Dive Summary:

• Connecticut Light & Power, the largest utility the Constitution State, is proposing to spend $47 million on a 1.5-mile-long, 115,000-volt, underground transmission line for its operations in Stamford.
• The line burial would be a potential solution after the utility received criticism for slow storm responses in 2011.
• The project is being put on display for public review on Jan. 8 at the Stamford Government Center.

From the article:

"... However, spokesman Frank Poirot (PIE'-roh) said Wednesday that the Stamford project was proposed four or five years ago to keep up with rising demand for electricity in the populous southwestern Connecticut city. He says burying lines is feasible in urban, densely populated areas. ..."