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Connecticut Utilities Appeal Penalties Over Tropical Storm Response

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 …

Connecticut Utilities Face Steep Fines for Storm Failures

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 …

Connecticut Officials Mull Utility Fines Over Storm Response

Connecticut regulators have criticized the state’s two largest electricity distributors and said they are considering fines over what they called the companies’ failures in their preparation and response last August to Tropical Storm Isaias, which left hundreds of thousands of …

Report Fuels More Debate on Connecticut Utility’s Storm Response

A draft report critical of a utility’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias has Connecticut lawmakers again calling for accountability. The report released late Friday by the state’s Public Utility Regulatory Authority concluded that Eversource’s preparations and response were inadequate and …

NYC Council Airs Proposals to Handle Storms Better

After months of mulling the city’s response to Superstorm Sandy, lawmakers proposed Wednesday to require backup generators for traffic lights, a system to track everyone in shelters for people with medical problems and other changes in emergency response. The New …

Conn. Senate OKs Bill on Utilities’ Storm Response

The state Senate on Saturday, May 5, approved a wide-ranging bill that attempts to address many of the problems that developed last year when Connecticut was hit by the remnants of Hurricane Irene in August and again by an October …