Connecticut power outages

Eversource said there could be up to 380,000 power outages as a result of the incoming winter storm. “We always say every storm is different, but when a storm hits on a holiday week, we know how especially difficult that is,” Eversource spokesperson Mitch Gross said. Gross said Eversource declared a level four response at noon Thursday. This means there…

A scramble is on to prevent controlled power outages this winter.

A scramble is on to prevent controlled power outages this winter. It comes amid worries it might be tough to ship enough natural gas to New England to keep all the lights on if the region gets hit with a frigid blast. “We obviously are facing unprecedented energy challenges globally,” said Joseph R. Nolan, Jr., Eversource Energy president and CEO….

What’s being described as an “unspecified issue” at a Newington substation caused hundreds of power outages in town Friday night. Eversource officials said it happened at the Cherry Hill Street substation. At one point, there were as many as 3,000 outages in the area. Now, that number has gone down to nothing – steadily decreasing as the night went on….

Clean up is underway after strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday night caused trees to come down and knocked out power to some residents in Connecticut.

The clean up is continuing on Sunday after strong storms moved through Saturday and caused damage across the state.

Three tornadoes likely touched down in Connecticut on Saturday as severe weather moved through the state.

Some residents are cleaning up after trees fell down in and on their properties, as well as on local streets.

Power has been restored to thousands of people after strong storms moved through the state and caused extensive damage on Saturday. Some residents are cleaning up after trees fell down in and on their properties, as well as on local streets. Three tornadoes likely touched down in Connecticut: one in Branford, one in Plainfield, and one in Cheshire. Branford Police…

Eversource officials provided an update Sunday afternoon on power outages and estimated restoration times following Tropical Storm Henri.

Parts of Westport were still in the dark Tuesday as the cleanup continued a full week after Tropical Storm Isaias.

More than 4,000 Connecticut customers remain without power a week after Tropical Storm Isaias, which struck on Tuesday, killing two people and leaving widespread damage across the state and entire towns in the dark. Eversource met its goal to have 99% of customers back on by Tuesday night, but thousands are still without power, mostly in western Connecticut. Craig Hallstrom,…

Thousands of customers are now approaching day eight with no power, after Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through Connecticut last week. With more than 700,000 customers originally without power, Eversource reported Monday night that 38,012 customers were still in the dark. Eversource officials spoke with NBC Connecticut at a press conference Monday afternoon. They said that they understand the frustration and…

The governor said he doesn’t believe Eversource prepared for the worst from Tropical Storm Isaias, and feels their response was too slow.

The governor was asked Monday about calls for the CEO of Eversource, Jim Judge, to resign following the company’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias.

Voters will be casting votes Tuesday for the primary and some polling places do not have power.

Power is still out for tens of thousands of homes across Connecticut six days after Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power.

More than 35,000 Connecticut customers remain without power Monday night, nearly a week after Tropical Storm Isaias, which struck on Tuesday killing two people and leaving widespread damage across the state and entire towns in the dark. Eversource said Monday afternoon that more than 90% of customers now have their power and expect the remaining restorations to be made by…