PURA levies maximum $30M penalty against Eversource for Tropical Storm Isaias performance FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Crews repair downed trees and power lines one week from when Tropical Storm Isaias hit Greenwich, Conn. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of3 New Eversource Energy CEO Joseph Nolan is photographed at the company's corporate office in Hartford on April 12.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of3 NEW BRITAIN — Connecticut utility regulators issued a landmark ruling Thursday, tentatively fining Eversource Energy $30 million in civil penalties — the maximum allowed — for its performance in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias last August. The state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority also used its draft ruling to issue civil penalties of $2.1 million against the state’s other large electric distribution company, United Illuminating. A final decision in the case is expected on July 14, according Joe Cooper, a PURA spokesman.