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While Henri made landfall in the area of Stonington, CT and Westerly CT, by Sunday evening the towns with significant outages were in the northwest corner of the state including Canterbury with 63.04% of customers without power and Voluntown with 56.39% of customers without power. Continue Reading →
Between 50 and 69%of Eversource customers could lose power and restoration efforts could last between eight and 21 days. Continue Reading →
“Even with all of our efforts, a major storm could still cause outages that will last for days,” added Hallstrom. “Storm preparation is a shared responsibility, and we encourage our customers to also be prepared and know what to do before, during and after a storm – right along with us.” – Eversource President of Electric Operations Craig Hallstrom Continue Reading →
Attorney General Tong advocated for the maximum allowed statutory civil penalty against Eversource. Continue Reading →
A public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 1:00pm concerning the removal of trees on Oval Ave, Sound Shore Drive, Arch Street and Summit and Sound Beach Avenue. Continue Reading →
Work on a new bridge/causeway in Bruce Park will result in a detour to I-95 for four months beginning May 1, 2021. Continue Reading →
Scammers continue finetuning their techniques, including using phony caller IDs that display “Eversource” and scripts that sound like a legitimate company representative threatening to disconnect their electric or gas service because of an unpaid bill. Continue Reading →
“We know the timing of this storm couldn’t have been worse as people are trying to celebrate the Christmas holiday. The damaging winds and heavy rains with this storm caused damage to the electric system and caused widespread power outages in 117 of the 149 towns we serve.” – Eversource Chairman, President and CEO Jim Judge Continue Reading →
Eversource needs to install a manhole which involves a “very large crane.” The work will be done on Monday, Sept 28 beginning at 10:00am. Continue Reading →
Senate Democrats say the proposed legislation would require minimum, in-state, on direct payroll staffing requirements and bolster the civil penalty authority of PURA. It would also mandate the burying of power lines and curb excessive profits. Continue Reading →