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Governor Nominates Four New Commissioners
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that he is nominating four new commissioners to PURA, which currently has only two sitting members: Janice Beecher, a retired professor focused on utility policy and a former staffer at the Illinois Commerce Commission; Holly Cheeseman, a former state legislator who served on the Energy and Technology Committee; Everett Smith, a renewable energy investor; and Thomas Wiehl, currently the head of the Office of Consumer Counsel. Additionally, the governor announced that he is selecting Wiehl to serve as the PURA chair. Each of the nominees will initially begin serving in these roles in an interim capacity, and then their nominations will be forwarded to the Connecticut General Assembly for its consideration upon the start of the 2026 regular legislative session in February.
