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The Combined Public Benefits Charge appears on UI and CL&P electric bills and is paid by all customers. This charge collects the money used to support the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund (billed at three mills/kWh, that is, 3/10ths of a cent per kWh) and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (billed at one mill/kWh, that is, 1/10th of a cent per kWh). The Combined Public Benefits Charge also recovers the costs that the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control assigns to the Systems Benefit Charge.
Follow these links to view a sample electric bill from CL&P or UI. These links will provide the definition of the Combined Public Benefits Charge, System Benefits Charge and the other charges that make up your total electric bill.