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Before the snow started to fall, Orlando Velez was stocking up in Newington. “I’d rather the snow than the coldness from the other day,” said Velez. He had recently run out of salt for his driveway and didn’t mind the wintry weather on the way. Velez was preparing, as were snow plow crews. “Early onset, we’re going to have...

A study by a UConn Ph.D. student looked at Eversource’s tree trimming program between 2009 to 2015 and found it was effective at preventing outages.

As we get into the winter months, there are concerns about the power grid. A new study found one of the best ways to decrease the number of outages during storms is tree cutting. Connecticut has some of the highest urban tree cover in the nation, and those trees and their limbs come down pretty easily in storms. A UConn…

It’s been a little over a week since the state announced that Eversource customers would be getting money back for the slow response to Isaias. However, electric heating costs will go up this January anyway.  “It is a complicated mess talking about regulation,” Gov. Ned Lamont says.  The state has control over only a part of electricity rates.  “There’s...

Just days after Eversource warned customers of rising energy costs this winter, the state wants to make sure people know they have options to help cover those costs. Gov. Ned Lamont held a news conference Friday to discuss the state’s efforts to mitigate the impact of energy costs and to make sure people in Connecticut know what type of...

Eversource is warning its customers they could face “higher-than-normal” bills this winter as the price of natural gas rises. Residential heating customers could see bills increase by 14% or $30 in November compared with their average heating bill from 2020, Eversource said. The prices can also incrementally change throughout the season because rates are adjusting monthly. Eversource said the rising…

Christine Stuart reports on what the Eversource settlement with PURA means for ratepayers.

Old Lyme and Meriden were among the towns most affected by power outages after a powerful nor’easter moved through.

A nor’easter that moved into Connecticut Tuesday and Wednesday knocked out power to thousands of customers statewide.

Power was out and branches were down in Meriden after the October nor-easter.

There are around 6,000 power outages across Connecticut due to an October nor’easter. Eversource is reporting around 5,600 power outages as of 3 p.m. See the full list here. Officials from Eversource said crews have been working shifts all night and have restored power to thousands of customers.    United Illuminating is reporting around 350 outages. See the full list…

A strong Nor’easter that brought heavy rain to Connecticut on Tuesday is bringing strong winds to the state this morning.

State regulators have been reviewing an agreement that has electric utility Eversource dropping its appeal of a $28 million fine connected to its Tropical Storm Isaias response last summer. Some of those fines were imposed in connection with an NBC Connecticut Investigates exclusive.

State regulators have been reviewing an agreement that has electric utility Eversource dropping its appeal of a $28 million fine connected to its Tropical Storm Isaias response last summer. Some of those fines were imposed in connection with an NBC Connecticut Investigates exclusive.

Connecticut officials announced a settlement Friday with Eversource over the electric utility’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias in 2020, which left thousands of people without power for days.

Eversource crews came back to Connecticut Thursday after spending two weeks in Louisiana helping restore power to areas devastated by Hurricane Ida.

Several crews from Eversouce left Connecticut Monday and headed to Louisiana to help with power restoration efforts after Hurricane Ida.

Even as Hurricane Ida destroys parts of Louisiana, people from Connecticut are already stepping up to help.

Even as Hurricane Ida destroys parts of Louisiana, people from Connecticut are already stepping up to help. The American Red Cross is just one of the organizations in our state finding a way to help. Eleven responders from all over Connecticut were deployed in advance of Hurricane Ida. The Connecticut and Rhode Island Red Cross Region believe a large-scale effort…