tropical storm isaias

The governor asked the federal government for a federal major disaster declaration due to damage caused by Tropical Storm Isaias and that was approved. Gov. Ned Lamont said the Federal Emergency Management Agency notified him that his request to President Donald Trump in September 2020 for a federal major disaster declaration has been approved for all eight counties in Connecticut,…

The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, or PURA, has begun drilling down on what happened this past August when thousands lost power for a week or more after Tropical Storm Isaias roared through our state. The focus of a series of hearings began with the storm response by Eversource in a cluster of Fairfield County towns, including, New Fairfield, Bethel,…

There are new developments in an exclusive NBC Connecticut investigation into the handling of a power surge after Tropical Storm Isaias. A state agency has now gotten involved. NBC Connecticut Investigates first brought you the story of one neighborhood dealing with thousands of dollars’ worth of damage in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias. The damage happened after the power…

On August 17, a swath of five houses in Somers was hit by a surge when a power crew returned there for some follow up repairs after Tropical Storm Isaias. Residents say they don’t think Eversource did enough to reimburse them for the damage.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority held the first of three days of public hearings on the response by utility companies in the days following Tropical Storm Isaias.

The Connecticut Senate passed a bill Thursday aimed at creating a performance-based system for utilities that would hold the companies accountable, determine rates, and help protect customers during long-term outages. The House of Representatives passed the bipartisan proposal late Wednesday on a 136-4 vote. It was one of nearly a dozen disparate bills, including legislation to give local election officials…

The Connecticut House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would require regulators to create a performance-based system tied to penalties and rate increases to hold Connecticut’s utility companies accountable. Part of the bill requires electric companies to compensate customers if power remains out after a certain amount of time. While the name is never said in the bill,...

The Connecticut House of Representatives has passed a bill targeting changes in regulating utility companies, including plans to require compensation for ratepayers left without power for days.

The governor has requested a presidential major disaster declaration regarding the damage from Tropical Storm Isaias in August. The request includes all eight counties. If approved, it would make the state, every municipality, and the two tribal nations, eligible for federal reimbursement of up to 75% of the cost of damage to infrastructure. Tropical Storm Isaias left more than 750,000…

Connecticut residents had the chance to comment today on rising utility bills and efforts to restore power after Tropical Storm Isaias as the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority conducts an investigation into Eversource. PURA heard initial comments during a hearing on Aug. 24, but  the hearing ran long, so the office of consumer counsel requested the opportunity for more people…

Connecticut residents had the chance to comment today on rising utility bills and efforts to restore power after Tropical Storm Isaias as the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority conducts an investigation into Eversource.

The legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee heard testimony Tuesday about proposed legislation that would compensate ratepayers for almost every day they spent without power this summer following Tropical Storm Isaias. The legislation would also change how regulators look at setting rates.  “This bill reflects a lot of the urgent challenges ratepayers have been experiencing over the last few months...

The state legislature is discussing getting residents reimbursements for power outages, whether in the past for moving forward.

Major changes are being proposed for how electric companies run in the state. 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. “It’s pretty high. My bill has been like $200,” said Ingmar Riveros of Hartford. “My grandmother she had lost power and she…

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.

After hundreds of thousands in the state lost power, now Eversource’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias, as well as rate hikes back in July, will be part of the focus of a legislative forum on Thursday. “We really want the ratepayers to understand what they’re getting and what they’re paying for,” said Sen. Norm Needleman, D – Deputy President...

Eversource’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias, as well as rate hikes back in July, will be part of the focus of a legislative forum on Thursday.

More than three weeks after Isaias blew through Connecticut, cleanup continues. Tree removal crews are still catching up, working very long days. “We are running from five in the morning to eight at night. As long as there is light, we are working,” said Joe Brege of B&M Tree Service in West Hartford. Now, as Thursday’s forecast calls for...

With the potential for damaging winds from a strong line of storms on Thursday, some are rushing to try and get tree damage left behind by Isaias cleaned up.