Organization Category: Utilities

CITIZENS ENERGY CORPORATION

A non-profit organization that was founded in 1979 to promote innovative ventures in energy and other industries. Citizens Energy is best known for its heating oil program, which has provided millions of low-income Americans with free and discounted health oil for more than 30 years. 

Written by on February 18, 2014

NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY

The FCC and the Connecticut State Department of Consumer Protection, offer the DO NOT CALL program which allows the public to have their home telephone numbers and cell phone numbers removed from telemarketing lists. Any business doing phone solicitations in the state cannot legally call a person on that list 31 days after the number […]

Written by on September 23, 2013

CONNECTICUT – PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) is the state agency statutorily charged with regulating the rates and services of Connecticut’s investor owned electricity, natural gas, water and telecommunication companies and is the franchising authority for the state’s cable television companies. In the industries that are still wholly regulated, PURA balances the public’s right to safe, adequate and […]

Written by on December 6, 2012