United Illuminating Co. v. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority

Summary

The court dismissed as moot the challenge to PURA's proposed return-on-equity reduction because PURA never implemented it, but vacated the related agency order and trial-court judgment to prevent possible legal consequences. The court held that, under the 2020 statutory scheme, each monthly failure to report a minor accident was a separate violation rather than a daily continuing violation, requiring recalculation of the penalties. It otherwise upheld the storm-performance fines because substantial evidence supported PURA's findings concerning make-safe crews and inadequate communications with Bridgeport officials.