http://outage.cl-p.com/outage/outagemap.aspx
No offense but New England types are whiners. I was without power for 10 days after Hurricane Ike.
Folks should be prepared to live without electric for up to a month.
Sounds like CL&P needs a rate hike so they can maintain more of a surge repair capability.
That’ll fix the whiners.
Pony up and bury the utilities. That’s what we do in Central Ohio. None of our suburbs have overhead power or cable lines.
“CL&P needs to hold their workers over and have them work through the night.”
Yeah, just keep them on the clock indefinitely until the job is done. While the governor puts in his 8 hours (or less) and goes home every night to sleep.
Fact is, these linemen and electricians are probably working 16 hour shifts with 8 hours off to drive home, eat, sleep, shower, and be ready to work again the next shift. After about 5+ days of that, they’re tired.
So now we have State Governors bossing around private companies, making them provide reports “by 10 a.m. Tomorrow,” and telling them when and how to schedule their employees?
When did this crap start?
I’m sure that the company is hemmed in by rate control, line maintenance regulations, and an idiot state government.
Hills and mts of SW PA last Feb we got 2 ft of wet heavy snow. Trees down across all roads to our little valley.I was out for 6 days, some for 2 wks. 10-15 at night. I have a kerosene heater so it was like camping. You just have to be prepared. Whining won’t help. Back in the 70s we were t for a month in winter
Hi Matt the roads in rural areas are still covered with trees down, some one lane with low overhead. We have power and are thankful but so many still out, New Milford, and North.
I have noticed the shift with Malloy, first standing with CL&P then leaving the briefing when CL&P Pres. Butler speaks and I thought how childish. Looks to me that Malloy is shifting blame, State will sue and then what.. State control over our power. Yep thinks that’s what Gov. Malloy would be happy with.
What a disaster, as Malloy is liberal, he has the crisis now use it to his advantage.
Reality to Mallethead Malloy: If you can do better rewiring the grid in Connecticut, have at it. By the way, does your life insurance policy include suicide by electrocution?
i bought a diesel generator this year i use coal as my main heat source but i have a fuel oil furnace till it gets/stays cold enough for the coal stove to be on
i got a diesel cause if the power goes out, it'll prolly be out at the gas stations too... i always have at least 250 gals of fuel on hand for the furnace so that hopefully will last till the electricity comes back on