tropical storm isaias

Months after Tropical Storm Isaias left hundreds of thousands without power, the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has investigated and said Eversource didn’t meet acceptable standards while United Illuminating mostly did. The tropical storm left many Connecticut residents without power for a week or more this past August. As a result, PURA said they’ll consider fines and penalties...

Con Edison and Orange & Rockland Utilities also could face having their licenses revoked by the state over their lack of preparedness for and timely response to the damage caused by Tropical Storm Isaias

A heartbroken dog owner on Long Island says Tropical Storm Isaias and power company PSEG are responsible for the death of her Pomeranian. Michelle Stalzer says 7-year-old Harley died of heatstroke after Isaias knocked out power to her East Meadow home for nearly a week. “By the time they cooled him down his body temperature was 114,” Stalzer said. Stalzer…

Gov. Cuomo said the state’s Department of Public Service has sent notice of apparent violation letters to electric companies Con Edison, Orange & Rockland, PSEG LI, Central Hudson along with telephone, cable and internet provider Altice-Optimum

PSEG Long Island has agreed to reimburse customers who lost food and medicine due to power outages during Tropical Storm Isaias. The concession came Monday during the Nassau County Legislature hearing into the utility’s lack of preparation for the storm. The utility announced it will reimburse residential customers up to $250 for lost food and up to $300 for lost…

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Eversource in response to the company’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias and the suit is seeking $1.5 billion. The complaint was filed in Superior Court in Hartford and accuses the company of negligence, recklessness and a breach of contract. Tropical Storm Isaias struck Connecticut last Tuesday and caused widespread damage. At the…

The heat has largely subsided, but storms are still in the picture for Friday before nicer weather arrives for the weekend. A day after a flash flood warning had been issued for nearly 24 hours, Friday will feature storms once again — a running trend that has lasted the entire week so far. But there is some good news: While…

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Many people in the tri-state area are facing lingering power outages one week after Tropical Storm Isaias. Katherine Creag reports.

Hours after Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened Con Edison’s franchise in New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio doubled down and suggested the city might be better off with a public utility instead of a private company. Tropical Storm Isaias caused more than 250,000 Con Ed customers to lose power, the company’s second-largest storm outage ever. As of 9 a.m. Tuesday,...

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