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Eversource Energy and United Illuminating have appealed in state Superior Court the decision by state regulators targeting a measure of their profitability over their preparation for, and response to, Tropical Storm Isaias last summer. The state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in April rebuked Eversource and United Illuminating for the utilities’ handling of the Aug. 4 storm that left 1 .
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Eversource Energy has filed an administrative appeal against a $31 million fine imposed by state regulators as a penalty for the utility’s preparation for and handling of Tropical Storm Isaias last summer.
In a complaint filed Thursday, the company accused the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority of ordering a penalty larger than it is allowed to by law. The complaint also alleges that regulators did not afford the company due process and acted in an “arbitrary” and “capricious” manner by imposing a fine with “no basis.”