• Connecticut's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority criticized Connecticut Light and Power's 2011 response to storm damage in a draft statement Tuesday.
• The statement asserts that the utility's response was "deficient and inadequate" and indicates that efforts to improve service will be considered when future rate requests are made.
• Connecticut Light and Power is reviewing the statement, and a final version from the commission is expected on Aug. 1.

From the article:

Connecticut Light & Power's response to two destructive storms last year was inadequate and its performance will be a factor in requests for rate increases, state regulators said Tuesday.

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority said in a draft decision that for future rate requests it will consider the extent to which the Northeast Utilities subsidiary has recognized its shortcomings and taken steps to improve its storm response. ...