Energy and climateFinding
Connecticut should remove the public benefits charge from electric bills.
Connecticut electric bills include a public benefits charge that pays for programs such as energy efficiency, solar incentives and some power contracts. Removing it would lower bills and require those programs to be cut or paid for another way.
Ryan Fazio
End the $1 billion hidden tax Ryan exposed as a senator. The plan would immediately end or sunset most of the more than 50 government programs hidden in the charge
- Verification
- Quote found on the cited page by an independent check.
- Confidence
- High (0.85)
- Review
- Reviewed Sep 30, 2026 by edo.
Accepted sources
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- Ryan Fazio's verified accounts and sites.
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- Official site cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAMemberBills.asp (How verified)
- X @ryanfazio (How verified)
- Facebook @ryanfazio (How verified)
- Instagram @ryanfazioct (How verified)
- YouTube @ryanfazioct (How verified)
- TikTok @ryanfazioct (How verified)
- Official government sites. congress.gov, senate.gov, house.gov, govinfo.gov, fec.gov, ct.gov, portal.ct.gov, state.ct.us
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