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State regulators on Wednesday issued a final decision highly critical of how utility Eversource responded to Tropical Storm Isaias. The decision will reduce Eversource’s allowable profits from state ratepayers and could also pave the way for monetary fines announced as early as next week.
Isaias hit Connecticut last August and cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers with some restorations taking more than a week.
The three-member Public Utilities Regulatory Authority issued a final decision detailing how the state’s two major electric utilities, Eversource and United Illuminating, responded to the storm.
It concluded Eversource failed.
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Tornado warning ends in Litchfield County, more than 4,700 without power in CT
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A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for most of western Connecticut Wednesday afternoon, as a cold front pushed a line of storms and rain through the state.
A tornado warning was briefly issued for part of Litchfield County shortly before 3 p.m., but later expired.
Tornado warning ends in Litchfield County, more than 3,600 without power in CT
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A file photo of a United Illuminating crew working on utility poles in 2016.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for most of western Connecticut Wednesday afternoon, as a cold front pushed a line of storms and rain through the state.
A tornado warning was briefly issued for part of Litchfield County shortly before 3 p.m., but was replaced with a thunderstorm warning that stretched east into northern Hartford County a little before 3:30 p.m.
The storms left 3,615 without power, with the highest number of outages reported in Kent in Litchfield and Stamford, in lower Fairfield County.
Tornado warning ends in Litchfield County, more than 4,700 without power in CT
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A file photo of a United Illuminating crew working on utility poles in 2016.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A file photo of an Eversource Energy crew working in 2019.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for most of western Connecticut Wednesday afternoon, as a cold front pushed a line of storms and rain through the state.
A tornado warning was briefly issued for part of Litchfield County shortly before 3 p.m., but later expired.