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Hartford, CT
Business
Bill Requiring Food, Medicine Reimbursement Would Cause Higher Bills, Says Eversource
Under a new bill, Connecticut residents could be reimbursed up to $1,000 for spoiled food and medicine due to long power outages, but Eversource says that protection may come at a high price to customers. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, Eversource CEO Jim Judge responded to criticism that the power company took too long to restore electricity to many parts of Connecticut following the August Tropical STorm Isaias. Some customers waited 9 days for power to return. The proposed Connecticut bill would give the state’s Public Utilities Regulation Administration (PURA) the authority to require power compa…
Bridgeport, CT
News
Eversource Provides Estimated Restoration Time For Hardest-Hit CT Locales
Some of the hardest-hit towns by the latest storm to rip through the East Coast are nearing restoration of power. Thousands of Eversource’s customers in Connecticut remain without power as of Friday, Aug. 28, though company officials said that there should be complete restoration in most of the state by midnight. According to officials, Branford is the exception, which was hit the hardest, with nearly 100 percent of Eversource’s customers there losing power. As of 12:30 on Friday, 8,886 of Eversource’s 16,589 (53.57 percent) customers in Branford are still without power. “With the arrival …
Shelton, CT
News
Isaias: Lawmakers Lambaste Eversource At Hearing
Eversource was read the riot act by Connecticut lawmakers during a hearing regarding recent rate hikes and the company’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias. Members of the state legislative Energy & Technology Committee grilled Eversource officials, including CEO Jim Judge on Thursday, Aug. 27 after some in Connecticut were left without power for more than a week. Elected officials questioned Judge on the company’s response to the storm, its lack of preparation, and the broken down communications that happened during the storm, when thousands of customers were unable to get accurat…
Hartford, CT
News
Storms Knock Out Power To Thousands In Connecticut: Here's Latest
Thousands in Connecticut are still without power a day after thunderstorms and possible tornadoes ripped through the East Coast. As of 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, 19,464 of Eversource’s 1,281,459 Connecticut customers were still reporting outages, while United Illuminating crews were responding to 330 outages impacting another 14,155 customers. Related story - Eversource Says It's Ready For New Round Of Severe Storms With Damaging Winds Among the hardest-hit municipalities was Branford, which lost power to nearly all Eversource customers. “Our crews were prepositioned throughout the st…
Hartford, CT
News
Eversource Says It's Ready For New Round Of Severe Storms With Damaging Winds
With a storm system sweep through the area, Eversource said that it is ready and prepared to respond to any damage caused by the expected winds and rain on Thursday, Aug. 27 late in the afternoon and evening. Weeks after Tropical Storm Isaias laid waste to the region, leaving nearly a million of Eversource’s customers without power - some for more than a week - the utility company said that it is ready to do battle with the new bath of storms. Related story - Here's Timing For Severe Storms With Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Tornadoes “The last thing anyone wants is another storm – but Mot…
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Fire At Substation Leads To Thousands Of Power Outages In Fairfield County
Around 13,000 lost power after a fire broke out at a substation in Norwalk. The electrical fire at the New Canaan Avenue power substation in Norwalk began just after 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24. Upon firefighters' arrival, heavy flames were visible from an elevated switch gear cabinet that controls a 13,800-volt transmission line, the Norwalk Fire Department said. Eversource technicians were on scene immediately to start the process of shutting down the adjacent gear switches, so the firefighters could safely operate and extinguish the fire, according to the fire department. Fir…
Hartford, CT
News
Eversource Says Lawsuit Seeking $1.5 Billion For Isaias Damages Has No Merit
Eversource says there’s no merit to a lawsuit filed against Eversource is seeking $1.5 billion to compensate customers for damages suffered during Tropical Storm Isaias. Filed on Wednesday, Aug. 12, the three plaintiffs are hoping their complaint becomes a class action lawsuit. The plaintiffs are critical of Eversource executives’ preparations for the storm and the company’s response to mass power outages across Connecticut. Some people lost power in their homes or businesses for more than seven days. The $1.5 billion is meant to compensate people for lost food, medicine, and income due to t…
Torrington, CT
News
Isaias: Eversource, UI Reject Demands For Reimbursements For Food, Medicine After Outages
Despite calls to reimburse customers for costs incurred due to power outages after Tropical Storm Isaias barreled through the region, Eversource and United Illuminating are showing resistance to complying. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Gov. Ned Lamont both demanded the company reimburse customers, Eversource has thus far been reluctant to provide relief, despite utility companies in neighboring states reimbursing for prescription medication and food that spoiled during the storm cleanup. "Eversource and UI need to do the right thing as ConEd has done in New York and reimbur…
Fairfield, CT
News
Isaias: Hundreds Remain Without Power In Fairfield County Nine Days After Tropical Storm
Hundreds in Fairfield County are still without power eight days after Tropical Storm Isaias rocked the East Coast. As of 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, more than 400 Connecticut residents were still without power as Eversource continues efforts to make repairs across the state more than a week after the storm struck. United Illuminating reported that each of its 337,528 Connecticut customers have had the power restored. Communities in Connecticut with the highest number of outages are: Greenwich (56), Wilton (50), Westport (32), Redding (18), Newtown (18), New Canaan (18), Oxford …
Danbury, CT
Politics
Isaias: Danbury Mayor Threatens To Sue Eversource, Citing 'Incompetence,' 'Neglect'
Nearly all Connecticut residents have had their power restored more than a week after Tropical Storm Isaias, but Eversource may have an even larger threat looming on the horizon. Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is among Connecticut politicians critical of Eversource’s response to the storm, threatening legal action and a cap to CEO and executives' compensation at the company. Boughton said it’s time to “break up a monopoly that doesn’t work,” while claiming “incompetence and neglect” on Eversource’s behalf. “Eversource doing a victory lap this morning is laughable,” he said. “It's like setting…
Torrington, CT
News
New Outage Update: Full Litchfield County Restoration Nearly Complete Eight Days After Storm
It took more than a week, but only a handful of Litchfield County residents have not had power restored following the wreckage of Tropical Storm Isaias. Utilizing more than 2,500 line and tree crews working nonstop to repair the damage and restore remaining outages following Isaias, crews restored power to more than 58,000 customers overnight. As of Wednesday, Aug. 12, just 1,262 of Eversource’s 1,281,332 customers were still without power. Another 23 United Illuminating customers were also reporting outages. Outages were still reported in: New Milford: 34 (0.24 percent of cus…
Brookfield, CT
News
New Isaias Outage Update: Full Restoration Nearly Complete More Than Week After Storm
It took more than a week, but nearly every Fairfield County resident has now finally had power restored following the wreckage of Tropical Storm Isaias. Utilizing more than 2,500 line and tree crews working nonstop to repair the damage and restore remaining outages following Isaias, crews restored power to more than 58,000 customers overnight. As of Wednesday, Aug. 12, just 1,262 of Eversource’s 1,281,332 customers were still without power. Another 23 United Illuminating customers were also reporting outages. Outages were still reported in: Danbury: 246 (0.66 percent of custom…
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