQ0c%3d&cid=&cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&ms=email-02052025-20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_name=20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_id=TEST&sfmc_s=&af=&gs=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign AARP’s online petition</a></span></span> urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:<br></p><ul><li>Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduyrpzotEtCm3gFV04jVI1U07JcthY6-#/registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></span></span></li></ul><p>AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:<br><br></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025</i></b></p><p><i>AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.</i><br><br><i>AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.</i><br><br><i>The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.</i><br><br><i>Our specific comments are as follows:</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Increase is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.</i><br><br><b><i><u>Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The 10.3% Return is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized</u></i></b><br><i>The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.</i><br><br><i>AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.</i><br><br><i>John Erlingheuser</i><br><i>AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy</i></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. 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{local_community_name}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state' => 'AARP in {local_full_state}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es' => 'AARP en {local_full_state}', 'happenings_heading' => 'News from AARP', 'happenings_twitter_header' => 'More from {local_city}', 'hiking-image' => 'hiking-cool-c', 'hiking_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-big-t.jpg', 'hiking_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/hiking4.jpg', 'hiking_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-t.jpg', 'home_events_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section}', 'home_events_slot2' => '{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}', 'home_intro_text' => '<p> Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! </p>', 'hp-event-tout' => '{if_facebook_link}<div class="module-spacer text-center"> <div class="fb-page" data-href="{local_facebook_link}" data-tabs="timeline" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true"><blockquote cite="{local_facebook_link}" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="{local_facebook_link}">Facebook</a></blockquote></div></div> {endif}', 'ice_skating_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg', 'ice_skating_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg', 'ice_skating_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg', 'image_url' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg', 'jobs_widget_city' => '{local_city_c}', 'm2mredirect' => 'True', 'movies-image' => 'movies-all-c', 'movies_robots' => 'index, follow', 'name' => 'In Your Community', 'nature_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg', 'nature_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg', 'nature_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg', 'nearme_map_radius' => '20', 'nearme_map_zip' => '{local_zip}', 'omniture_cookie' => 'hartford-ct-cp', 'page-title-right' => '{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}', 'parks-image' => 'parks-warm-c', 'pilot_towns_banner_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg', 'pumpkin-picking-image' => 'fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins', 'recommendation_form_email' => 'jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com', 'recreation-image' => 'rec-cool-b', 'restaurantform_email' => 'bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com', 'restaurant_radius' => '10,20,30', 'season-activities' => 'Walking, microbreweries ', 'season-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'seasonal_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg', 'seasonal_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg', 'seasonal_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg', 'season_header' => 'Spring Fun', 'season_title' => 'Spring', 'skiing_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg', 'skiing_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg', 'skiing_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg', 'spring-fun-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'state_blog_header' => 'AARP State News', 'state_blog_name' => 'Connecticut', 'summer-fun-image' => 'summer-fun-warm-m', 'tas_state_link' => 'https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state={local_full_state_c}', 'term' => 'in Hartford', 'thingstodo_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg', 'thingstodo_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg', 'thingstodo_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg', 'vcc_featured_image' => 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg', 'veterans-image' => 'veterans', 'video_tout_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png', 'vineyards-wineries-image' => 'wineries', 'volunteer-today-button' => '<span class="media-middle"> <a href="https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}" class="red btn" target="_blank">I WANT TO VOLUNTEER</a> </span>', 'volunteering-image' => 'volunteering-winter', 'volunteering-news-image' => 'volunteer-all-m-hands', 'volunteer_help_image' => 'volunteering-help-military-families', 'volunteer_help_link_name' => 'See Projects', 'volunteer_help_link_url' => 'https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}', 'volunteer_help_subtitle' => 'Help Military Families', 'volunteer_help_title' => 'Do-It-Yourself Project Guides', 'winter-fun-image' => 'winter-fun-snow-c-ski', 'winterfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg', 'winterfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg', 'winterfun_pic_nav2' => '<li><a href="/{town_sef_url}/skiing/"><img src="{local_skiing_big_thumb}" title="Skiing"><span>Skiing</span></a></li>', 'winterfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg', 'youtube_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png', 'news_link' => 'https://www.aarp.org/CT?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGCT-20140101', 'contactus_text' => 'AARP Connecticut', 'contactus_email' => 'CTAARP@aarp.org ', 'contactus_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/aarp-connecticut/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101', 'facebook_link' => 'https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT', 'twitter_link' => 'https://twitter.com/AARPCT', 'state_contract_id' => '55993', 'state_blog_flag' => 'https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/connecticut.png', 'state_blog_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/', 'state_blog_rss' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/feed', 'cold_state' => 'yes', 'embed_video_2' => '5756558699001', '2020_election_link' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-connecticuts-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-ct-2020-07-27.html', 'State_Label' => 'Connecticut's', 'vaccine_url' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-inconnecticut-ct-2021-02-01.html', 'at_ski_resort' => 'y', 'state_capital' => 'hartford-ct', 'instagram_link' => 'aarp_connecticut', '2024_election_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/election-voting-guide', '2024_election_link_es' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/elecciones-guia-para-votar', 'advanced_directives_link' => 'https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/Connecticut.pdf', 'full_state' => 'Connecticut', 'county' => 'Hartford', 'geo' => array( (int) 0 => (float) -72.673202514648, (int) 1 => (float) 41.766498565674 ), 'latitude' => (float) 41.766498565674, 'longitude' => (float) -72.673202514648, 'city_state' => 'Hartford, CT', 'city_state_search' => 'Hartford CT,Hartferd CT,HARTFORD CITY CT', 'pilot_name' => 'Hartford', 'pilot_sef_url' => '', 'community_id' => (int) 243, 'community_name' => 'Hartford', 'community_state' => 'CT', 'community_region' => '', 'brightspot_region' => 'hartford-ct', 'title' => 'Hartford, CT', 'subtitle' => 'Highlighting Hartford', 'tracking_code_town' => 'HARTFORD', 'tracking_code_state' => 'CT', 'ad_state' => 'ct', 'ad_city' => 'hartford', 'ad_region' => null, 'timezone' => 'America/New_York', 'type' => 'town', 'zip' => '06101', 'sef_url' => 'hartford-ct', 'americantowns_url' => 'https://www.americantowns.com/hartford-ct/', 'alt_names' => 'Hartford,Hartferd,HARTFORD CITY', 'zipcodes' => array( (int) 0 => '06101', (int) 1 => '06102', (int) 2 => '06103', (int) 3 => '06104', (int) 4 => '06105', (int) 5 => '06106', (int) 6 => '06107', (int) 7 => '06108', (int) 8 => '06109', (int) 9 => '06110', (int) 10 => '06111', (int) 11 => '06112', (int) 12 => '06114', (int) 13 => '06115', (int) 14 => '06117', (int) 15 => '06118', (int) 16 => '06119', (int) 17 => '06120', (int) 18 => '06123', (int) 19 => '06126', (int) 20 => '06132', (int) 21 => '06134', (int) 22 => '06140', (int) 23 => '06141', (int) 24 => '06142', (int) 25 => '06143', (int) 26 => '06144', (int) 27 => '06145', (int) 28 => '06146', (int) 29 => '06147', (int) 30 => '06150', (int) 31 => '06151', (int) 32 => '06152', (int) 33 => '06153', (int) 34 => '06154', (int) 35 => '06155', (int) 36 => '06156', (int) 37 => '06160', (int) 38 => '06161', (int) 39 => '06167', (int) 40 => '06176', (int) 41 => '06180', (int) 42 => '06183', (int) 43 => '06199' ), 'urls' => array( (int) 0 => 'hartford-ct', (int) 1 => 'hartferd-ct', (int) 2 => 'hartford-city-ct', (int) 3 => 'htd-ct', (int) 4 => 'htfd-ct', (int) 5 => 'central-ct', (int) 6 => 'main-office-ct', (int) 7 => 'hfd-ct', (int) 8 => 'west-hartford-ct', (int) 9 => 'blue-hills-ct', (int) 10 => 'barry-square-ct', (int) 11 => 'unity-plaza-ct', (int) 12 => 'bank-of-america-ct', (int) 13 => 'hartford-natl-bank-ct', (int) 14 => 'allstate-ct', (int) 15 => 'c-t-mutual-insurance-co-ct', (int) 16 => 'hartford-insurance-group-ct', (int) 17 => 'aetna-life-ct', (int) 18 => 'aetna-insurance-ct', (int) 19 => 'ct-dept-of-motor-vehicles-ct', (int) 20 => 'wethersfield-ct', (int) 21 => 'a-a-r-p-pharmacy-ct', (int) 22 => 'irs-ct', (int) 23 => 'travelers-ins-ct', (int) 24 => 'w-hartford-ct', (int) 25 => 'w-htfd-ct', (int) 26 => 'west-hartfrd-ct', (int) 27 => 'e-hartford-ct', (int) 28 => 'east-hartford-ct', (int) 29 => 'east-htfd-ct', (int) 30 => 'forbes-village-ct', (int) 31 => 'hartfrd-ct', (int) 32 => 'weathersfield-ct', (int) 33 => 'weth-ct', (int) 34 => 'wethersfld-ct', (int) 35 => 'corbins-corner-ct', (int) 36 => 'elmwood-ct', (int) 37 => 'newington-ct', (int) 38 => 'e-htfd-ct' ), 'town_ids' => array( (int) 0 => '2149', (int) 1 => '2150', (int) 2 => '2151', (int) 3 => '2152', (int) 4 => '2153', (int) 5 => '2154', (int) 6 => '2160', (int) 7 => '2161', (int) 8 => '2162', (int) 9 => '2166', (int) 10 => '2167', (int) 11 => '2168', (int) 12 => '2173', (int) 13 => '2175', (int) 14 => '2178', (int) 15 => '2179', (int) 16 => '2180', (int) 17 => '2181', (int) 18 => '2182', (int) 19 => '2183', (int) 20 => '2184', (int) 21 => '2185', (int) 22 => '2186', (int) 23 => '2187', (int) 24 => '2188', (int) 25 => '2189', (int) 26 => '2190', (int) 27 => '2191', (int) 28 => '2192', (int) 29 => '2193', (int) 30 => '2194', (int) 31 => '2195', (int) 32 => '2196', (int) 33 => '2197', (int) 34 => '2198', (int) 35 => '2199', (int) 36 => '46418', (int) 37 => '46419', (int) 38 => '46420', (int) 39 => '46421', (int) 40 => '46422', (int) 41 => '46423', (int) 42 => '46424', (int) 43 => '46425' ), 'cvent_community_code' => 'ct-hartford-county' ) $callCake = true $matches = array( (int) 0 => array( (int) 0 => '{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif}', (int) 1 => 'slug==healthy-living/map', (int) 2 => ' {module_RHS - AARP Events} ' ) ) $match = array( (int) 0 => '{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif}', (int) 1 => 'slug==healthy-living/map', (int) 2 => ' {module_RHS - AARP Events} ' ) $token = 'slug' $keyword = 'healthy-living/map'</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 BlogsController::display() - APP/Controller/BlogsController.php, line 81 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default--> <!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --> <div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer"> <header> <div class="pull-right"> <a href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS"> <img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" /> </a> </div> <h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> <h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> </header> <div class="wrap"> <div class="ar-listing snippet"> <ul class="list"> <li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-hartford-ct-c33375.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WETHERSFIELD-COMMUNITY-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Wethersfield Community Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Wethersfield Community Center</p> <p class="loc">Wethersfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-bloomfield-ct-c37402.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-BLOOMFIELD-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Bloomfield Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Bloomfield Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Bloomfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-windsor-locks-ct-c37895.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WINDSOR-LOCKS-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Windsor Locks Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Windsor Locks Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Windsor Locks, CT</p> </li> </ul> <p><a class="link-red" href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper"> <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_53475" data-adsize="300x250"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){ AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_53475', size:'300x250'}); 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The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.<br><br>Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.<br><br>“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”<br><br>AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://action.aarp.org/secure/urgent-ask-pura-reject-yankee-gas-rate-hikes?cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&encparam=kMjLkoMnlrGz05jf0X1xpSecF%2fAP7JmB%2bRJGxOazQ0c%3d&cid=&cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&ms=email-02052025-20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_name=20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_id=TEST&sfmc_s=&af=&gs=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign AARP’s online petition</a></span></span> urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:<br></p><ul><li>Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduyrpzotEtCm3gFV04jVI1U07JcthY6-#/registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></span></span></li></ul><p>AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:<br><br></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025</i></b></p><p><i>AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.</i><br><br><i>AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.</i><br><br><i>The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.</i><br><br><i>Our specific comments are as follows:</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Increase is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.</i><br><br><b><i><u>Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The 10.3% Return is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized</u></i></b><br><i>The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.</i><br><br><i>AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.</i><br><br><i>John Erlingheuser</i><br><i>AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy</i></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. 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'billboard1_link_url' => '/{local_sef_url}/happenings/', 'billboard1_subtitle' => 'See the Real Possibilities', 'billboard1_thumb_title' => ' Happenings', 'billboard1_thumb_url' => '{local_happenings-image}', 'billboard1_title' => 'Get to know AARP in {local_city_c}', 'billboard2_image_url' => '{local_season-image}', 'billboard2_link_url' => '/{local_sef_url}/{local_season}-fun/', 'billboard2_subtitle' => 'Explore fun and interesting things to do this {local_season} near you!', 'billboard2_thumb_title' => '{local_season_header}', 'billboard2_thumb_url' => '{local_season-image}', 'billboard2_title' => 'Time for {local_season_header}!', 'billboard3_image_url' => '{local_volunteering-image}', 'billboard3_link_url' => '/{local_sef_url}/volunteering/', 'billboard3_subtitle' => 'Make a difference!', 'billboard3_thumb_title' => 'Volunteering', 'billboard3_thumb_url' => '{local_volunteering-image}', 'billboard3_title' => 'Volunteering lifts everyone's spirits', 'bvideo_name' => '{local_full_state_c}', 'city-select-image' => 'cityselect-spring', 'coffee-image' => 'coffee-warm-m', 'coffee_radius' => '10', 'community_blogs_archive' => 'all', 'community_blogs_list' => 'caregiving,healthy-living,savings-and-planning,work-and-jobs,life-reimagined,all,{local_state}', 'connect_town_groups' => '[{ "towns": { "atlanta-ga": { "name": "Atlanta, GA", "path": "/atlanta-ga/fight-fraud/" }, "chicago-il": { "name": "Chicago, IL", "path": "/chicago-il/fight-fraud/" }, "los-angeles-ca": { "name": "Los Angeles, CA", "path": "/los-angeles-ca/fight-fraud/" }, "new-york-ny": { "name": "New York City, NY", "path": "/new-york-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "phoenix-az": { "name": "Phoenix, AZ", "path": "/phoenix-az/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP1" }, { "towns": { "baltimore-md": { "name": "Baltimore Metro, MD", "path": "/baltimore-md/fight-fraud/" }, "dallas-tx": { "name": "Dallas, TX", "path": "/dallas-tx/fight-fraud/" }, "denver-co": { "name": "Denver, CO", "path": "/denver-co/fight-fraud/" }, "detroit-mi": { "name": "Detroit, MI", "path": "/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/" }, "orlando-fl": { "name": "Central Florida, FL", "path": "/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "houston-tx": { "name": "Houston, TX", "path": "/houston-tx/fight-fraud/" }, "brookhaven-ny": { "name": "Long Island, NY", "path": "/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "san-diego-ca": { "name": "San Diego County, CA", "path": "/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/" }, "miami-fl": { "name": "South Florida, FL", "path": "/miami-fl/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2" }, { "towns": { "charlotte-nc": { "name": "Charlotte, NC", "path": "/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/" }, "boston-ma": { "name": "Greater Boston, MA", "path": "/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" }, "indianapolis-in": { "name": "Indianapolis, IN", "path": "/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/" }, "las-vegas-nv": { "name": "Las Vegas, NV", "path": "/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/" }, "philadelphia-pa": { "name": "Philadelphia, PA", "path": "/philadelphia-pa/aarp-events/" }, "pittsburgh-pa": { "name": "Pittsburgh, PA", "path": "/pittsburgh-pa/aarp-events/" }, "portland-or": { "name": "Portland Metro, OR", "path": "/portland-or/aarp-events/" }, "seattle-wa": { "name": "Seattle, WA", "path": "/seattle-wa/aarp-events/" }, "saint-louis-mo": { "name": "St Louis, MO", "path": "/saint-louis-mo/aarp-events/" }, "minneapolis-mn": { "name": "Twin Cities, MN", "path": "/minneapolis-mn/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP3" }, { "towns": { "new-orleans-la": { "name": "Greater New Orleans, LA", "path": "/new-orleans-la/fight-fraud/" }, "hartford-ct": { "name": "Hartford, CT", "path": "/hartford-ct/fight-fraud/" }, "little-rock-ar": { "name": "Little Rock, AR", "path": "/little-rock-ar/fight-fraud/" }, "oahu-hi": { "name": "Oahu, HI", "path": "/oahu-hi/fight-fraud/" }, "omaha-ne": { "name": "Omaham, NE", "path": "/omaha-ne/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP4" }, { "towns": { "des-moines-ia": { "name": "Des Moines, IA", "path": "/des-moines-ia/aarp-events/" }, "fargo-nd": { "name": "Fargo, ND", "path": "/fargo-nd/aarp-events/" }, "allentown-pa": { "name": "Lehigh Valley, PA", "path": "/allentown-pa/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" }, "dale-city-va": { "name": "Prince William County, VA", "path": "/dale-city-va/aarp-events/" }, "worcester-ma": { "name": "Worcester County, MA", "path": "/worcester-ma/aarp-events/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP5" }, { "towns": { "charleston-wv": { "name": "Charleston, WV", "path": "/charleston-wv/aarp-events/" }, "helena-mt": { "name": "Lewis and Clark County, MT", "path": "/helena-mt/aarp-events/" }, "manchester-nh": { "name": "New Hampshire, NH", "path": "/manchester-nh/aarp-events/" }, "providence-ri": { "name": "Providence, RI", "path": "/providence-ri/aarp-events/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP6" }]', 'cvent_display_module' => 'false', 'cvent_widget_city' => '{local_city_state}', 'embed_video' => '<iframe width="100%" height="349" src="//players.brightcove.net/3772599298001/HkD6Qklb_default/index.html?videoId={local_embed_video_2}" allowfullscreen frameborder="0"></iframe>', 'espanol-news-header' => 'Noticias de {local_city}', 'espanol-news-image' => 'losangeles-spanish', 'events-image' => 'events-all', 'events_careversation_group_min' => '8', 'events_driversafety_group_min' => '8', 'events_index_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section 3}', 'events_tek_group_min' => '8', 'event_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/events-all-1140x655.jpg', 'event_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/event.jpg', 'event_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/event-t.jpg', 'fall-fun-image' => 'fall-fun-cool-c', 'fallfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-big-t.jpg', 'fallfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/fall-fun10.jpg', 'fallfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg', 'farmers-markets-image' => 'farmers-markets-c', 'find_it_fast_link_url' => 'jobs', 'find_it_fast_title' => 'Work & Jobs', 'gfg-image' => 'gfg-warm-c-2', 'google_disclaimer' => '<p><b>Please note:</b> These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. <b>Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.</b> Please see the <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/" target="_blank">AARP Membership & Benefits page</a> for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.</p>', 'happenings-image' => 'happenings-suburban', 'happenings-tbd-pilot-text' => '<h2><span>Discover everything you can do with AARP</span></h2> <h3><span>See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.</span></h3>', 'happenings_default_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_10up' => 'AARP in {local_community_name}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state' => 'AARP in {local_full_state}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es' => 'AARP en {local_full_state}', 'happenings_heading' => 'News from AARP', 'happenings_twitter_header' => 'More from {local_city}', 'hiking-image' => 'hiking-cool-c', 'hiking_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-big-t.jpg', 'hiking_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/hiking4.jpg', 'hiking_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-t.jpg', 'home_events_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section}', 'home_events_slot2' => '{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}', 'home_intro_text' => '<p> Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! </p>', 'hp-event-tout' => '{if_facebook_link}<div class="module-spacer text-center"> <div class="fb-page" data-href="{local_facebook_link}" data-tabs="timeline" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true"><blockquote cite="{local_facebook_link}" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="{local_facebook_link}">Facebook</a></blockquote></div></div> {endif}', 'ice_skating_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg', 'ice_skating_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg', 'ice_skating_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg', 'image_url' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg', 'jobs_widget_city' => '{local_city_c}', 'm2mredirect' => 'True', 'movies-image' => 'movies-all-c', 'movies_robots' => 'index, follow', 'name' => 'In Your Community', 'nature_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg', 'nature_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg', 'nature_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg', 'nearme_map_radius' => '20', 'nearme_map_zip' => '{local_zip}', 'omniture_cookie' => 'hartford-ct-cp', 'page-title-right' => '{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}', 'parks-image' => 'parks-warm-c', 'pilot_towns_banner_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg', 'pumpkin-picking-image' => 'fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins', 'recommendation_form_email' => 'jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com', 'recreation-image' => 'rec-cool-b', 'restaurantform_email' => 'bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com', 'restaurant_radius' => '10,20,30', 'season-activities' => 'Walking, microbreweries ', 'season-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'seasonal_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg', 'seasonal_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg', 'seasonal_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg', 'season_header' => 'Spring Fun', 'season_title' => 'Spring', 'skiing_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg', 'skiing_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg', 'skiing_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg', 'spring-fun-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'state_blog_header' => 'AARP State News', 'state_blog_name' => 'Connecticut', 'summer-fun-image' => 'summer-fun-warm-m', 'tas_state_link' => 'https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state={local_full_state_c}', 'term' => 'in Hartford', 'thingstodo_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg', 'thingstodo_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg', 'thingstodo_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg', 'vcc_featured_image' => 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg', 'veterans-image' => 'veterans', 'video_tout_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png', 'vineyards-wineries-image' => 'wineries', 'volunteer-today-button' => '<span class="media-middle"> <a href="https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}" class="red btn" target="_blank">I WANT TO VOLUNTEER</a> </span>', 'volunteering-image' => 'volunteering-winter', 'volunteering-news-image' => 'volunteer-all-m-hands', 'volunteer_help_image' => 'volunteering-help-military-families', 'volunteer_help_link_name' => 'See Projects', 'volunteer_help_link_url' => 'https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}', 'volunteer_help_subtitle' => 'Help Military Families', 'volunteer_help_title' => 'Do-It-Yourself Project Guides', 'winter-fun-image' => 'winter-fun-snow-c-ski', 'winterfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg', 'winterfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg', 'winterfun_pic_nav2' => '<li><a href="/{town_sef_url}/skiing/"><img src="{local_skiing_big_thumb}" title="Skiing"><span>Skiing</span></a></li>', 'winterfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg', 'youtube_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png', 'news_link' => 'https://www.aarp.org/CT?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGCT-20140101', 'contactus_text' => 'AARP Connecticut', 'contactus_email' => 'CTAARP@aarp.org ', 'contactus_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/aarp-connecticut/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101', 'facebook_link' => 'https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT', 'twitter_link' => 'https://twitter.com/AARPCT', 'state_contract_id' => '55993', 'state_blog_flag' => 'https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/connecticut.png', 'state_blog_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/', 'state_blog_rss' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/feed', 'cold_state' => 'yes', 'embed_video_2' => '5756558699001', '2020_election_link' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-connecticuts-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-ct-2020-07-27.html', 'State_Label' => 'Connecticut's', 'vaccine_url' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-inconnecticut-ct-2021-02-01.html', 'at_ski_resort' => 'y', 'state_capital' => 'hartford-ct', 'instagram_link' => 'aarp_connecticut', '2024_election_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/election-voting-guide', '2024_election_link_es' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/elecciones-guia-para-votar', 'advanced_directives_link' => 'https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/Connecticut.pdf', 'full_state' => 'Connecticut', 'county' => 'Hartford', 'geo' => array( (int) 0 => (float) -72.673202514648, (int) 1 => (float) 41.766498565674 ), 'latitude' => (float) 41.766498565674, 'longitude' => (float) -72.673202514648, 'city_state' => 'Hartford, CT', 'city_state_search' => 'Hartford CT,Hartferd CT,HARTFORD CITY CT', 'pilot_name' => 'Hartford', 'pilot_sef_url' => '', 'community_id' => (int) 243, 'community_name' => 'Hartford', 'community_state' => 'CT', 'community_region' => '', 'brightspot_region' => 'hartford-ct', 'title' => 'Hartford, CT', 'subtitle' => 'Highlighting Hartford', 'tracking_code_town' => 'HARTFORD', 'tracking_code_state' => 'CT', 'ad_state' => 'ct', 'ad_city' => 'hartford', 'ad_region' => null, 'timezone' => 'America/New_York', 'type' => 'town', 'zip' => '06101', 'sef_url' => 'hartford-ct', 'americantowns_url' => 'https://www.americantowns.com/hartford-ct/', 'alt_names' => 'Hartford,Hartferd,HARTFORD CITY', 'zipcodes' => array( (int) 0 => '06101', (int) 1 => '06102', (int) 2 => '06103', (int) 3 => '06104', (int) 4 => '06105', (int) 5 => '06106', (int) 6 => '06107', (int) 7 => '06108', (int) 8 => '06109', (int) 9 => '06110', (int) 10 => '06111', (int) 11 => '06112', (int) 12 => '06114', (int) 13 => '06115', (int) 14 => '06117', (int) 15 => '06118', (int) 16 => '06119', (int) 17 => '06120', (int) 18 => '06123', (int) 19 => '06126', (int) 20 => '06132', (int) 21 => '06134', (int) 22 => '06140', (int) 23 => '06141', (int) 24 => '06142', (int) 25 => '06143', (int) 26 => '06144', (int) 27 => '06145', (int) 28 => '06146', (int) 29 => '06147', (int) 30 => '06150', (int) 31 => '06151', (int) 32 => '06152', (int) 33 => '06153', (int) 34 => '06154', (int) 35 => '06155', (int) 36 => '06156', (int) 37 => '06160', (int) 38 => '06161', (int) 39 => '06167', (int) 40 => '06176', (int) 41 => '06180', (int) 42 => '06183', (int) 43 => '06199' ), 'urls' => array( (int) 0 => 'hartford-ct', (int) 1 => 'hartferd-ct', (int) 2 => 'hartford-city-ct', (int) 3 => 'htd-ct', (int) 4 => 'htfd-ct', (int) 5 => 'central-ct', (int) 6 => 'main-office-ct', (int) 7 => 'hfd-ct', (int) 8 => 'west-hartford-ct', (int) 9 => 'blue-hills-ct', (int) 10 => 'barry-square-ct', (int) 11 => 'unity-plaza-ct', (int) 12 => 'bank-of-america-ct', (int) 13 => 'hartford-natl-bank-ct', (int) 14 => 'allstate-ct', (int) 15 => 'c-t-mutual-insurance-co-ct', (int) 16 => 'hartford-insurance-group-ct', (int) 17 => 'aetna-life-ct', (int) 18 => 'aetna-insurance-ct', (int) 19 => 'ct-dept-of-motor-vehicles-ct', (int) 20 => 'wethersfield-ct', (int) 21 => 'a-a-r-p-pharmacy-ct', (int) 22 => 'irs-ct', (int) 23 => 'travelers-ins-ct', (int) 24 => 'w-hartford-ct', (int) 25 => 'w-htfd-ct', (int) 26 => 'west-hartfrd-ct', (int) 27 => 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"Resource/aarp2_master.resource.footer.root.html");$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP Connecticut Urges PURA to Reject Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Increase Request</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 02/05/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><p><b><i>Ratepayers Can Voice Their Position by Signing an Online Petition or Attending a Virtual Public Hearing in April</i></b><br><br>AARP Connecticut urges the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to deny the proposal by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to implement a rate increase that will significantly raise the cost of natural gas for Connecticut residential customers. The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.<br><br>Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.<br><br>“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”<br><br>AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://action.aarp.org/secure/urgent-ask-pura-reject-yankee-gas-rate-hikes?cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&encparam=kMjLkoMnlrGz05jf0X1xpSecF%2fAP7JmB%2bRJGxOazQ0c%3d&cid=&cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&ms=email-02052025-20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_name=20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_id=TEST&sfmc_s=&af=&gs=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign AARP’s online petition</a></span></span> urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:<br></p><ul><li>Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduyrpzotEtCm3gFV04jVI1U07JcthY6-#/registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></span></span></li></ul><p>AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:<br><br></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025</i></b></p><p><i>AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.</i><br><br><i>AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.</i><br><br><i>The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.</i><br><br><i>Our specific comments are as follows:</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Increase is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.</i><br><br><b><i><u>Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The 10.3% Return is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized</u></i></b><br><i>The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.</i><br><br><i>AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.</i><br><br><i>John Erlingheuser</i><br><i>AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy</i></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. 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CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 BlogsController::display() - APP/Controller/BlogsController.php, line 81 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default--> <!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --> <div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer"> <header> <div class="pull-right"> <a href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS"> <img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" /> </a> </div> <h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> <h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> </header> <div class="wrap"> <div class="ar-listing snippet"> <ul class="list"> <li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-hartford-ct-c33375.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WETHERSFIELD-COMMUNITY-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Wethersfield Community Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Wethersfield Community Center</p> <p class="loc">Wethersfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-bloomfield-ct-c37402.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-BLOOMFIELD-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Bloomfield Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Bloomfield Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Bloomfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-windsor-locks-ct-c37895.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WINDSOR-LOCKS-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Windsor Locks Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Windsor Locks Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Windsor Locks, CT</p> </li> </ul> <p><a class="link-red" href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper"> <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_53475" data-adsize="300x250"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){ AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_53475', size:'300x250'}); 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The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.<br><br>Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.<br><br>“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”<br><br>AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://action.aarp.org/secure/urgent-ask-pura-reject-yankee-gas-rate-hikes?cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&encparam=kMjLkoMnlrGz05jf0X1xpSecF%2fAP7JmB%2bRJGxOazQ0c%3d&cid=&cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&ms=email-02052025-20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_name=20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_id=TEST&sfmc_s=&af=&gs=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign AARP’s online petition</a></span></span> urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:<br></p><ul><li>Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduyrpzotEtCm3gFV04jVI1U07JcthY6-#/registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></span></span></li></ul><p>AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:<br><br></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025</i></b></p><p><i>AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.</i><br><br><i>AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.</i><br><br><i>The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.</i><br><br><i>Our specific comments are as follows:</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Increase is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.</i><br><br><b><i><u>Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The 10.3% Return is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized</u></i></b><br><i>The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.</i><br><br><i>AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.</i><br><br><i>John Erlingheuser</i><br><i>AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy</i></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. 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'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/fall-fun10-t.jpg', 'farmers-markets-image' => 'farmers-markets-c', 'find_it_fast_link_url' => 'jobs', 'find_it_fast_title' => 'Work & Jobs', 'gfg-image' => 'gfg-warm-c-2', 'google_disclaimer' => '<p><b>Please note:</b> These listings are provided via Google for the {local_city} community. <b>Listings here do NOT imply that an AARP member discount is offered.</b> Please see the <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/" target="_blank">AARP Membership & Benefits page</a> for a listing of businesses that do provide a member discount.</p>', 'happenings-image' => 'happenings-suburban', 'happenings-tbd-pilot-text' => '<h2><span>Discover everything you can do with AARP</span></h2> <h3><span>See fun events, local offers, and more right where you live.</span></h3>', 'happenings_default_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/aarp-default-rp-min.png', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_10up' => 'AARP in {local_community_name}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state' => 'AARP in {local_full_state}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es' => 'AARP en {local_full_state}', 'happenings_heading' => 'News from AARP', 'happenings_twitter_header' => 'More from {local_city}', 'hiking-image' => 'hiking-cool-c', 'hiking_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-big-t.jpg', 'hiking_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/hiking4.jpg', 'hiking_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-t.jpg', 'home_events_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section}', 'home_events_slot2' => '{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}', 'home_intro_text' => '<p> Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! </p>', 'hp-event-tout' => '{if_facebook_link}<div class="module-spacer text-center"> <div class="fb-page" data-href="{local_facebook_link}" data-tabs="timeline" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true"><blockquote cite="{local_facebook_link}" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="{local_facebook_link}">Facebook</a></blockquote></div></div> {endif}', 'ice_skating_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg', 'ice_skating_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg', 'ice_skating_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg', 'image_url' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg', 'jobs_widget_city' => '{local_city_c}', 'm2mredirect' => 'True', 'movies-image' => 'movies-all-c', 'movies_robots' => 'index, follow', 'name' => 'In Your Community', 'nature_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg', 'nature_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg', 'nature_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg', 'nearme_map_radius' => '20', 'nearme_map_zip' => '{local_zip}', 'omniture_cookie' => 'hartford-ct-cp', 'page-title-right' => '{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}', 'parks-image' => 'parks-warm-c', 'pilot_towns_banner_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg', 'pumpkin-picking-image' => 'fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins', 'recommendation_form_email' => 'jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com', 'recreation-image' => 'rec-cool-b', 'restaurantform_email' => 'bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com', 'restaurant_radius' => '10,20,30', 'season-activities' => 'Walking, microbreweries ', 'season-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'seasonal_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg', 'seasonal_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg', 'seasonal_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg', 'season_header' => 'Spring Fun', 'season_title' => 'Spring', 'skiing_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg', 'skiing_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg', 'skiing_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg', 'spring-fun-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'state_blog_header' => 'AARP State News', 'state_blog_name' => 'Connecticut', 'summer-fun-image' => 'summer-fun-warm-m', 'tas_state_link' => 'https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state={local_full_state_c}', 'term' => 'in Hartford', 'thingstodo_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg', 'thingstodo_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg', 'thingstodo_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg', 'vcc_featured_image' => 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg', 'veterans-image' => 'veterans', 'video_tout_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png', 'vineyards-wineries-image' => 'wineries', 'volunteer-today-button' => '<span class="media-middle"> <a href="https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}" class="red btn" target="_blank">I WANT TO VOLUNTEER</a> </span>', 'volunteering-image' => 'volunteering-winter', 'volunteering-news-image' => 'volunteer-all-m-hands', 'volunteer_help_image' => 'volunteering-help-military-families', 'volunteer_help_link_name' => 'See Projects', 'volunteer_help_link_url' => 'https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}', 'volunteer_help_subtitle' => 'Help Military Families', 'volunteer_help_title' => 'Do-It-Yourself Project Guides', 'winter-fun-image' => 'winter-fun-snow-c-ski', 'winterfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg', 'winterfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg', 'winterfun_pic_nav2' => '<li><a href="/{town_sef_url}/skiing/"><img src="{local_skiing_big_thumb}" title="Skiing"><span>Skiing</span></a></li>', 'winterfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg', 'youtube_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png', 'news_link' => 'https://www.aarp.org/CT?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGCT-20140101', 'contactus_text' => 'AARP Connecticut', 'contactus_email' => 'CTAARP@aarp.org ', 'contactus_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/aarp-connecticut/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101', 'facebook_link' => 'https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT', 'twitter_link' => 'https://twitter.com/AARPCT', 'state_contract_id' => '55993', 'state_blog_flag' => 'https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/connecticut.png', 'state_blog_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/', 'state_blog_rss' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/feed', 'cold_state' => 'yes', 'embed_video_2' => '5756558699001', '2020_election_link' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-connecticuts-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-ct-2020-07-27.html', 'State_Label' => 'Connecticut's', 'vaccine_url' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-inconnecticut-ct-2021-02-01.html', 'at_ski_resort' => 'y', 'state_capital' => 'hartford-ct', 'instagram_link' => 'aarp_connecticut', '2024_election_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/election-voting-guide', '2024_election_link_es' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/elecciones-guia-para-votar', 'advanced_directives_link' => 'https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/Connecticut.pdf', 'full_state' => 'Connecticut', 'county' => 'Hartford', 'geo' => array( (int) 0 => (float) -72.673202514648, (int) 1 => (float) 41.766498565674 ), 'latitude' => (float) 41.766498565674, 'longitude' => (float) -72.673202514648, 'city_state' => 'Hartford, CT', 'city_state_search' => 'Hartford CT,Hartferd CT,HARTFORD CITY CT', 'pilot_name' => 'Hartford', 'pilot_sef_url' => '', 'community_id' => (int) 243, 'community_name' => 'Hartford', 'community_state' => 'CT', 'community_region' => '', 'brightspot_region' => 'hartford-ct', 'title' => 'Hartford, CT', 'subtitle' => 'Highlighting Hartford', 'tracking_code_town' => 'HARTFORD', 'tracking_code_state' => 'CT', 'ad_state' => 'ct', 'ad_city' => 'hartford', 'ad_region' => null, 'timezone' => 'America/New_York', 'type' => 'town', 'zip' => '06101', 'sef_url' => 'hartford-ct', 'americantowns_url' => 'https://www.americantowns.com/hartford-ct/', 'alt_names' => 'Hartford,Hartferd,HARTFORD CITY', 'zipcodes' => array( (int) 0 => '06101', (int) 1 => '06102', (int) 2 => '06103', (int) 3 => '06104', (int) 4 => '06105', (int) 5 => '06106', (int) 6 => '06107', (int) 7 => '06108', (int) 8 => '06109', (int) 9 => '06110', (int) 10 => '06111', (int) 11 => '06112', (int) 12 => '06114', (int) 13 => '06115', (int) 14 => '06117', (int) 15 => '06118', (int) 16 => '06119', (int) 17 => '06120', (int) 18 => '06123', (int) 19 => '06126', (int) 20 => '06132', (int) 21 => '06134', (int) 22 => '06140', (int) 23 => '06141', (int) 24 => '06142', (int) 25 => '06143', (int) 26 => '06144', (int) 27 => '06145', (int) 28 => '06146', (int) 29 => '06147', (int) 30 => '06150', (int) 31 => '06151', (int) 32 => '06152', (int) 33 => '06153', (int) 34 => '06154', (int) 35 => '06155', (int) 36 => '06156', (int) 37 => '06160', (int) 38 => '06161', (int) 39 => '06167', (int) 40 => '06176', (int) 41 => '06180', (int) 42 => '06183', (int) 43 => '06199' ), 'urls' => array( (int) 0 => 'hartford-ct', (int) 1 => 'hartferd-ct', (int) 2 => 'hartford-city-ct', (int) 3 => 'htd-ct', (int) 4 => 'htfd-ct', (int) 5 => 'central-ct', (int) 6 => 'main-office-ct', (int) 7 => 'hfd-ct', (int) 8 => 'west-hartford-ct', (int) 9 => 'blue-hills-ct', (int) 10 => 'barry-square-ct', (int) 11 => 'unity-plaza-ct', (int) 12 => 'bank-of-america-ct', (int) 13 => 'hartford-natl-bank-ct', (int) 14 => 'allstate-ct', (int) 15 => 'c-t-mutual-insurance-co-ct', (int) 16 => 'hartford-insurance-group-ct', (int) 17 => 'aetna-life-ct', (int) 18 => 'aetna-insurance-ct', (int) 19 => 'ct-dept-of-motor-vehicles-ct', (int) 20 => 'wethersfield-ct', (int) 21 => 'a-a-r-p-pharmacy-ct', (int) 22 => 'irs-ct', (int) 23 => 'travelers-ins-ct', (int) 24 => 'w-hartford-ct', (int) 25 => 'w-htfd-ct', (int) 26 => 'west-hartfrd-ct', (int) 27 => 'e-hartford-ct', (int) 28 => 'east-hartford-ct', (int) 29 => 'east-htfd-ct', (int) 30 => 'forbes-village-ct', (int) 31 => 'hartfrd-ct', (int) 32 => 'weathersfield-ct', (int) 33 => 'weth-ct', (int) 34 => 'wethersfld-ct', (int) 35 => 'corbins-corner-ct', (int) 36 => 'elmwood-ct', (int) 37 => 'newington-ct', (int) 38 => 'e-htfd-ct' ), 'town_ids' => array( (int) 0 => '2149', (int) 1 => '2150', (int) 2 => '2151', (int) 3 => '2152', (int) 4 => '2153', (int) 5 => '2154', (int) 6 => '2160', (int) 7 => '2161', (int) 8 => '2162', (int) 9 => '2166', (int) 10 => '2167', (int) 11 => '2168', (int) 12 => '2173', (int) 13 => '2175', (int) 14 => '2178', (int) 15 => '2179', (int) 16 => '2180', (int) 17 => '2181', (int) 18 => '2182', (int) 19 => '2183', (int) 20 => '2184', (int) 21 => '2185', (int) 22 => '2186', (int) 23 => '2187', (int) 24 => '2188', (int) 25 => '2189', (int) 26 => '2190', (int) 27 => '2191', (int) 28 => '2192', (int) 29 => '2193', (int) 30 => '2194', (int) 31 => '2195', (int) 32 => '2196', (int) 33 => '2197', (int) 34 => '2198', (int) 35 => '2199', (int) 36 => '46418', (int) 37 => '46419', (int) 38 => '46420', (int) 39 => '46421', (int) 40 => '46422', (int) 41 => '46423', (int) 42 => '46424', (int) 43 => '46425' ), 'cvent_community_code' => 'ct-hartford-county' ) $callCake = true $matches = array( (int) 0 => array( (int) 0 => '{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif}', (int) 1 => 'slug==healthy-living/map', (int) 2 => ' {module_RHS - AARP Events} ' ) ) $match = array( (int) 0 => '{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif}', (int) 1 => 'slug==healthy-living/map', (int) 2 => ' {module_RHS - AARP Events} ' ) $token = 'slug' $keyword = 'healthy-living/map'</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 BlogsController::display() - APP/Controller/BlogsController.php, line 81 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default--> <!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --> <div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer"> <header> <div class="pull-right"> <a href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS"> <img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" /> </a> </div> <h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> <h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> </header> <div class="wrap"> <div class="ar-listing snippet"> <ul class="list"> <li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-hartford-ct-c33375.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WETHERSFIELD-COMMUNITY-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Wethersfield Community Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Wethersfield Community Center</p> <p class="loc">Wethersfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-bloomfield-ct-c37402.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-BLOOMFIELD-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Bloomfield Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Bloomfield Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Bloomfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-windsor-locks-ct-c37895.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WINDSOR-LOCKS-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Windsor Locks Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Windsor Locks Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Windsor Locks, CT</p> </li> </ul> <p><a class="link-red" href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper"> <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_53475" data-adsize="300x250"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){ AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_53475', size:'300x250'}); 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"Resource/aarp2_master.resource.footer.root.html");$viewFile = '/var/www/vhosts/vcc_staging/app/View/Layouts/aarp_2023.ctp' $dataForView = array( 'content_for_layout' => '<div class="row twoColumnLayout"> <div class="col-md-8 left-rail"><div class="module clearfix"><div class="ar-basic-box"> <div> <div class="module-spacer"> <header><h1 class="article-headline">AARP Connecticut Urges PURA to Reject Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Increase Request</h1></header> <div class="posted-on"> Posted on 02/05/25 </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer"> <span class="blog-content"><p><div class="RichTextArticleBody"> <div class="RichTextArticleBody-body"><p><b><i>Ratepayers Can Voice Their Position by Signing an Online Petition or Attending a Virtual Public Hearing in April</i></b><br><br>AARP Connecticut urges the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to deny the proposal by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy to implement a rate increase that will significantly raise the cost of natural gas for Connecticut residential customers. The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.<br><br>Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.<br><br>“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”<br><br>AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://action.aarp.org/secure/urgent-ask-pura-reject-yankee-gas-rate-hikes?cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&encparam=kMjLkoMnlrGz05jf0X1xpSecF%2fAP7JmB%2bRJGxOazQ0c%3d&cid=&cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&ms=email-02052025-20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_name=20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_id=TEST&sfmc_s=&af=&gs=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign AARP’s online petition</a></span></span> urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:<br></p><ul><li>Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduyrpzotEtCm3gFV04jVI1U07JcthY6-#/registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></span></span></li></ul><p>AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:<br><br></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025</i></b></p><p><i>AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.</i><br><br><i>AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.</i><br><br><i>The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.</i><br><br><i>Our specific comments are as follows:</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Increase is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.</i><br><br><b><i><u>Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The 10.3% Return is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized</u></i></b><br><i>The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.</i><br><br><i>AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.</i><br><br><i>John Erlingheuser</i><br><i>AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy</i></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. 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'' : 'none')">Context</a><pre id="cakeErr6800e1d772c73-code" class="cake-code-dump" style="display: none;"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700">if(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strstr</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'=='</span><span style="color: #007700">)) {</span></span></code> <code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> </span><span style="color: #007700">list(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">) = </span><span style="color: #0000BB">explode</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">"=="</span><span style="color: #007700">,</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">1</span><span style="color: #007700">],</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code> <span class="code-highlight"><code><span style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"> $text </span><span style="color: #007700">= </span><span style="color: #0000BB">str_replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">0</span><span style="color: #007700">], (</span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$token</span><span style="color: #007700">]) != </span><span style="color: #0000BB">strtolower</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$keyword</span><span style="color: #007700">) ? </span><span style="color: #0000BB">self</span><span style="color: #007700">::</span><span style="color: #0000BB">replace</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #0000BB">$match</span><span style="color: #007700">[</span><span style="color: #0000BB">2</span><span style="color: #007700">], </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$town</span><span style="color: #007700">, </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$callCake</span><span style="color: #007700">): </span><span style="color: #DD0000">''</span><span style="color: #007700">), </span><span style="color: #0000BB">$text</span><span style="color: #007700">);</span></span></code></span></pre><pre id="cakeErr6800e1d772c73-context" class="cake-context" style="display: none;">$text = '<!--default--> <!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --> {ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif} {module_RHS - Tout A} {module_RHS - Ad Slot 1} {module_RHS - Join AARP Today} {module_RHS - Ad Slot 2} {module_FB - State Side Panel} {module_RHS - State Contact Us}' $town = array( '_id' => '57617fef0c4e268f7f8b52fd', 'city' => 'Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'nearby' => array( (int) 0 => array( 'city' => 'Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'hartford-ct' ), (int) 1 => array( 'city' => 'East Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'east-hartford-ct' ), (int) 2 => array( 'city' => 'West Hartford', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'west-hartford-ct' ), (int) 3 => array( 'city' => 'Wethersfield', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'wethersfield-ct' ), (int) 4 => array( 'city' => 'South Windsor', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'south-windsor-ct' ), (int) 5 => array( 'city' => 'Glastonbury', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'glastonbury-ct' ), (int) 6 => array( 'city' => 'Bloomfield', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'bloomfield-ct' ), (int) 7 => array( 'city' => 'Windsor', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'windsor-ct' ), (int) 8 => array( 'city' => 'Newington', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'newington-ct' ), (int) 9 => array( 'city' => 'Rocky Hill', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'rocky-hill-ct' ), (int) 10 => array( 'city' => 'East Windsor Hill', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'east-windsor-hill-ct' ), (int) 11 => array( 'city' => 'South Glastonbury', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'south-glastonbury-ct' ), (int) 12 => array( 'city' => 'Manchester', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'manchester-ct' ), (int) 13 => array( 'city' => 'Avon', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'avon-ct' ), (int) 14 => array( 'city' => 'East Glastonbury', 'state' => 'CT', 'sef_url' => 'east-glastonbury-ct' ) ), 'local' => array( (int) 0 => 'hartford-ct', (int) 1 => 'east-hartford-ct', (int) 2 => 'west-hartford-ct', (int) 3 => 'wethersfield-ct', (int) 4 => 'south-windsor-ct', (int) 5 => 'glastonbury-ct', (int) 6 => 'bloomfield-ct', (int) 7 => 'windsor-ct', (int) 8 => 'newington-ct', (int) 9 => 'rocky-hill-ct', (int) 10 => 'east-windsor-hill-ct', (int) 11 => 'south-glastonbury-ct', (int) 12 => 'manchester-ct', (int) 13 => 'avon-ct', (int) 14 => 'east-glastonbury-ct', (int) 15 => 'farmington-ct', (int) 16 => 'new-britain-ct', (int) 17 => 'poquonock-ct', (int) 18 => 'east-berlin-ct', (int) 19 => 'simsbury-ct', (int) 20 => 'weatogue-ct', (int) 21 => 'berlin-ct', (int) 22 => 'tariffville-ct', (int) 23 => 'unionville-ct', (int) 24 => 'east-windsor-ct', (int) 25 => 'windsor-locks-ct', (int) 26 => 'west-simsbury-ct', (int) 27 => 'plainville-ct', (int) 28 => 'cromwell-ct', (int) 29 => 'bolton-ct', (int) 30 => 'kensington-ct', (int) 31 => 'canton-ct', (int) 32 => 'vernon-ct', (int) 33 => 'broad-brook-ct', (int) 34 => 'east-granby-ct', (int) 35 => 'portland-ct' ), 'season' => 'spring', 'aarp-events-image' => 'aarp-events', 'amusement-parks-image' => 'amusement-warm-c', 'arts-entertainment-image' => 'arts-all-bm', 'asset_version' => '240925', 'beaches-lakes-image' => 'beaches-lakes-cool-c', 'billboard1_caption' => 'Spring', 'billboard1_image_url' => '{local_happenings-image}', 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"/denver-co/fight-fraud/" }, "detroit-mi": { "name": "Detroit, MI", "path": "/detroit-mi/fight-fraud/" }, "orlando-fl": { "name": "Central Florida, FL", "path": "/orlando-fl/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "houston-tx": { "name": "Houston, TX", "path": "/houston-tx/fight-fraud/" }, "brookhaven-ny": { "name": "Long Island, NY", "path": "/brookhaven-ny/fight-fraud/?showtowns=true" }, "san-diego-ca": { "name": "San Diego County, CA", "path": "/san-diego-ca/fight-fraud/" }, "miami-fl": { "name": "South Florida, FL", "path": "/miami-fl/fight-fraud/" } }, "code": "CSN-LOCAL-GROUP2" }, { "towns": { "charlotte-nc": { "name": "Charlotte, NC", "path": "/charlotte-nc/aarp-events/" }, "boston-ma": { "name": "Greater Boston, MA", "path": "/boston-ma/aarp-events/?showtowns=true" }, "indianapolis-in": { "name": "Indianapolis, IN", "path": "/indianapolis-in/aarp-events/" }, "las-vegas-nv": { "name": "Las Vegas, NV", "path": "/las-vegas-nv/aarp-events/" }, "philadelphia-pa": { "name": "Philadelphia, 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CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 BlogsController::display() - APP/Controller/BlogsController.php, line 81 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default--> <!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --> <div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer"> <header> <div class="pull-right"> <a href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS"> <img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" /> </a> </div> <h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> <h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> </header> <div class="wrap"> <div class="ar-listing snippet"> <ul class="list"> <li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-hartford-ct-c33375.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WETHERSFIELD-COMMUNITY-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Wethersfield Community Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Wethersfield Community Center</p> <p class="loc">Wethersfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-bloomfield-ct-c37402.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-BLOOMFIELD-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Bloomfield Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Bloomfield Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Bloomfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-windsor-locks-ct-c37895.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WINDSOR-LOCKS-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Windsor Locks Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Windsor Locks Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Windsor Locks, CT</p> </li> </ul> <p><a class="link-red" href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper"> <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_53475" data-adsize="300x250"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){ AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_53475', size:'300x250'}); 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The complete testimony submitted to PURA by AARP Connecticut is below.<br><br>Under the proposed application, Yankee Gas Services requests an increase in the fixed monthly charge by 39% and an overall rate increase of approximately 43% which would translate to a raise in Connecticut ratepayers’ monthly bill by $46.<br><br>“AARP calls on PURA to reject the latest rate increase proposal by one of Connecticut’s residential energy providers,” said John Erlingheuser, AARP Connecticut Senior Advocacy Director. “The excessive rate increase, which will raise bills before consumers even adjust their thermostats, will be one more financial worry for Connecticut residents 50-plus and their families – especially older and low-income residents – already facing a daily challenge to make ends meet, especially in the current inflationary environment.”<br><br>AARP Connecticut encourages potentially impacted ratepayers to voice their position on the unreasonable and unacceptable rate increase. Connecticut consumers can <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://action.aarp.org/secure/urgent-ask-pura-reject-yankee-gas-rate-hikes?cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&encparam=kMjLkoMnlrGz05jf0X1xpSecF%2fAP7JmB%2bRJGxOazQ0c%3d&cid=&cmp=EMC-ADV--20250205--TEST&ms=email-02052025-20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_name=20250206_CT_YankeeGasRateIncreaseEmail-Petition_2068800&eml_id=TEST&sfmc_s=&af=&gs=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sign AARP’s online petition</a></span></span> urging PURA to reject the rate increase or provide comments at a virtual public hearing PURA will hold to receive ratepayer feedback on the application by Yankee Gas Services to amend the rates:<br></p><ul><li>Wednesday, April 9, at noon: virtually via <span class="Enhancement" ><span class="Enhancement-item"><a class="Link" href="https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoduyrpzotEtCm3gFV04jVI1U07JcthY6-#/registration" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a></span></span></li></ul><p>AARP Connecticut’s submitted comments to PURA in opposition to the sizable rate increase request by Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy follows:<br><br></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>The Yankee Gas Service Company Natural Gas Rate Case Application to Amend its Rate Schedules</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) Docket No. 24-12-01</i></b></p><p class="cms-textAlign-center"><b><i>Comments of AARP Connecticut - January 29, 2025</i></b></p><p><i>AARP hereby submits comments on the Yankee Gas Services Company d/b/a Eversource Energy request for an increase in electric rates before the PURA.</i><br><br><i>AARP represents residential customers, particularly the over fifty population. Many of our members are on fixed incomes. Others are low income and struggle to make ends meet, especially in this current inflationary environment.</i><br><br><i>The request to increase natural gas rates by approximately $209 million, net of certain offsets, which translates to a 43% increase, or a bill increase of $46 per month, which is an unreasonable and unacceptable increase.</i><br><br><i>Our specific comments are as follows:</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Increase is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>PURA should disallow any unnecessary spending to reduce the overall rate increase.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The Customer Charge Should Not Be Increased</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase residential heating fixed customer charges from $17.00 to $23.63, or 39.0%, which may exceed the fixed costs to serve each customer upon a complete review of the Yankee’s cost of service study. This would cause customers to experience an increase in their bills before they even adjust their thermostats. The Company’s proposed increases to the fixed customer charges for residential heating customers appear to exceed the overall increase to revenue requirements which removes pricing signals for customers to conserve natural gas. High fixed charges make controlling your energy bill more difficult. PURA should reject this request.</i><br><br><b><i><u>Residential Customers are Bearing Too Much of the Increase</u></i></b><br><i>The Company proposes to increase revenues collected from the Residential Heating customer class by an amount much larger than the overall proposed revenue increase. This is unfair and inappropriate and should be rejected.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The 10.3% Return is Too High</u></i></b><br><i>The request for a 10.3% return is excessive compared with what other utilities are getting around the country. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority has already authorized multiple financial risk-mitigating ratemaking policies that allow the company to begin recovery of certain capital investments between rate proceedings. Therefore, the ROE should be reduced accordingly. We also oppose the proposed regulatory risk premium.</i><br><br><b><i><u>The PBR Plan Should Be Scrutinized</u></i></b><br><i>The performance-based ratemaking (PBR) plan proposes five incentive/penalty metrics and two other metrics which would be the first of their kind before PURA. The proposed PBR mechanism is exceedingly complex and deserves scrutiny. Utilities should not be rewarded with bonuses for doing their regular job. Further, the PBR proposal would allow for almost automatic changes to customers’ rates annually on November first of each year 2026, 2027, and 2028 outside of a general rate case. This is inappropriate as regulatory scrutiny is lacking.</i><br><br><i>AARP appreciates this opportunity to comment on this proceeding and looks forward to providing more feedback as the docket advances.</i><br><br><i>John Erlingheuser</i><br><i>AARP Connecticut Senior Associate State Director, Advocacy</i></p></div> </div> </p></span> </div> </div> <p><i>This story is provided by AARP Connecticut. 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{local_community_name}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state' => 'AARP in {local_full_state}', 'happenings_gold_slug_line_state_es' => 'AARP en {local_full_state}', 'happenings_heading' => 'News from AARP', 'happenings_twitter_header' => 'More from {local_city}', 'hiking-image' => 'hiking-cool-c', 'hiking_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-big-t.jpg', 'hiking_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/hiking4.jpg', 'hiking_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/hiking4-t.jpg', 'home_events_slot1' => '{module_Cvent New Widget Section}', 'home_events_slot2' => '{module_HP - Blog - Learn More}', 'home_intro_text' => '<p> Select your community from the list below to learn about great programs, stimulating things to do, local services, discounts and more! </p>', 'hp-event-tout' => '{if_facebook_link}<div class="module-spacer text-center"> <div class="fb-page" data-href="{local_facebook_link}" data-tabs="timeline" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true"><blockquote cite="{local_facebook_link}" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="{local_facebook_link}">Facebook</a></blockquote></div></div> {endif}', 'ice_skating_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/responsive/ice-skating-all-1140x655.jpg', 'ice_skating_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/ice-skating.jpg', 'ice_skating_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/ice-skating-t.jpg', 'image_url' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/working-for-you.jpeg', 'jobs_widget_city' => '{local_city_c}', 'm2mredirect' => 'True', 'movies-image' => 'movies-all-c', 'movies_robots' => 'index, follow', 'name' => 'In Your Community', 'nature_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-big-t.jpg', 'nature_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/nature-center2.jpg', 'nature_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/nature-center2-t.jpg', 'nearme_map_radius' => '20', 'nearme_map_zip' => '{local_zip}', 'omniture_cookie' => 'hartford-ct-cp', 'page-title-right' => '{module_Event Snapshot Newsletter Signup}', 'parks-image' => 'parks-warm-c', 'pilot_towns_banner_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/classic/happenings-rural-240x140.jpg', 'pumpkin-picking-image' => 'fall-fun-all-1-pumpkins', 'recommendation_form_email' => 'jgunderson-palmer@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com,katherine@americantowns.com', 'recreation-image' => 'rec-cool-b', 'restaurantform_email' => 'bmazur@aarp.org,bekim@americantowns.com', 'restaurant_radius' => '10,20,30', 'season-activities' => 'Walking, microbreweries ', 'season-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'seasonal_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-big-t.jpg', 'seasonal_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/seasonal.jpg', 'seasonal_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/seasonal-t.jpg', 'season_header' => 'Spring Fun', 'season_title' => 'Spring', 'skiing_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-big-t.jpg', 'skiing_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/skiing.jpg', 'skiing_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/skiing-t.jpg', 'spring-fun-image' => 'spring-fun-warm-m', 'state_blog_header' => 'AARP State News', 'state_blog_name' => 'Connecticut', 'summer-fun-image' => 'summer-fun-warm-m', 'tas_state_link' => 'https://takeastand.aarp.org/congressional-action-chart/?state={local_full_state_c}', 'term' => 'in Hartford', 'thingstodo_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-big-t.jpg', 'thingstodo_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/things-to-do3.jpg', 'thingstodo_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/things-to-do3-t.jpg', 'vcc_featured_image' => 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/local-aarp/img/vcc/featured/20210430_4C9F7646-96EC-4C88-960A-997CE34788BC.jpg', 'veterans-image' => 'veterans', 'video_tout_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/video-touts/san-antonio-video.png', 'vineyards-wineries-image' => 'wineries', 'volunteer-today-button' => '<span class="media-middle"> <a href="https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/virtual/?intcmp=CSN-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLINT-20210331-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}" class="red btn" target="_blank">I WANT TO VOLUNTEER</a> </span>', 'volunteering-image' => 'volunteering-winter', 'volunteering-news-image' => 'volunteer-all-m-hands', 'volunteer_help_image' => 'volunteering-help-military-families', 'volunteer_help_link_name' => 'See Projects', 'volunteer_help_link_url' => 'https://www.createthegood.org/how-to-guides?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-VOLHTG-20140805-{local_tracking_code_town}-{local_tracking_code_state}', 'volunteer_help_subtitle' => 'Help Military Families', 'volunteer_help_title' => 'Do-It-Yourself Project Guides', 'winter-fun-image' => 'winter-fun-snow-c-ski', 'winterfun_big_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-big-t.jpg', 'winterfun_hero_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/hero/winter-fun.jpg', 'winterfun_pic_nav2' => '<li><a href="/{town_sef_url}/skiing/"><img src="{local_skiing_big_thumb}" title="Skiing"><span>Skiing</span></a></li>', 'winterfun_thumb' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/thumbs/winter-fun-t.jpg', 'youtube_image' => 'https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/youtube.png', 'news_link' => 'https://www.aarp.org/CT?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-BLOGCT-20140101', 'contactus_text' => 'AARP Connecticut', 'contactus_email' => 'CTAARP@aarp.org ', 'contactus_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/aarp-connecticut/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101', 'facebook_link' => 'https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT', 'twitter_link' => 'https://twitter.com/AARPCT', 'state_contract_id' => '55993', 'state_blog_flag' => 'https://states.aarp.org/wp-content/themes/aarpstates/images/state_flags/connecticut.png', 'state_blog_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/', 'state_blog_rss' => 'https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/feed', 'cold_state' => 'yes', 'embed_video_2' => '5756558699001', '2020_election_link' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/how-to-vote-in-connecticuts-2020-election-what-you-need-to-know-ct-2020-07-27.html', 'State_Label' => 'Connecticut's', 'vaccine_url' => 'https://local.aarp.org/news/the-covid19-vaccine-distribution-plan-inconnecticut-ct-2021-02-01.html', 'at_ski_resort' => 'y', 'state_capital' => 'hartford-ct', 'instagram_link' => 'aarp_connecticut', '2024_election_link' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/election-voting-guide', '2024_election_link_es' => 'https://states.aarp.org/connecticut/elecciones-guia-para-votar', 'advanced_directives_link' => 'https://www.caringinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/Connecticut.pdf', 'full_state' => 'Connecticut', 'county' => 'Hartford', 'geo' => array( (int) 0 => (float) -72.673202514648, (int) 1 => (float) 41.766498565674 ), 'latitude' => (float) 41.766498565674, 'longitude' => (float) -72.673202514648, 'city_state' => 'Hartford, CT', 'city_state_search' => 'Hartford CT,Hartferd CT,HARTFORD CITY CT', 'pilot_name' => 'Hartford', 'pilot_sef_url' => '', 'community_id' => (int) 243, 'community_name' => 'Hartford', 'community_state' => 'CT', 'community_region' => '', 'brightspot_region' => 'hartford-ct', 'title' => 'Hartford, CT', 'subtitle' => 'Highlighting Hartford', 'tracking_code_town' => 'HARTFORD', 'tracking_code_state' => 'CT', 'ad_state' => 'ct', 'ad_city' => 'hartford', 'ad_region' => null, 'timezone' => 'America/New_York', 'type' => 'town', 'zip' => '06101', 'sef_url' => 'hartford-ct', 'americantowns_url' => 'https://www.americantowns.com/hartford-ct/', 'alt_names' => 'Hartford,Hartferd,HARTFORD CITY', 'zipcodes' => array( (int) 0 => '06101', (int) 1 => '06102', (int) 2 => '06103', (int) 3 => '06104', (int) 4 => '06105', (int) 5 => '06106', (int) 6 => '06107', (int) 7 => '06108', (int) 8 => '06109', (int) 9 => '06110', (int) 10 => '06111', (int) 11 => '06112', (int) 12 => '06114', (int) 13 => '06115', (int) 14 => '06117', (int) 15 => '06118', (int) 16 => '06119', (int) 17 => '06120', (int) 18 => '06123', (int) 19 => '06126', (int) 20 => '06132', (int) 21 => '06134', (int) 22 => '06140', (int) 23 => '06141', (int) 24 => '06142', (int) 25 => '06143', (int) 26 => '06144', (int) 27 => '06145', (int) 28 => '06146', (int) 29 => '06147', (int) 30 => '06150', (int) 31 => '06151', (int) 32 => '06152', (int) 33 => '06153', (int) 34 => '06154', (int) 35 => '06155', (int) 36 => '06156', (int) 37 => '06160', (int) 38 => '06161', (int) 39 => '06167', (int) 40 => '06176', (int) 41 => '06180', (int) 42 => '06183', (int) 43 => '06199' ), 'urls' => array( (int) 0 => 'hartford-ct', (int) 1 => 'hartferd-ct', (int) 2 => 'hartford-city-ct', (int) 3 => 'htd-ct', (int) 4 => 'htfd-ct', (int) 5 => 'central-ct', (int) 6 => 'main-office-ct', (int) 7 => 'hfd-ct', (int) 8 => 'west-hartford-ct', (int) 9 => 'blue-hills-ct', (int) 10 => 'barry-square-ct', (int) 11 => 'unity-plaza-ct', (int) 12 => 'bank-of-america-ct', (int) 13 => 'hartford-natl-bank-ct', (int) 14 => 'allstate-ct', (int) 15 => 'c-t-mutual-insurance-co-ct', (int) 16 => 'hartford-insurance-group-ct', (int) 17 => 'aetna-life-ct', (int) 18 => 'aetna-insurance-ct', (int) 19 => 'ct-dept-of-motor-vehicles-ct', (int) 20 => 'wethersfield-ct', (int) 21 => 'a-a-r-p-pharmacy-ct', (int) 22 => 'irs-ct', (int) 23 => 'travelers-ins-ct', (int) 24 => 'w-hartford-ct', (int) 25 => 'w-htfd-ct', (int) 26 => 'west-hartfrd-ct', (int) 27 => 'e-hartford-ct', (int) 28 => 'east-hartford-ct', (int) 29 => 'east-htfd-ct', (int) 30 => 'forbes-village-ct', (int) 31 => 'hartfrd-ct', (int) 32 => 'weathersfield-ct', (int) 33 => 'weth-ct', (int) 34 => 'wethersfld-ct', (int) 35 => 'corbins-corner-ct', (int) 36 => 'elmwood-ct', (int) 37 => 'newington-ct', (int) 38 => 'e-htfd-ct' ), 'town_ids' => array( (int) 0 => '2149', (int) 1 => '2150', (int) 2 => '2151', (int) 3 => '2152', (int) 4 => '2153', (int) 5 => '2154', (int) 6 => '2160', (int) 7 => '2161', (int) 8 => '2162', (int) 9 => '2166', (int) 10 => '2167', (int) 11 => '2168', (int) 12 => '2173', (int) 13 => '2175', (int) 14 => '2178', (int) 15 => '2179', (int) 16 => '2180', (int) 17 => '2181', (int) 18 => '2182', (int) 19 => '2183', (int) 20 => '2184', (int) 21 => '2185', (int) 22 => '2186', (int) 23 => '2187', (int) 24 => '2188', (int) 25 => '2189', (int) 26 => '2190', (int) 27 => '2191', (int) 28 => '2192', (int) 29 => '2193', (int) 30 => '2194', (int) 31 => '2195', (int) 32 => '2196', (int) 33 => '2197', (int) 34 => '2198', (int) 35 => '2199', (int) 36 => '46418', (int) 37 => '46419', (int) 38 => '46420', (int) 39 => '46421', (int) 40 => '46422', (int) 41 => '46423', (int) 42 => '46424', (int) 43 => '46425' ), 'cvent_community_code' => 'ct-hartford-county' ) $callCake = true $matches = array( (int) 0 => array( (int) 0 => '{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif}', (int) 1 => 'slug==healthy-living/map', (int) 2 => ' {module_RHS - AARP Events} ' ) ) $match = array( (int) 0 => '{ifnot_slug==healthy-living/map} {module_RHS - AARP Events} {endif}', (int) 1 => 'slug==healthy-living/map', (int) 2 => ' {module_RHS - AARP Events} ' ) $token = 'slug' $keyword = 'healthy-living/map'</pre><pre class="stack-trace">Localize::replace() - APP/Lib/Localize.php, line 152 Modules::render() - APP/Lib/Modules.php, line 9 include - APP/View/Elements/display.ctp, line 13 View::_evaluate() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 971 View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 933 View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 473 Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 963 AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 136 BlogsController::display() - APP/Controller/BlogsController.php, line 81 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ?? Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491 Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193 Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167 [main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 118</pre></div></pre><div class="module clearfix"><!--default--> <!-- module_RHS - AARP Events --> <div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer"> <header> <div class="pull-right"> <a href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS"> <img style="width:30px;" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/template/icons/aarp_event_icon.png" alt="Upcoming AARP Events" /> </a> </div> <h2 class="visible-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> <h2 class="hidden-lg">AARP Events for Hartford</h2> </header> <div class="wrap"> <div class="ar-listing snippet"> <ul class="list"> <li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-hartford-ct-c33375.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WETHERSFIELD-COMMUNITY-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Wethersfield Community Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Wethersfield Community Center</p> <p class="loc">Wethersfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-bloomfield-ct-c37402.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-BLOOMFIELD-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Bloomfield Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Thursday, Apr 17, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Bloomfield Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Bloomfield, CT</p> </li><li class="item" data-pageindex="1"> <h2 class="title"><a href="/driver-safety/aarp-smart-driver-windsor-locks-ct-c37895.html" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-EVENTS-AARP-SMART-DRIVERTM-WINDSOR-LOCKS-SENIOR-CENTER">AARP Smart Driver™: Windsor Locks Senior Center</a></h2> <p class="time">Monday, Apr 21, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET</p> <p class="venue">Windsor Locks Senior Center</p> <p class="loc">Windsor Locks, CT</p> </li> </ul> <p><a class="link-red" href="/hartford-ct/aarp-events/" data-formelementid="LOCAL-BTN-CLK-SEEALL-EVENTS">View All AARP Events<i class="ml-1 fas fa-chevron-right"></i></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper"> <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_53475" data-adsize="300x250"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){ AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_53475', size:'300x250'}); } </script> </div> </div> <div class="card-tout card-dark membership-tout" style="margin:0 0 30px 0;height:360px;"> <img class="img-responsive image" title="image of two AARP membership cards" alt="image of two AARP membership cards" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/tout-two-cards.png"> <div class="title">Last Chance to Save!<br />New Pricing Coming in 2025.</div> <br /> <p> This is AARP's first rate increase in 15 years.<br />Don't miss out, join today and save!<br /><br /> </p> <div class="action"> <a class="btn" href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/join?campaignid=UAJFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-HARTFORD-CT">Join AARP</a> <div class="body">Already a member? <a href="https://appsec.aarp.org/mem/renew?campaignid= UARFT3&intcmp=LNK-CSN-AARPLOCAL-JRTOUT-RR-A-HARTFORD-CT">Renew</a> or <a href="https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/my-membership/print-your-card/">Print Card</a></div> </div> </div> <style> .membership-tout {padding:16px 20px;} .membership-tout .list li { margin: 0; } </style> <div aria-hidden="true" class="aarpe-ad-wrapper"> <div class="aarpe-ad en clearfix" id="300x250_93505" data-adsize="300x250"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof AARP.ads !== 'undefined'){ AARP.ads.slots({ id:'300x250_93505', size:'300x250'}); } </script> </div> </div> <div class="module-spacer text-center"> <div class="fb-page" alt="Image of AARP Connecticut Facebook Page" title="Image of AARP Connecticut Facebook Page" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT" data-tabs="timeline" width="" height="" data-small-header="false" data-adapt-container-width="true" data-hide-cover="false" data-show-facepile="true"> <blockquote cite="https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT" class="fb-xfbml-parse-ignore"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT">Facebook</a></blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="ar-basic-box module-spacer"> <header> <h2>Contact AARP<br />Connecticut</h2> </header> <div class="wrap"> <div class="ar-quick-list module-spacer"> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li><i class="list-icon fa fa-envelope" alt="Email icon" title="Email icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="mailto:CTAARP@aarp.org " target="_blank" rel="noopener">CTAARP@aarp.org </a></li> <li><i class="list-icon fa fa-globe" alt="Globe icon" title="Globe icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="https://states.aarp.org/region/connecticut/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AARP Connecticut</a></li> <li><i class="list-icon fa fa-map-marker" alt="Map Marker icon" title="Map Marker icon" aria-hidden="true"></i><a href="https://states.aarp.org/aarp-connecticut/?intcmp=SNG-LNK-AARPLOCAL-CONTACT-20140101-HARTFORD-CT" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contact Us</a></li> </ul> </div> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AARPCT" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Open Facebook"><img style="max-width: 48px;" alt="Facebook icon" title="Facebook icon" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/page/icons/facebook.png"></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AARPCT" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Open Twitter"><img style="max-width: 48px;" alt="Twitter icon" title="Twitter icon" src="https://cdn-aarp.americantowns.com/img/page/icons/twitter.png"></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aarp_connecticut/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Open Instagram"><img style="max-width: 56px; 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