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Eversource failed to appropriately prioritize public safety when deploying their cleanup crews, and kept municipal leaders in the dark about their progress, according to the Connecticut Attorney General. (Shutterstock)
CONNECTICUT State Attorney General William Tong has called upon the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to levy penalties upon power utility Eversource for its response in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias.
Tong called for the fines, as well as credits for Eversource customers, in a brief before PURA argued on Friday. PURA is the state s principal regulator and the legal forum to investigate and pursue such claims against state utilities.