Eversource Energy: billing error
Dispute the bill with Eversource first and keep records; in Connecticut, PURA takes the complaint only after you tried the utility.
What does this mean?
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Collect
- the disputed bill
- previous bills
- meter photos with dates
- call notes with reference numbers
Steps
Call Eversource customer service for your state and dispute the bill. Get a reference number.
Use the line for the account's state or region.
If not resolved, complain to the state regulator (PURA, DPU or NH PUC) with your records.
More contacts for this issue
Facts you can cite
- Process
PURA requires Connecticut customers to show they tried to resolve the issue with the utility first before PURA handles a complaint.
Source: portal.ct.gov, verified 2026-10-12
- Policy
In New Hampshire, a customer who believes a medical emergency exists or would result from disconnection may be protected from disconnection; call 1-800-662-7764. Unresolved billing disputes can go to the New Hampshire Department of Energy at 1-800-852-3793.
Source: eversource.com, verified 2026-10-12
- Policy
When Eversource cannot read the meter it sends an estimated bill, and adjusts billing when an actual reading is obtained.
Source: eversource.com, verified 2026-10-12
Rules in force
- Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA) negative option requirements15 U.S.C. 8401-8405
A seller that charges consumers online through a negative option feature (for example an automatic renewal or a free trial that converts to paid) must clearly disclose all material terms before taking billing information, get the consumer's express informed consent before charging, and provide simple mechanisms to stop recurring charges. The FTC enforces ROSCA.
Source: law.cornell.edu, verified 2026-10-12
1 citable point
- Policy
The seller must obtain "a consumer's express informed consent before charging the consumer's credit card, debit card, bank account, or other financial account".
Source: law.cornell.edu, verified 2026-10-12
- Policy
If that fails, escalate
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
Call the state line: CT 800-286-2000, Eastern MA 800-592-2000, Western MA 877-659-6326, NH 800-662-7764 (or the number on the bill).
Supervisor
Ask the representative for a supervisor. Write down the name and reference number.
Written complaint
PhoneMassachusetts gas leak or emergency, former Columbia Gas territory (call 911 first) +1-800-525-8222PhoneClaims Department (leave name and mailing or email address to receive a claim form) +1-844-685-4475New Hampshire: write to Eversource, PO Box 330, Manchester, NH 03105-0330. CT and MA complaint addresses were not confirmed; send a dated letter and keep call notes. Connecticut PURA asks customers to show they tried to resolve the issue with the utility first.
State agency
Your state’s utility commission. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Connecticut: Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). Massachusetts: Department of Public Utilities (DPU). New Hampshire: Public Utilities Commission; Eversource's NH bill insert names the NH Department of Energy (1-800-852-3793) for unresolved billing disputes.
State agency
Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).Attorney General of Connecticut, Massachusetts or New Hampshire, by the account's state.
Watch out
- eversource.com renders phone numbers and state programs only after a town is selected; automated fetches see placeholders. Confirm the number on the customer's bill.
- Outage reporting online needs the account phone number or a sign-in.
- Medical Protection needs a physician's certification.
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