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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 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...

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.

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...

Connecticut reached an agreement with United Illuminating to provide rebates to the electric utility’s customers as part of the state’s COVID-19 relief efforts. The state’s second-largest electricity distributer agreed to offer credits totaling $46.5 million and to keep base distribution rates unchanged until at least 2023, the governor’s office announced Wednesday. The deal is subject to review and approval...

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.”

Thousands of people woke up Christmas morning with no power as a strong storm moved through Connecticut with high winds and heavy rain. The storm blew through late on Christmas Eve and continued into Christmas morning, bringing down trees and powerlines statewide. As of 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Eversource was reporting fewer than 12,000 customers still without power. That number…

Thousands of people across Connecticut woke up Christmas morning with no power as a strong storm with high winds moved through the state overnight.

Another question with this winter storm on the way – will it cause significant power disruptions, and how well will utilities respond if there are problems? Before big storms approach, our state utilities have teams of staffers helping them make predictions on how big an impact the storms will have. The utilities take the info and assign the storm an…

Another question with this winter storm on the way – will it cause significant power disruptions, and how well will utilities respond if there are problems?

State utility regulators announced Wednesday that they will change the process of authorizing electricity rate hikes requested by Eversource and United Illuminating. Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) released its findings from two investigations after complaints were raised by customers who received electric bills over the summer that included large increases for many. In its announcement, PURA admittted the...

State regulators announced Wednesday they will change the process for approving rate hikes from utilitiy companies to try and prevent huge increases in customers bills.

Tropical Storm Isaias knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Connecticut and caused millions of dollars in property damage. But for one neighborhood, the real damage happened when the lights came back on, and those homeowners say they have been left footing a chunk of the bill. The list of appliances residents say were damaged by a…

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Friday approved an electricity rate increase for Eversource and United Illuminating. The new rates will go into effect from Jan. 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021. For Eversource, the new rate will amount to around an increase of $7.11 per month on the supply portion of the bill for a customer who averages around 700…

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) wants to hear from the public this week, as it continues the investigation into electric companies’ preparations and responses to Tropical Storm Isaias. The public hearings will be held over a 3-day period with today’s meeting set to start at 11a.m. Hundreds of thousands in the state lost power as a result of...

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.