New Canaan first selectman says Eversource risked lives
John Kovach
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New Canaan Public Works workers waited for more Eversource trucks to show up in summer 2020 so they could clean up damage from Tropical Storm Isaias, which was brief, but very damaging.Grace Duffield / Hearst Connecticut Media
NEW CANAAN Lives were put at risk by Eversource’s actions after Tropical Storm Isaias, First Selectman Kevin Moynihan told state regulators Monday.
The hearing was part of an investigation by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority into response by Eversource to the storm, criticized by municipal leaders as being slow and disorganized.
At the peak after the Aug. 4 storm, 90 percent of the 8,531 New Canaan homes and businesses served by Eversource were without power, and service was not fully restored for a week or more. Phone and internet were cut to people working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.