Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Counsel Claire Coleman petitioned PURA to review how Connecticut public utilities use artificial intelligence, citing potential data privacy and cybersecurity risks, algorithmic errors, and misleading outputs. The petition asks PURA to examine utility AI systems, safeguards, vendors, and data security practices; it does not report a finding of violation or an imposed penalty.
No remedy has been imposed. The petition asks PURA to open a review and consider requiring utilities to report on AI systems, human oversight, governing policies, and security protections.
Review utility vendor and technology agreements for clear disclosure of AI tools and their purposes, limits on using customer information to train or operate models, security controls, and vendor cooperation with audits and regulatory inquiries. Add human-review and validation requirements for AI outputs used in customer systems, forecasting, or critical operations, along with prompt breach notification and incident cooperation obligations. Customer privacy notices and data-processing terms should accurately describe AI-related data uses, while agreements with AI vendors should address subcontractors, retention and deletion, and safeguards for sensitive customer information.
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OtherOfficial Press Release
https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2026-press-releases/pura-petition-for-probe-of-artificial-intelligence-use-by-public-utilities
261013 ai data security and cybersecurity petition.pdf?rev=c
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2026/261013-ai-data-security-and-cybersecurity-petition.pdf?rev=cc4af962a638490dbbc09115ce9231a8&hash=FF5CFB7899000636282AAC248B9D4B1D
Connecticut Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Privacy/Privacy-Resources
"artificial intelligence utilization by public utilities in Connecticut"
"10/13/2026"
"AI risks are not theoretical, including generation of false and misleading information, hallucinations, algorithmic biases, and data privacy and security concerns."
"petitioned the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority"
"they ask the authority to review all data security and cybersecurity protections and breaches, both stemming from AI and outside of AI."
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