By Paula Panzarella, Fight the Hike
The legislature is still considering two very good bills that would help consumers of Connecticut. Our electricity is the highest in the continental U.S. and there is a chance that Senate Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1176 can alleviate that, as well as promote renewable energy and create Connecticut jobs in the clean energy industry.
HOWEVER, this is also the time when bills go through various committees and can get drastically changed. Call your legislators and demand that there be no increases, no new charges, no taxes for the consumers on your electric bills. If the corporations are taxed they cannot pass that along to the sorely overcharged consumers. Taxes have to be paid from their profits!
Fight the Hike meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., NH City Hall, 165 Church St., 2nd floor meeting room 3. Our next meeting is scheduled to take place May 19. For info call (203) 562-2798 or e-mail paulapanzarella@yahoo.com.