(Hours 1b,c) Rich spoke to Senator Jim Rubens concerning a pending “Eversource Bailout” bill.  He shared examples about local power plants and their impact on the rate payers’ bank account.  He then informed the listeners that we are in the most over-billed transmission region in the country and talked about the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) part in the problem.

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(Hour 1c) As Senator Rubens continued with Rich he shared about Eversource’s attempts to use FERC to cause consumers to spend more money.  He spoke about the goal of using Northern Pass to get more assets on the board so Eversource can get more guaranteed return and he informed the listeners about Eversource’s support of Senate Bill 128.  Finally, they discussed the importance of getting control of FERC.  Tune in for all of the details!

Click here for more information about SB128.

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