State utility regulators proposed the maximum penalty against Eversource for its failures after storm Isaias in August 2020.
Tropical Storm Isaias
Financial penalties ordered for Eversource, UI for storm Isaias response
Eversource and United Illuminating failed to fully prepare for and respond to Tropical Storm Isaias last year, according to state utility regulators who reduced the companies’ ability to recoup costs.
Best of 2020: CT keeps losing power when storms strike. But that doesn’t have to happen.
Assigning blame for power outages misses the point. Instead, we should be figuring out how to keep the lights on.
Town leaders: Eversource left municipalities in the dark about Isaias clean-up
Eversource routinely failed to update communities on restoration efforts following Tropical Storm Isaias, local leaders testified Monday.
PURA overhauls electric rate process, restricts costs utilities can recoup
State utility regulators said the changes will result in “meaningful savings” for customers of Eversource and United Illuminating.
Senators takes tough stand on Eversource. Even the ones who work there.
It turned out that no one could resist a pre-election jab at Eversource.
Energy bill takes on storm response and grid reform challenges
Energy legislation wasn’t on the radar for any special legislative sessions called to deal with critical issues lost to the COVID-cancelled session from this winter. Even the annual July electric rate adjustment –- which this year contained big increases that sparked public outrage — would not have warranted legislation. That was until Tropical Storm Isaias […]
Eversource quietly pitches $700M in borrowing to Connecticut
Eversource is asking Connecticut to authorize $700 million in borrowing to blunt losses from Tropical Storm Isaias and COVID-19.
Eversource says its response to Isaias was stronger than Connecticut officials realize
Connecticut’s largest electric utility insists its response to Tropical Storm Isaias was better than state officials realize.
Eversource says Storm Isaias criticism ‘not accurate’
Eversource Energy offered a forceful rebuttal of the widespread complaints over its handling of Tropical Storm Isaias.
CT keeps losing power when storms strike. But that doesn’t have to happen.
Assigning blame for power outages misses the point. Instead, we should be figuring out how to keep the lights on.
A new voice at PURA at a pivotal time in energy oversight
Connecticut’s energy regulator balked at Eversource’s calls for collaboration: “That implies it’s our job to get the lights on. And it’s not. It’s their job.
Eversource boss Jim Judge to face legislative hearing
Jim Judge, the Eversource exec who largely disappeared from public view after a massive power outage, will appear before the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee.
Power outages stoke concern over possible uptick in COVID cases
With widespread outages, people are flocking to malls and coffee shops, raising concern about a possible resurgence of COVID-19.
Eversource was on a victory lap. Then came Isaias
When the lights went out, Eversource had just come off its best year.