tropical storm isaias

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.

It was this time last year that Tropical Storm Isaias hit the state. The storm itself was pretty bad but it’s what it left behind that made it one for the history books.

One year ago today, there’s a good chance you were sitting in the dark, like hundreds of thousands of other people in Connecticut, as Tropical Storm Isaias hit the state.

Connecticut regulators on Wednesday finalized millions of dollars in fines against the state’s two largest electricity distributors for what officials called the companies’ failures in their preparations and responses to Tropical Storm Isaias, which caused hundreds of thousands of power outages last year. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, or PURA, gave final approval to a $28.6 million civil penalty against…

Connecticut’s two largest electricity distributors have appealed millions of dollars in profit reductions imposed by the state for what regulators called the companies’ failures in preparing for and responding to Tropical Storm Isaias, which caused hundreds of thousands of power outages last year. Eversource, which serves nearly 1.3 million homes and businesses in the state, appealed a mandated $31 million…

A UConn professor offered up the lumber from two large trees in the UConn Forest damaged by Tropical Storm Isaias to Waterford High students for a project, but with a catch.

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

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...

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...

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.”

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