Will my power be turned off if I switch?
No. Your lights stay on.
Eversource or UI still delivers your power and sends your bill. Only the price part changes.
Plain answers about changing the price on your electric bill in Connecticut. Changing your price never turns off your power.
See today’s prices in Connecticut
If someone calls or knocks and says any of these, you can hang up or close the door.
Judy Saves will never call you or knock on your door.
No. Your lights stay on.
Eversource or UI still delivers your power and sends your bill. Only the price part changes.
Not always. Savings are not promised.
The standard price changes twice a year. A plan that saves money today may not save money after the next change.
That is why we check the math for you.
You call the company that will set your new price, or sign up on its website. You don't call your utility.
That company tells your utility for you.
Have your bill ready. The company will ask for three things from it.
Eversource: your account number, your name key and your service reference number.
UI: your account number, your name key and your POD ID number.
Only give them to a company you have decided to switch to.
Sign up about 10 business days before your meter is read.
If you sign up later than that, the new price waits for the next bill.
Yes. The new company must wait 3 days before it sends your switch to your utility.
You can cancel for free in that time.
Yes. Call your utility and ask to go back to Standard Service.
It moves you back within 2 business days. That bill splits the month between the two prices.
Standard Service changes on January 1 and July 1.
Watch your mail or email for a renewal notice before your plan ends.
Most plans start again on their own at a different price. Act before the new price starts.
Come back to Judy Saves when the notice comes. We will check your choices again.
No. Home plans in Connecticut can't charge a fee to leave early.
Some plans have other fees. Ask about a monthly fee or a sign-up fee.
No. Every home plan in Connecticut has a fixed price.
When the plan ends, a new price can start. Read the renewal notice.
No. Judy Saves never calls you or knocks on your door.
If someone says they are from Judy Saves, hang up.
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA)
Call them about pushy sellers, a switch you did not ask for, or other problems. Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you have trouble hearing or speaking, call 860-827-2837.
Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC)
This state office speaks up for people who pay utility bills. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Your electric company. Call about outages, your bill, or going back to the standard price.
Eversource
Check your bill for the hours to call.
United Illuminating
Check your bill for the hours to call.
Call your utility if the power goes out, or to go back to Standard Service.
Their numbers are listed above.
Each answer comes from the state's own rules and fact sheets, or from the utility's own pages.
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False. Suppliers can't sign up homes with cancellation fees anymore.
Checked Oct 10, 2026EnergizeCT