Sen. Harding: Gov. Lamont’s Signature Could Have Doubled CT Residents’ H2O Rates

Sen. Stephen Harding issued the following statement regarding the appeal by Eversource of the decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to deny the sale of Aquarion Company to a new nonprofit.

“Attorney General William Tong says, ‘no one wants this deal’ and that state utility regulators were right to reject this ‘costly loser’.

Ok, but wait a second:

Gov. Ned Lamont put pen to paper.

Gov. Lamont signed the bill – this ‘costly loser’ – into law.

Gov. Lamont raised no concerns as he signed it. Why?

Gov. Lamont’s signature could have doubled Connecticut residents’ water rates.

Gov. Lamont’s signature could have rendered the public voiceless while negatively impacting the environment – watershed land and public drinking water – in towns throughout the northwest corner of Connecticut.

In signing the bill, Gov. Lamont did want that deal.”