Legistlative Affairs
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Recent Legislative News
11TH HOUR AMENDMENTS WOULD GRANT DEEP COMMISSIONER COMPLETE CONTROL OF CONNECTICUT’S ENERGY ECONOMY DESPITE PREVIOUS, SIMILAR ATTEMPTS ALREADY DEFEATED THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION
For Immediate ReleaseContact Shelly Sindlandshellysindland@ctema.com860-992-9045 For immediate release: 11TH HOUR AMENDMENTS WOULD GRANT DEEP COMMISSIONER COMPLETE CONTROL OF CONNECTICUT’S ENERGY ECONOMY DESPITE PREVIOUS, SIMILAR ATTEMPTS ALREADY DEFEATED THIS...
CEMA Fighting For Members and Consumers; Bill Would Raise Energy Costs Across The Board
CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PAY MORE IN TAXES ON FUEL AND OTHER ENERGY SOURCES IF A STATE BILL BECOMES LAW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQR_6vAIvOM Chris Herb, president and CEO of Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, speaks with members of the...
The TCI Gas Tax Is Back But Disguised As Something Else!
Chris Herb, CEMA President and CEO at a press conference March 5, 2021 regarding TCI TCI IS BACK BUT DISGUISED AS SOMETHING ELSE! IF PASSED, ENERGY PRICES WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE! “This feels like a sneak attack on Connecticut by not calling it what it actually is. RB...
Used Cooking Oil From Connecticut Restaurants, Along With Other Food Waste, Is Being Turned Into Fuel To Heat Your Home!
For Immediate ReleaseContact Shelly SindlandCEMAshellysindland@ctema.com860-992-9045 STARTING JULY 1ST, A NEW STATE LAW WILL CHANGE THE WAY HALF OF CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS HEAT THEIR HOMES!Used Cooking Oil From Restaurants, Along With Other Food Waste, Will Be Mixed...
CEMA Goes On Air to Fight Electrification
CEMA has started our anti-electrification/conversion campaign by running digital and terrestrial radio ads from December 27th through January 17th. The ad focuses on CEMA's recent public relations efforts to raise concerns about the reliability of the electric grid...
Press Release- New Connecticut Poll Shows Vast Majority of Residents Unhappy with Gas Prices and Fees; State Entry into TCI Program Opposed by 2 to 1 Margin
TCI Press Conference with CT, MA & RI on what TCI really means for ratepayers.
Governor Proposes New Truck Tax
HIGHLIGHTS - Tax to apply on all trucks class 8-13 (see below), 26,000 GVW and up - Tax is a mileage tax, starting at 2.5 cents/mile traveled in CT for 26,000 GVW trucks, increasing to over 17.5 cents/mi. for trucks over 81,000 GVW - Called a Highway Use Tax (HUT),...
The Green New Deal Has Arrived in Connecticut
The “Green New Deal” has arrived in Connecticut! As we suspected, the bill proposes to end our industry and transition our workforce to yet to be developed green jobs. This is the most overt and specific attack on our industry that I have seen in the two decades I...
2020 Federal Motor Fuel Excise Tax Rates
The federal Oil Spill Liability Tax (OSLT) that expired on December 31, 2018 has been reauthorized prospectively (not retroactively) beginning January 1, 2020. Refiners are the only parties in the petroleum distribution chain liable for the OSLT. The OSLT rate is...