Hardship electric customers can now switch to cheaper third-party suppliers NBC Connecticut [Video]

A Moosup woman’s electric bill is going to be a lot cheaper after she reached out to NBC CT Responds for help, and her story may help you save some money too.

A new state law now allows certain electric customers to switch to a cheaper electric supply rate.

These were customers that were banned from doing so just a couple of months ago.

As the weather got colder this winter, Mary-Beth Hall wanted to make sure her Moosup home stayed warm but didn’t make too much of a dent in her wallet.

“I’m fortunate enough to be able to pay my electric, but I would love a lower electric bill. People are on fixed incomes, people with disabilities are on fixed incomes and electric was so high,” she said.

Hall, who is an Eversource customer, went online to switch to a cheaper, third-party electric supplier at the end of …