# Marissa Gillett

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CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Marissa Gillett Is Out At PURA

Host Paul Pacelli welcomed Connecticut Inside Investigator reporter Marc Fitch to Friday's "Connecticut Today" to update the announced resignation of controversial Public Utilities Regulatory Authority chair Marissa Gillett (00:51). Paul kicked off the show with his thoughts as to whether or not po…

Melissa in the Morning: Gillett Resignation

From deleted text messages to troubling emails revealing a potential power move to undermine the role of other co-equal commissioners, Marissa Gillett has been at the center of controversy for the last year. She recently announced she is resigning effective October 10th. Recently, State House Minor…

Face CT 9-28-25

Rep. Vin Candelora discusses the Marissa Gillett, PURA Chairwoman Resignation.

Melissa in the Morning: Deleting Emails

In the last year, there’s been such a focus on text messages and emails disappearing or being deleted by the former chair of PURA, Marissa Gillett. What’s interesting about that is in some ways, state lawmakers call for accountability and transparency, and yet a recent report revealed that state la…

Melissa in the Morning: Still Relevant?

It’s been almost two months, and Marissa Gillett is still staying relevant with PURA despite stepping down as chairwoman. Plus, a top executive with Eversource is calling for the public benefits to be removed from electric bills ASAP. We spoke with Bryson Hull, Deputy Northeast Director for Consume…

CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Automated Speed Cameras Are Coming To Fairfield

"Connecticut Today" host Paul Pacelli discussed news that Fairfield is now the tenth state municipality to announce the coming use of automated traffic cameras. Many folks consider the cameras necessary, while others consider such systems a "big-government" intrusion on civil liberties (01:01). Con…

Melissa in the Morning: Electricity Costs

New year, same problem. Do you have nightmares about your electric bills? Of course you do! Our bills, already among the highest in the country, are set to go up again as a set of new utility regulators try to grapple with the mess left behind from their predecessors, including former Chair Marissa…

How Private Equity Is Driving Up Your Electric Bill

Besides data centers, climate change, and regulatory capture, there is yet another reason utility rates are far outpacing inflation: private equity! On this episode, we try to understand why investor-owned utilities, which provide electricity to the majority of Americans, continue to reap profits a…

Melissa in the Morning: PURA Settlement

Last month, PURA tentatively settled a lawsuit by the state’s electric utilities. The suit acknowledges that former chair Marissa Gillett reportedly ignored the law by freezing fellow commissioners out of the regulatory process while in office and concealing her role as sole decision maker in hun…