power outages

If the bitter cold wasn’t bad enough, whipping winds caused power outages, making for a miserable morning for some this Saturday.  “We woke up kind of cold. Eventually we woke and went to my wife’s office,” said Steve Harrington of Glastonbury.  According to Eversource, strong winds left more than 300 people in Glastonbury without power. It happened around midnight,...

If the bitter cold wasn’t bad enough, whipping winds caused power outages, making for a miserable morning for some this Saturday. 

As New Englanders celebrated Christmas Eve, the power grid operator came closer to ordering rolling blackouts than it had in more than four years as several power plants failed to deliver on reserve capacity. ISO New England imposed penalties of roughly $39 million on power plant operators for failing to provide reserves during a confluence of factors including extreme cold…

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.

Gov. Ned Lamont has lifted the truck ban on Route 15 in order to allow utility trucks through due to the impending storm. The state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection issued an order that waives the ban specifically for utility trucks on the Merritt Parkway and Wilbur Cross Parkway, also known as Route 15. The order was put…

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….

Norwich Public Utilities said a mechanical issue at a substation in town caused a significant power outage that affected thousands of people. Crews said the power outage impacted a large number of customers. The utility company said 11,000 customers were impacted and power was restored within two hours. Power was restored around 8 p.m. Crews said they’re conducting a thorough…

Thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds wreaked havoc across our region today, causing major power outages.

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….

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…

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…

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.