Editorial: Power failures waiting for legislative response Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board May 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Eversource Energy workers demonstrate the steps involved in power restoration at the company’s training site in Berlin last year.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media When the power goes out, especially for an extended period, there’s no greater crisis. Everyone wants to talk about reforming our utilities and ensuring such a failure never happens again. But as soon as the lights come back on, attention quickly moves elsewhere. That’s no surprise; people have a limited capacity to focus. But the problems surrounding Tropical Storm Isaias last year were so severe — with power out for days in the heat of summer in the middle of a pandemic — that attention has lingered, and some in a position of power have shown a lasting interest in reform. The state is going to find out how far that zeal will go.