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		<title>Positive Energy, Our Newest Sponsor, Can Save You $$ On Your Electric Bill And Help Us Too</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/07/23/positive-energy-our-newest-sponsor-can-save-you-on-your-electric-bill-and-help-us-too</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Normally I don&#8217;t announce advertising or sponsorships on our website because they are clear-cut, traditional advertising and what they pay is of no consequence to the reader. The only difference between the sponsors on my site and those in newspapers is that I tell them in writing that being an advertiser gives them no advantage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CL&amp;P Attempts To Move Electric Home Connection By A Couple Of Inches</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/07/23/clp-attempts-to-move-electric-home-connection-by-a-couple-of-inches</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/07/23/clp-attempts-to-move-electric-home-connection-by-a-couple-of-inches#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Porriello of Wethersfield tells me that he had the unfortunate opportunity to experience &#8220;customer service&#8221; from Northeast Utilities last week. &#8220;I recently had new siding put on my house and the &#8220;pin socket&#8221; that is screwed into the house to hold the power line tight was replaced, therefore NU needed to come out to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conn Gov. Rell Vetoes Sweeping Proposal To Change Electric Policies</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/25/conn-gov-rell-vetoes-sweeping-proposal-to-change-electric-policies</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/25/conn-gov-rell-vetoes-sweeping-proposal-to-change-electric-policies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ct  Governor M. Jodi Rell today vetoed energy legislation, crafted and passed in the final days of the session, citing &#8220;deep concerns that the measure would raise utility rates for consumers, not reduce them as bill sponsors claim.&#8221; The Governor said Bill 493, An Act Reducing Electricity Costs and Promoting Renewable Energy, “is not in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United Illuminating To Purchase Natural Gas Companies</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/25/united-illuminating-to-purchase-natural-gas-companies</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/25/united-illuminating-to-purchase-natural-gas-companies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 21:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[United Illuminating, which serves electric customers in Southern Connecticut, is purchaseing  The Southern Connecticut Gas Company (SCG), Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation (CNG) and The Berkshire Gas Company (Berkshire) for $1.3 billion. If approved by state regulators, the acquisitions are expected to take place next winter. It will then create a diversified  energy delivery company with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atty Gen Likes Electric Reform Legislation</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/05/atty-gen-likes-electric-reform-legislation</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 16:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ATTORNEY GENERAL PRAISES PASSAGE OF SWEEPING ELECTRICITY REFORM BILL INTENDED TO LOWER PRICES, ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised passage of sweeping legislation seeking to lower electricity prices, encourage conservation and jumpstart clean, alternative energy. Blumenthal has fought since 2006 to reform Connecticut’s broken electricity system, which has burdened the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radical Energy Bill Passes House &amp; Senate, Now Up To Rell</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/05/radical-energy-bill-passes-house-senate-now-up-to-rell</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/05/05/radical-energy-bill-passes-house-senate-now-up-to-rell#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 11:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Connecticut House of Representatives has passed the controversial Energy bill which could have dramatic impact on our electric bills. By a vote of  81-40, the House followed the Senate in adopting the last-minute legislation that has not even had a public hearing. Gov. M. Jody Rell, who has not said whether she would sign [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut Check Not In The Mail For Operation Fuel</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/04/29/connecticut-check-not-in-the-mail-for-operation-fuel</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/04/29/connecticut-check-not-in-the-mail-for-operation-fuel#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomfield, Conn. &#8211; With less than $65,000 remaining for emergency energy assistance and utility shut off notices in the mail, Operation Fuel Executive Director Patricia Wrice is hoping that the state of Connecticut releases the $1 million it approved two weeks ago for emergency energy assistance before countless households begin to lose their utilities. Otherwise, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CL&amp;P In Hot Seat For Turning Off Power At Wrong House</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/04/28/clp-in-hot-seat-for-turning-off-power-at-wrong-house</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/04/28/clp-in-hot-seat-for-turning-off-power-at-wrong-house#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conn Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today asked Connecticut Light &#38; Power to disclose how many other cases there have been where the wrong house had its power shut off for failing to pay electric bills. The request came after CtWatchdog disclosed yesterday that CL&#38;P mistakenly turned off power to a Farmington homeowner when it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CL&amp;P Turns Off Wrong Customer</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/04/27/clp-turns-off-wrong-customer</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Orvis of Farmington, Ct was doing a good clip on his treadmill this afternoon, watching a movie when suddenly the television, treadmill and all other electrically powered appliances shut down. Looking out a window, Orvis saw a Connecticut Light &#38; Power truck outside. Orvis ran outside and was greeted by a CL&#38;P technician who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Can&#8217;t Understand CL&amp;P Billing Practices, Sending Dunning Letters To People Who Pay On Time</title>
		<link>http://ctwatchdog.com/2009/11/08/former-ct-dpup-official-cant-understand-clp-billing-practices-sending-dunning-letters-to-people-who-pay-on-time</link>
		<comments>http://ctwatchdog.com/2009/11/08/former-ct-dpup-official-cant-understand-clp-billing-practices-sending-dunning-letters-to-people-who-pay-on-time#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Gombossy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This email came recently from a CL&#38;P customer. She says she finds no justification for CL&#38;P&#8217;s billing process for those like her who always pay their utility bills on time. I guess we need to keep looking at the billing practices of CL&#38;P and its parent company, Northeast Utilities. It seems that NU just can&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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