tropical storm isaias

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.

The power has gone back on, but some Connecticut residents have been lacking confidence in the electric utilities serving most of the state. This, after a tropical storm caused outages lasting a week or more in some cases, right after sizeable rate hikes went into effect. For Marsha and Jerry Tomlinson of Bristol, losing electricity is no laughing matter due…

Trees along the shoreline look like they have moved on to an early fall partly due to leaf damage caused by Tropical Storm Isaias.

The power has gone back on, but some Connecticut residents have been lacking confidence in the electric utilities serving most of the state.

The state insurance department is offering information and resources for residents who may have been impacted by Tropical Storm Isaias, including those who lost power or had property damage. The extent of reimbursement and coverage will depend on your individual policies, according to the insurance department, which reminds residents the Atlantic Tropical Storm season continues through November 30. “It is…