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Lawmakers Eye Changes for Electric Utilities Following Power Outages, Bill Increases
Lawmakers are working on legislation in response to skyrocketing electric bills and some people losing power for up to a week following Tropical Storm Isaias.
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State Regulators Hold Hearing on Eversource Rate Increases
State regulators held an hours-long hearing on Monday to look into recent Eversource rate hikes and heard testimony from some calling to break up the utility giant.
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Power Probe Launched as Leaders Question Eversource, UI on Isaias Response
The body that regulates Connecticut’s utility companies is opening an investigation into an alleged failure to anticipate and respond to Tropical Storm Isaias. Connecticut woke up almost two days after the tropical storm with more than 600,000 customers without power. As of Thursday evening, a significant chunk of our state still in the dark. Leaders in Vernon and surrounding east…
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Residents, Town Leaders, Regulators Sound Off on Eversource's Response
Local and state leaders have questioned the run up to this storm and the utility company’s preparation before Isaias
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Wallingford Provides Power and Savings for Residents
Eversource customers have been sounding the alarm all week about a substantial increase in their electricity bills. Those types of complaints are not uncommon and are not new. Anger over the cost of operating gas-fired street lamps caused Wallingford to start their own electric division more than a century ago. “It’s what’s called public power and that’s who we’re...
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Wallingford Residents Say They Have Lower Rates Thanks to Town Electric Division
Anger over the cost of operating gas-fired street lamps caused Wallingford to start their own electric division more than a century ago.
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Customers Outraged by Energy Bill Increases
: Many Eversource customers, and even some lawmakers, want answers on why there has been a sudden increase in their electricity bills this summer.
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Eversource Explains Why Your Electric Rates Could Have Gone Up
We are hearing from thousands of people concerned about their recent electric bill from Eversource. Some are reporting it’s the most they’ve ever been charged. So what’s behind the spike? The company says a scorching summer is one of the main reasons people are paying more for electricity. They say it’s largely being driven by people using more electricity...
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Customers Express Concerns Over Electric Rates
Eversource explains why electric rates could be higher than normal.
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How To Conserve Energy While Working From Home
With many people working and learning from home, things like our computers, chargers, lights that are typically off while you’re not at home are now sucking up way more energy than normal. But there are a few things you can do to keep your bills down and save energy. “We’re being very conscious about turning off lights when we...
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33 Dead From Severe Easter Storms and Tornadoes
At least 33 people are dead and dozen dozen more are wounded after a string of tornadoes tore a path from the Deep South to the East Coast on Easter Sunday. The devastation stretches across multiple states, where homes and business were left in ruins. Mississippi was especially hard hit, with damage reported across nearly the entire state.
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More Than 500K Stuck at Home Without Power After Intense Storms
After a deadly storm system raged across much of the country Sunday and Monday, killing at least 33 people and battering homes and power lines, more than 500,000 people across the South and East coasts are still without electricity, NBC News reports.
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Staying at Home? Tips to Prepare for Possible Power Outages Due to Monday's Storm
The same storm that produced deadly tornadoes across the southeast United States delivers damaging wind to New England on Monday – but just how bad will it be, and what does it mean for our new, COVID-19, #StayAtHome lives? The expected rain all day, although making for slippery roads, has a much lesser impact than it might if New Englanders…
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PG&E Restoring Power to Thousands Across Northern California
Pacific Gas & Electric began restoring power Thursday to some of the 120,000 people it intentionally blacked out to ease the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
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PG&E Removes More Areas From Midweek Power Shutoff
PG&E continues to downsize the scope of its latest round of proactive power shutoffs as weather conditions improved Wednesday.
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Foodshare Collects Turkeys for 20th Annual Turkey Tuesday Food Drive
Foodshare kicked off its 20th annual Turkey Tuesday food drive in Hartford on Tuesday.
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Italy Declares State of Emergency in Venice After High Tides
Italy’s government declared a state of emergency Thursday in flood-ravaged Venice, seeking to release funds to repair the historic lagoon city after it was damaged by the highest tide in 50 years. A cabinet meeting approved a special decree that included 20 million euros ($21.7 million) in immediate financial aid aimed at helping the city recover. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte...
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Activist Thunberg Declines Climate Prize, Urges More Action
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests urging leaders to better tackle global warming, has declined an environmental prize, saying “the climate movement does not need any more prizes.” Two fellow climate activists spoke on Thunberg’s behalf at an award ceremony Tuesday in Stockholm for the regional inter-parliamentary Nordic Council’s prizes, reading...
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Gov. Newsom Declares Statewide Emergency as Wildfires Drive 200K People From Homes
California’s governor declared a statewide emergency with nearly 200,000 people ordered to flee their homes because of wildfires fueled by historic winds, while millions were without electricity after the largest utility cut power in some areas as a precaution to prevent other fires. Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement that officials are deploying “every resource available” to respond to...