State Sen. James Maroney (D-Milford) submitted a letter Aug. 6 to the United Illuminating Company questioning its response efforts following Tropical Storm Isaias. The storm left thousands of people without power throughout the towns Orange and Milford, which United Illuminating services. Maroney asked for answers after concerns have been raised following a lack of response effort made by the electric company.
More than half of customers in those towns were without power for more than two days following the storm. Most had been restored by Aug. 9, but UI was reporting more than 100 in each town still in the dark five days after the storm blew through the state.
“One of the primary concerns I have, and my constituents have, is the impact this is having to our seniors and most vulnerable populations during the heat of the summer and a pandemic,” Maroney writes. “Many of these customers use medical devices that require electricity, need access to elevators, use well water, or need reprieve from the heat.”
The letter was sent to Tony Marone, UI’s president and CEO.
