SirClausRaunchy
SirClausRaunchy t1_ixzywo1 wrote
Reply to comment by CombObvious4283 in Protest at the state capital against the Eversource rate hike! Legislators will be present. (New Date) Call your state reps as well in advance and let them know how you feel! by Lilcoqui17
....except, statewide. Have the state buyout the existing infrastructure. Connecticut could literally make money on the deal in the long run and still provide cheaper rates and better service.
SirClausRaunchy t1_ixz2m0q wrote
Reply to comment by CombObvious4283 in Protest at the state capital against the Eversource rate hike! Legislators will be present. (New Date) Call your state reps as well in advance and let them know how you feel! by Lilcoqui17
Yeah. Publicly owned utilities are awesome. Let's do that, but statewide.
SirClausRaunchy t1_ixxrbzn wrote
Reply to Protest at the state capital against the Eversource rate hike! Legislators will be present. (New Date) Call your state reps as well in advance and let them know how you feel! by Lilcoqui17
Wallingford has low electric rates. Why don't we just do that, but, ya know, statewide?
SirClausRaunchy t1_iy1nz4l wrote
Reply to comment by CombObvious4283 in Protest at the state capital against the Eversource rate hike! Legislators will be present. (New Date) Call your state reps as well in advance and let them know how you feel! by Lilcoqui17
Yeah, I know how taxes work. It's already a massively profitable business, why would the state taking over change that? They could reduce rates and still profit. Any income over operating costs could just pay back the state for the cost of the takeover, and then be reinvested into statewide infrastructure.