Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday that Marisa Gillett, the state’s embattled chief utility regulator,has decided to resign, a day after a senior Republican Legislator called for an impeachment inquiry over her handling of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
“Marissa is one of the most experienced and qualified public utility regulators in the country,” said Lamont, who appointed Gillett to a second term earlier this year. “Her breadth of knowledge, analytical skillset and experience in energy policy, combined with her commitment to fairness and her ability to navigate complex cases were beneficial to our state and ratepayers.”
In a resignation letter to Lamont, Gillett – who had been locked in a years-long and increasingly bitter fight with the utility industry, said she had decided to leave office “after deep reflection.”
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“During 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,” Gillett said.
“I can confidently say that we fulfilled our statutory mission and held the regulated utilities to a high standard of accountability, particularly following our eight-month investigation into the utilities’ restoration efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias. We also created the Office of Education, Outreach, and Enforcement, which has become a national model for public engagement and is even being replicated in other states and at the federal level.”
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