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Connecticut regulators on Thursday proposed a $30 million fine for Eversource and a $2.1 million fine for United Illuminating for what officials called the utilities’ failures in their preparation and response to Tropical Storm Isaias, which left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the state without power last August. The state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, or PURA, issued…

State regulators have been investigating the utility companies and how they responded after Tropical Storm Isaias and determined that Eversource Energy and The United Illuminating Company didn’t meet “certain acceptable performance standards in preparing for, and responding to, the storm” and will considerlevying fines against one or both of the utilities. PURA is also ordered a reduction in the profit...

State regulators issued a ruling Wednesday that cited Eversource and United Illuminating for failing to adequately prepare for and respond to Tropical Storm Isaias last summer.

Police in Hartford are warning residents to be careful of a recent Eversource scam. Officials said many residents have called police claiming they’re getting calls and voicemails from Eversource demanding payment or utilities will be shut off. Police said this is a scam. Anyone with questions regarding their account is being advised to contact Eversource directly.

Months after Tropical Storm Isaias left hundreds of thousands without power, the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has investigated and said Eversource didn’t meet acceptable standards while United Illuminating mostly did. The tropical storm left many Connecticut residents without power for a week or more this past August. As a result, PURA said they’ll consider fines and penalties...

Eversource crews are preparing for the storm making its way to Connecticut Monday night into Tuesday. A spokesperson with Eversource said crews are preparing for ice accumulation with a focus in the northwest corner of the state, following a line that roughly follows the Interstate 84 corner. “Our equipment is designed to withstand or support the weight of significant accretion…

Eversource crews are preparing for the storm making its way to Connecticut Monday night into Tuesday.

The Attorney General is looking for Eversource to face penalties and to credit customers who lost power during Tropical Storm Isaias and says the company’s failure to communicate and protect public safety was “imprudent.” Tong made the argument Friday to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. “The evidence in this proceeding overwhelmingly demonstrates that Eversource yet again failed its Connecticut...

The Attorney General is looking for Eversource to face penalties and to credit customers who lost power during Tropical Storm Isaias and says the company’s failure to communicate and protect public safety was “imprudent.”

Eversource is preparing in the event of power outages during the storm.

Extra Eversource crews are being brought in and crews are preparing ahead of Monday’s storm where parts of the state could see a foot of snow. Officials said Eversource is ready for the predicted heavy snow and strong winds that are expected Monday and Tuesday. NBC Connecticut meteorologists are forecasting 10 to 16 inches of snow throughout the state, however,…

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Thousands of customers woke up in the dark yesterday on Christmas Day after a storm with high winds and heavy rain moved through the state and Eversource has released restoration estimates for some towns that are affected by outages. According to Eversource, as of 11 a.m. on Saturday, hundreds of line and tree crews have restored power to more than…

Thousands of people woke up Christmas morning with no power as a strong storm moved through Connecticut with high winds and heavy rain. The storm blew through late on Christmas Eve and continued into Christmas morning, bringing down trees and powerlines statewide. As of 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Eversource was reporting fewer than 12,000 customers still without power. That number…

Thousands of people across Connecticut woke up Christmas morning with no power as a strong storm with high winds moved through the state overnight.

A storm that will move into Connecticut on Christmas Eve is expected to bring heavy rain and potentially damaging winds that will last into Christmas Day. Eversource is preparing trucks and crews to respond to the storm if needed. The power company will be pre-positioning equipment across the state ahead of the storm. They will have hundreds of crews ready…

Eversource is pre-positioning crews to deal with any outages that happen during a rain and wind storm that will affect Connecticut Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

A spokesperson for Eversouce said Wednesday the power company will have equipment and crews pre-positioned to deal with damage from the storm that will arrive on Christmas Eve.