Sen. Ryan Fazio Offers a Plan to Reduce Rising Electric Rates
January 23, 2025

Sen. Ryan Fazio Offers a Plan to Reduce Rising Electric Rates
HARTFORD, CT – State Senator Ryan Fazio (R-Greenwich) is leading the efforts to provide CT residents financial relief from high electricity bills. Sen. Fazio stood with his republican colleagues yesterday to unveil the Consumers First Act, a six-point plan to bring about relief and sustainability for consumers.
“Electricity costs are still too damn high,” said Sen. Ryan Fazio, Ranking Senator on the Energy and Technology Committee. “Anyone who has seen their January electric bill can tell you that. Connecticut residents are hurting from these high costs, and they are begging their elected officials to do something about it. We have been offering specific plans for the last two years to do just that, including removing public benefits charges that are inflating electric bills. We can do so much better in this state, and we are hoping to work with our Democratic colleagues to get these commonsense ideas passed into law.”
Sen. Fazio has driven the six-point plan to reduce energy costs, which proposes eliminating the public benefits charge on every electric bill, saving CT residents hundreds of dollars per year.
This six-point energy plan includes:
- Eliminate the “Public benefits Charge” (a hidden tax) on your electric bill
- Cap the price of all future long-term energy purchases
- Redefine the definition of Class I renewable energy sources to include nuclear and hydropower
- Separate PURA from DEEP
- Eliminate incentive programs that increase electric demand, including the electric vehicle rebate program
- Increase the supply of natural gas
Watch the press conference here