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There were thousands of power outages as a powerful storm moved through Connecticut, bringing snow, sleet, and strong winds to different parts of the state. Southeastern Connecticut saw gusts above 60 miles per hour overnight. United Illuminating was reporting 10,087 power outages as of 6:40 a.m., but there were around 150 as of 1:45 p.m. Eversource was reporting more than…

It’s been a little over a week since the state announced that Eversource customers would be getting money back for the slow response to Isaias. However, electric heating costs will go up this January anyway.  “It is a complicated mess talking about regulation,” Gov. Ned Lamont says.  The state has control over only a part of electricity rates.  “There’s...

A nor’easter that moved into Connecticut Tuesday and Wednesday knocked out power to thousands of customers statewide.

Power was out and branches were down in Meriden after the October nor-easter.

There are around 6,000 power outages across Connecticut due to an October nor’easter. Eversource is reporting around 5,600 power outages as of 3 p.m. See the full list here. Officials from Eversource said crews have been working shifts all night and have restored power to thousands of customers.    United Illuminating is reporting around 350 outages. See the full list…

A strong Nor’easter that brought heavy rain to Connecticut on Tuesday is bringing strong winds to the state this morning.

Eversource officials say while Tropical Storm Henri was less damaging than expected, it will still take a few days to get power back to everyone.

Eversource officials provided an update Sunday afternoon on power outages and estimated restoration times following Tropical Storm Henri.

Governor Ned Lamont addressed the state after Tropical Storm Henri made landfall on sunday.

Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in Rhode Island early Sunday afternoon, caused damage in parts of Connecticut and there are several power outages. Eversource is reporting around 6,500 power outages as of noon. See the list here. According to Eversource, crews have restored power to nearly 60,000 customers during the storm restoration. Officials estimate the vast majority of customers will…

The state’s utility companies are preparing for possible impacts and outages from Tropical Storm Henri.

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…

Tropical Storm Elsa has barreled through parts of Cuba and Florida and in preparation for it’s potential impact, Connecticut Power companies are preparing for what the storm could bring later this week. “We’re preparing, we’ve been watching the forecast for days, we’ve been securing out of state crews,” said Mitch Gross, a spokesperson with Eversource. “We’ve been reaching out...

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...