Happy Wednesday!
We have 63,494 signers and growing! Keep sharing this to your friends! Many people don't watch the news, go on FB, and listen to talk radio like WICC 600 in Bridgeport or WTIC 1080 in Hartford. Please share this to your friends that avoid the media! Every day I ask people and someone replies "what petition?" So please continue to share!
Republicans write their own petition! You can go to https://specialsessionct.com or click here Fighting for Electric Ratepayers in Connecticut to sign.
Please read this letter by Carol Platt Liebau from Yankee Institute that was published today in CT Examiner. Connecticut’s ‘Green’ Grandstanding Costs Electric Ratepayers Dearly
In part she writes "The widespread recent outrage is long overdue. For decades, flawed energy policy has been driven by government bureaucracy and overregulation at the state and national level."
Carol continues..."On Aug. 14, PURA exacerbated public discontent, approving a hike for Eversource and UI to recoup $80 million in costs for electric vehicle (EV) charging grid enhancements and rebates. Given the expense of buying an electric car, this infrastructure has generally benefited the state’s wealthiest towns, meaning Connecticut’s affluent are being subsidized by residents of modest means."
Carol reveals a timeline by Governor Lamont issues Executive Order 21-3 in PDF to direct Connecticut executive branch state agencies to take significant actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Please be informed, take the time and read it!
LATEST MEDIA UPDATE FROM AROUND CONNECTICUT
WICC's Paul Pacelli interview with GOP leader Steve Harding and Meghan Portfolio Aug 27, 2024. You can listen to it here. Here are some excellent talking points. Scroll down for the sound byte.
Rep. Bill Buckbee on WTIC's Brian & Co. voices on Rate Increases posted on facebook
Rob Sampson facebook post calling for special session
Capitol News Briefing with House and Senate Republican Leaders on Electric Bill Rates
Recorded On: 8/27/2024
Representative Vincent Candelora (House Republican Leader) and Senator Stephen Harding (Senate Republican Leader) write a letter to Governor Lamont
“What’s happening here is Democrats are creating policies that are costly for the ratepayers and residents of Connecticut and putting them on their bills,” Candelora said.
“These electric charging stations cost a lot of freaking money and the people that are driving them are not my constituents, they’re the wealthy constituents in the suburbs, that don’t pay gas tax anymore so they’re not contributing to our roads, they don’t pay any fees for the charging stations and a lot of them get to charge up for free,” Candelora said.
“How is that fair to residents who are living in poorer communities that are stuck paying that bill? He refers to PURA's Sept 1st increase to ratepayers to pay for EV infastructor. You can read about it here.
That's all for now. Just wanted to keep you in the loop on the lastest. Gov Lamont and the Majority leaders thinks this will blow over and go away.
This is so wrong on so many levels.
~scott