On August 30, the Public Utility Regulatory Authority voted 2-1 to deny motions by the Office of Consumer Counsel and others to reopen PURA's decision from earlier this year that led to massive electric bill spikes for residential customers. PURA's August 30th decision is woefully short on legal reasoning and callous toward ratepayers, especially those who can afford it least, who already suffer from one of the highest energy burdens in the nation.