Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders reached a compromise Wednesday that returns his embattled nominee Marissa Gillett to chairmanship of a restructured Public Utility Regulatory Authority that will expand to five commissioners and move out of the executive branch. Under the deal, which could cool off what was expected to be a fiery Gillett confirmation hearing Thursday, Lamont gets a PURA chairman whose chances of clearing the legislature looked unlikely Wednesday morning. Legislative leaders get a redesigned state regulatory agency with more diversity of perspectives and on which the chairman’s power is diluted. Under the compromise deal, the two additional PURA appointees are expected to be John Fonfara and Holly Cheeseman, veteran lawmakers with long experience on the Legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee, which has oversight over energy and utility regulation.
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