WFSB Channel 3Emails reveal Conn. officials pressed for higher outage refunds

Emails reveal Conn. officials pressed for higher outage refunds

Emails released by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office show administration officials discussed how to increase compensation offered by Northeast Utilities to customers who lost power for a week or more after last fall's snow storm.

One of the emails released in response to a Freedom of Information request by The Associated Press said an option was that the utility's initial $10 million offer would amount to $3 per customer per day. Or it could be $15 per customer per day.

An adviser to the administration told officials that $3 a day or $15 a day "will be politically laughable."

Northeast Utilities, the parent company of Connecticut Light & Power, tripled the $10 million offer on Nov. 29.

A spokesman for Connecticut Light & Power said Monday it was the utility's decision to increase the compensation.

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