Eversource

Utilities warned hikes in power bills were coming, but still many can’t believe how much they are paying to keep the lights on and to warm their homes.

Utility companies warned hikes in power bills were coming, but still many can’t believe how much they are paying to keep the lights on and to warm their homes. Now, some think the state needs to do more to help folks out. “It was harsh. It was a blow,” said Erica Fusco of Willimantic. Fusco said her jaw dropped...

Sen. Norm Needleman (D- Essex), co-chair of the Energy and Technology Committee, discusses how the legislature will tackle rising electricity costs.

The lights were back on for most Eversource customers by the afternoon of Christmas, according to the power company. In all, Eversource crews, along with out-of-state crews restored power to more than 201,000 customers, according to Eversource Connecticut President Steve Sullivan. A pre-Christmas rain and wind storm Thursday night and Friday took down trees and power lines, putting tens of…

Work continues on restoring power all across the state after fierce storms damaged power lines. Out of state crews from Eversource are spending the Christmas holiday making sure families are able to enjoy theirs. This storm definitely did a number on our state’s power infrastructure as Eversource had a Level Four response ready to go in light of this...

Work continues on restoring power all across the state after fierce storms damaged power lines.

For many in Connecticut, this could be a dark Christmas. Friday’s major wind and rain storm knocked power out to more than 100,000 Eversource and United Illuminating customers. The company has restored power to more than 173,000 customers since the beginning of the storm, according to Eversource. Eversource Connecticut President Steve Sullivan said Friday the company had 1,100 crews working…

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 car drove into the back of an Eversource truck that was working to make repairs in Portland after Wednesday’s storm. Police said a car driving on Main Street Thursday night drove into the back of the truck while linemen were working to repair power lines. A tree fell on power lines, and an employee was working in an...

Connecticut lawmakers are urging PURA to review Eversource’s plan for a 48% rate hike in January.

Eversource and United Illuminating filed rate hike requests that would raise customers’ electric bills by nearly 50% each month beginning in January.

Eversource and United Illuminating Thursday filed rate hike requests that would raise customers’ electric bills by nearly 50% each month beginning in January.

Eversource has asked the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to approve an increase that the company said could increase the electric bill for an average customer by nearly 50 percent, or $85 per month, on the supply portion of the bill. Eversource said, if approved, the increased rates would be in effect from Jan. 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023….

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

Eversource CEO Joe Nolan wrote a letter to President Joe Biden last week warning of the possibility of power outages this winter if steps aren’t taken to expand the country’s natural gas supply. In his letter, dated Oct. 27, Nolan said New England might not have enough natural gas to meet the region’s electricity supply if this winter is...

A power outage is affecting the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford. The school said a wire is down on Asylum Avenue and Eversource now estimates power restoration at 1 p.m. Eversource is reporting 173 power outages in West Hartford. You can see the power outage list here.

Power demand spikes during heat waves, but power companies say there are little things you can do to conserve electricity during those sweltering days.