Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he’s launched his own investigation into utility companies’ response to tens of thousands of power and phone service outages in storm-damaged Fairfield County, The Associated Press reports.
Blumenthal said that lengthy delays in restoring power since the storm hit Saturday have caused anger and anxiety. He says he’s requested information from Connecticut Light & Power Co., The United Illuminating Co. and AT&T.
CL&P, which serves most of the area, reports about 2,700 outages Friday morning, down from a high of 147,000. United Illuminating is reporting no outages. Both companies say they responded aggressively to the outages.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell says she called CL&P officials Thursday to express frustration. State utility regulators are also investigating.
