CT GOP leaders: Eversource EV $$ Request is “clearest indication yet” of Out-of-Step Dem Energy Policies

House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora and Senate Republican Leader Stephen Harding today released the following statement in response to Eversource’s request to recover costs associated with a rebate program for electric vehicle charging equipment that was initiated by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to help the state achieve energy goals set by the General Assembly:

“That our state’s largest utility company, Eversource, is saying that it will no longer support the financial incentive program for home and business electric vehicle charging equipment unless it can recover the full costs of the EV program in a timely manner is the clearest indication yet that the energy policies favored by majority Democrats are simply out of step with the reality of the economics associated with running, maintaining and improving our electric grid. It’s past time for the Democrats and the Governor to get serious about charting a sensible and sustainable path forward on energy issues. That effort should begin with the Governor making his final two—and overdue—appointments to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Failure to act will only add to the uncertainty over the cost, scope and timeline of much-needed improvements to our state’s fragile grid and, ultimately, cause more frustration among ratepayers who are fed up with escalating costs.”