CL&P rates going up 13% - but there is a way to avoid it!

According to the Hartford Courant:

At CL&P, the combined generation and delivery cost for customers using the utility's standard service electricity rate is jumping 13 percent, to 18.5 cents a kilowatt hour, putting the cost per month at $129.26 for a customer using 700 kilowatt hours a month, according to a rate sheet from regulators. During the second half of 2013, a similar customer would have paid $114.05 a month excluding taxes.

At UI, which delivers power to 325,000 customers from Fairfield to North Branford, total rates are increasing 2 percent, to 22.1 cents a kilowatt hour, making the monthly bill for same user of 700 kilowatt hours $154.71. During the second half of 2013, a similar customer would have paid $152.30 a month, excluding taxes.

The good news is that Solarize West Hartford can help you get roof top Solar which will free you from the vagaries of rate increases. The cost for electricity is up - which means the payback time for a solar array is DOWN. 

Time is running out - the Solarize program ends on Feb 18th. This rate increase is just one more reason to act soon.