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A report released Thursday said downed trees rather than transmission problems were largely to blame for massive power outages during Winter Storm Alfred last October. The report released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and North American Electric Reliability Corp. said 74 transmission lines and 44 transmission substations experienced outages during Winter Storm Alfred, and that resulted in less than 5 percent of the outages during the peak of the storm. Most of the outages, according to the report, lasted no fewer than two days and lasted no longer than five days. The remainder of the outages, which was roughly...

Power outages associated with Winter Storm Alfred are skyrocketing. Connecticut Light & Power reported more than 288,000 customers without power at 5:30 p.m., with those in the central and southwestern part of the state being hit the hardest. ... Officials at United illuminating said more than 9,000 customers were in the dark in its service area, which covers the area surrounding Bridgeport The state Department of Transportation said that power outages along the New Haven line of Metro North is affecting service. Trains are now running hourly.