Vernon Mayor Dan Champagne and members of the Vernon Town Council urge all Eversource customers who oppose the utility’s 13 percent residential rate increase request to join them in making their views known to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.

They mayor and council members signed a petition on Tuesday opposing the rate increase and you can too by visiting this link on the Vernon webpage:

https://www.vernon-ct.gov/forms/petition-against-eversource-2026-rate-increase

All are welcome to sign the petition, regardless of town of residence. The petition will be forwarded to PURA.

Eversource notified regulators that the company would file for a rate increase request next month and that if approved the increase would go into effect in July 2027.  Although details have not been released, Eversource said the increase would be 13 percent for residential users and overall would be 11 percent. That amounts to $25 more a month for Connecticut families.

“Here we go again,” Vernon Mayor Dan Champagne. “One of the most profitable utilities in the nation is asking its customers to pay more and more for electricity. It’s outrageous and we can’t afford it. I hope the people who will be forced to pay these rates will join us in telling Eversource ‘no way.’”

Mayor Champagne said the increase will not only affect customers, but taxpayers who will have to cover the increased cost of electricity for schools and other municipal buildings.

“Customers need a break,” Mayor Champagne said. “And because this rate increase will affect most Connecticut residents, we invite everyone affect to sign our petition, which can be found on the town website.”