Good News: East Haven United Illuminating Customers To Pay Less For Power

EAST HAVEN, CT — United Illuminating customers who choose UI as their generation supplier will see rates drop slightly on July 1, company officials said in a news release.

UI’s default Standard Service generation rate for residential Rate R customers will fall from 9.2641 cents per kilowatt-hour to 7.5998 cents per kilowatt-hour. That saves about $11.65 for a typical UI residential customer consuming 700 kilowatt-hours a month.

UI also offers a “time-of-use” rate, Rate RT, which provides a discount for electricity consumed during off-peak hours — 8 p.m. to midnight, and 24 hours on weekends. As of July 1, the on-peak Standard Service generation rate under RT will be set at 10.1602 cents per kilowatt-hour, and the off-peak generation rate will be 6.6602 cents per kilowatt-hour.

UI’s Standard Service generation rates are adjusted every six months, on Jan. 1 and July 1, to reflect changes in the price of electricity in the wholesale market. Generation rates are typically lower in the second half of the year.

UI procures power from the regional wholesale power market, without markup, under a procurement plan approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.

UI customers can compare competing generation rate offers from alternate suppliers by visiting EnergizeCT.com, or by calling 800-382-4586.