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mkt853 t1_j1fwv0e wrote

I mean we had relatively high winds for our state and <5% are without power. That seems like it's not terrible?

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so2017 t1_j1fze8v wrote

Why are there so many Eversource apologists on this sub today?

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buried_lede t1_j1hdvt6 wrote

Because maybe it will turn out to be better performance than Isaiah? Easy to please. I don’t apologize for them, I am fully committed to major overhaul of the electric market in CT

Other kinds of utility structures do better on all counts - price, outages, accountability - on the whole.

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Grand_ST t1_j1g5eqo wrote

Because it’s common sense that restoration after a storm does take some amount of time?

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porklomeinnoveg t1_j1gct7z wrote

It’s be nice for all the money we pay and for the rate increase in 2 weeks if they’d be a little proactive, especially considering they dropped the ball the last time there was a storm. Lessons learned and all that.

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LordConnecticut t1_j1gtpfo wrote

Tell me then, why is Eversource just about bottom of the barrel when it comes to restore times compared to utilities in other states with the same number of outages. Oh yeah, because shareholder profits don’t restore power.

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Tonydildos t1_j1j515v wrote

This isn’t eversources fault. There are power outages all over the northeast and finding enough electricians on Christmas weekend to do this work isn’t easy. They are mostly subcontractors working with eversource getting power on out there. I used to be a lineman and I don’t envy what those guys are going through with this weather right now.

You probably don’t understand the work involved, so instead of shitting on workers you can just be grateful for the people who’s power has already been restored :)

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so2017 t1_j1jeohv wrote

Nobody is shitting on workers. Everyone is justifiably shitting on a company that issues 891 million dollars in dividends, raises rates obscenely, and then routinely fails to keep the lights on.

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