Will people in our state take any lessons or reach any interesting conclusions from the prolonged outages this storm has caused? There should be conversation, but it’s to be expected that once power is back, folks will sink back into their chairs in front of the TV until the next time.
Bottom line here: Everyone says how wonderful Wallingford Electric has been. So how many are willing to pay to buy transmission lines and production means from CL&P, assuming they’d sell, and how many are willing to accept the alternative of a government takeover of the utility industry?
The story about “Rethinking the grid” By Jan Ellen Spiegel should be required reading, along with Adam Wittenberg’s piece on the New Norm. Both offer plenty of thought-provoking commentary about how a state like Connecticut might proceed with reforms to its electricity distribution.
Good story about David Bowen, Director of Meriden’s Emergency Operations Management Center. We’re not sure he was wise to opine that we’ve had everything but locusts: you never know, but at least probably not until spring!
It is good that Meriden is moving forward with plans for downtown as that commuter line from New Haven to Springfield moves closer to reality. Though it will probably never be “high speed” in any sense of the word – there are far too many grade crossings which cannot be protected or closed – it will have a profound impact on the city.
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