The head of the agency charged with overseeing utilities in 黑料吃瓜网 announced Friday that she will resign.
Marissa Paslick Gillett, chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), told Gov. Ned Lamont that she intends to resign effective Oct. 10.
The resignation follows that unearthed internal emails the agency previously denied having. Those emails were criticized as reducing the role of other PURA commissioners by stifling their ability to consult staff experts about regulatory matters.
The emails were the latest twist in Gillett鈥檚 yearslong tenure at PURA. Since joining the board in 2019, she frequently butted heads with the utility industry. PURA reviews and helps set utility rates. Gillett spent much of her tenure focused on 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 electric rates, which are some of the highest in the nation.
It was a point she acknowledged in her resignation letter to Gov. Ned Lamont.
鈥淒uring my tenure, PURA led rigorous reviews into the distribution rates of five regulated utilities, leading to rate reductions for three utilities and holding the rate increases for the remaining two to only what was proven as necessary to run the utility franchise,鈥� Gillett wrote.
鈥淲hile I have never shied away from principled disagreement, the escalation of disputes into a cycle of lawsuits and press statements pulls attention and resources away from what matters most: keeping rates just and reasonable,鈥� she wrote. 鈥淚t has also exacted a real emotional toll both for me personally, as well as my family, and for my team.鈥�
Gillett鈥檚 letter to Lamont came one day after Republican leadership called for an impeachment hearing of Gillett, .
