Blumenthal Wants CL&P Investigated

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal released the following statements after hearing that Connecticut Light and Power would not meet its goal of 99% restoration of power to customers by Sunday at midnight.

"People are fed up with false reassurances that have shredded CL&P's credibility and now defy credulity," Blumenthal said. "The company's failure to adequately plan and prepare - and meet its own deadlines - has led to an historic breakdown of power and public trust."

Blumenthal said an investigation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is "urgently needed" after CL&P's "recent failures." 

"As I have traveled the state talking to public officials, emergency responders, homeowners, and business people, the consensus is clear: CL&P must be held accountable and fundamental changes made before the next storm strikes.”