Connecticut Light and Power News

About 25,000 customers were without power in Rocky Hill and Wethersfield after a tree fell on wires connected to a sub-station, according to Connecticut Light & Power.

Clean Cities Coalitions of Connecticut and local co-hosts, will present "Electric Car Community Days" on Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2, 2012.

East Lyme An equipment problem associated with underground electrical power lines has knocked out power to 77 customers in the Sleepy Hollow Road area, a Connecticut Light & Power spokeswoman said.

Police are urging residents to cast a wary eye to people who knock on their door and say they are from a power company or from Connecticut Light & Power.

The town has changed its electricity plan, which is just one of many steps Mayor Robert Chatfield said he has taken to make Prospect a greener, more energy efficient town, and pass the savings along to the residents.

The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund, in partnership with The Connecticut Light & Power Company and The United Illuminating Company, announced yesterday the winners of its eighth annualA eesmartsA student contest for students in grades K-12.A In the first grade category, Clintonville Elementary studentA John Kozdroy won an honorable mention.A The ... (more)

May 23, 2012 7:22 a.m.: A The Stonington Police Department is reporting that Connecticut Light & Power is on the scene of the downed power lines in the area of Deans Mill and Flanders roads.

Alex Semenza of Mansfield was among six young inventors to receive the Connecticut Light & Power Energy Award at the 29th annual statewide Connecticut Invention Convention held recently at the University of Connecticut's Gampel Pavilion.

Sigh. Another power outage in Vernon Center. The latest was on Sunday, when 633 Connecticut Light & Power customers were without electricity from 7:30 to 9 a.m. - right when many were getting ready for church services.

Update: Connecticut Light & Power reported at 7 p.m. that power has been early restored to all 14,347 Naugatuck customers following a brief outage on Wednesday.

Houses with darkened windows were a common sight in most Monroe neighborhoods in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene and Storm Alfred, with many homeowners waiting more than a week for the power to come back on.

Though turnout was low, those who voted Tuesday roundly approved the $127-million town and school spending plan that decreases taxes by a just over 1% in 2012-13 thanks to a multi-million dollar flub by Connecticut Light and Power.

A primary wire that fire officials said was "hanging by a thread" caused more than 1,000 power outages and the closure of a section of Hope Street Thursday morning.

Leon Olivier, executive vice president and chief operating officer, told investor analysts on a conference call that the work is nearly two-thirds complete.

Customers of The Connecticut Light & Power Company and The United Illuminating Company installing new renewable energy projects ranging from rooftop solar panels to fuel cells now have an opportunity to recoup part of their investment by selling renewable energy certificates to the utilities.

Are you being safe around electricity? May is National Electrical Safety Month and Connecticut Light & Power is reminding customers that with warmer weather and vacations come more outdoor activities and potential distractions.

The Vernon Fire Department, local police and Connecticut Light & Power are investigating a mysterious power outage that knocked out electricity to about 2,200 customers at about 8:15 this morning.