HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Customers rallied on Thursday outside the Connecticut Capitol to draw attention to their high utility bills.
“We’re mad,” said Cindy Jordan, who organized the protest. “Our electric bills are outrageous. The cost of living in this state has risen to a point where people are angry. I think this was the final nail in the coffin.”
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It comes after residents across the state said they’ve seen their electricity bills go up by hundreds, if not thousands over the summer.
Utility customers said one of their major complaints is from the public benefits charges.
The utility companies have said they’re using that extra charge to recover costs from the pandemic and to invest in electric vehicle programs.
“I don’t think it’s fair, because many of us are doing the right thing by paying our bills are we go,” said Elaine Starr, a protestor. “I don’t ask for …