Where We Live: Day 10 Without Power
CL&P missed its original deadline and might not hit the next one either.
By Where We Live - WNPR
Published: Nov 07, 2011
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Hartford's Beacon St. on Saturday 11/5. Street has since been opened.
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CL&P said they’d have power back on by Sunday night - but none of us - including Governor Malloy - were surprised when that didn’t happen. Now, Malloy is one of many state officials launching an investigation into the power company’s response. He’s hired former FEMA director James Lee Witt to oversee the investigation, which is due December 1.
The Courant’s Chris Keating still doesnt have power in Simsbury and we want to hear from you. How’s it looking in your town? We’ll have an update with Keating on power outages, lawsuits, investigations.
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Listener email from Brian
I remember several years ago that there was public outcry over Northeast Utilities being too aggressive with tree trimming. I believe the general public and/or our elected leaders have some responsibility to bear in the lack of tree trimming and maintenance. Example:
http://articles.courant.com/1999-03-12/news/9903120398_1_trees-limbs-pow...
We've also made it difficult for NU to build new transmission lines anywhere we live.
(I am just a citizen and not connected to NU in any way, other than as a customer)
Listener email from Theresa
People who still don't have power probably can't call. We live in Canton and were without power and running water for more than seven days, and it was all we could do to survive. Our radio battery died long before power was restored. With no electricity, we had to conserve our phone use for necessities. Probably the 850,000 CL&P customers lost hundreds of dollars worth of food. Our kids lost a week of school, yet the teachers still have to teach the material, especially at the high-school level. Those of us who work from home lost a week of productivity. ... That's not to mention the people who have died because of CL&P's slow response.
As UConn economist Fred Carstensen said in an op-ed piece in The Courant, this is going to cause long-range economic harm.
Listener email from K
I am a mother of three children (ages 3, 6 & 9) living in Bloomfield and we are still without power. Have you seen the magnitude of the distruction in our area? I cannot imagine how CL & P could have prepared for this....rather than complaining I think you should try to support and thank these hard working people who are working like crazy to restore our power!
It's been a tough 9 days, but we are still extremely blessed and others should count their blessings as well.
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