Sen. Martin Votes in Favor of Bill to Reduce Electricity Costs

For Immediate Release

Sen. Henri Martin today issued the following statement after he voted in favor of bipartisan legislation to deliver $200 million in annual savings on electric bills. This savings package includes a $100 million reduction in public benefits charges and another $100 million cut to delivery and transmission costs. The bill now awaits a vote in the House of Representatives. (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-00004-R00SA-AMD.pdf)

“Ratepayers in Bristol and across Connecticut are begging for relief. For years, Senate Republicans and I have been offering common sense solutions to lower our outrageous electric bills.  This is a small, but positive step forward.  Our electric rates are still much too high.  That’s unacceptable. We must eliminate the public benefits charge. I will keep working to deliver much more relief for overburdened and frustrated consumers.”