Vacations cancelled. All hands ordered to their stations, gear ready. Connecticut Light & Power Co. is bracing for company this weekend, but like the rest of the state, they’d rather she not show.
CL&P is implementing its communication and restoration plans to respond to Hurricane Irene issues as quickly and safely as possible, the utility says.
“We plan for the worst and hope for the best,” CL&P President Jeff Butler said Thursday. “CL&P has a comprehensive plan to respond to Hurricane Irene-caused problems in Connecticut.”
Butler said CL&P is close contact with town, state and emergency management officials “to make sure all of our efforts are in sync.”
CL&P is encouraging its customers to be proactive and informed.
Prepare a “storm kit” and keep it handy:
- Flashlights with spare batteries
- A battery-operated radio or TV
- First-aid kit and medications
- Canned, freeze-dried or dehydrated foods
- A manual can opener
- Bottled water
- Baby or pet supplies (if needed)
- Important phone numbers
If you have life-support equipment, you need a backup plan to cope with storm-related outages:
- An alternate source of electric power such as a battery backup system, an uninterruptible power supply or a properly installed generator for the life support equipment
- Emergency telephone numbers (doctor, fire, police and ambulance)
- A procedure to vacate your home during a prolonged outage
Report power outages to CL&P at 800-286-2000 or 860-947-2000 in the Hartford/Meriden area.Â
