Connecticut Light & Power President and Chief Operating Officer Jeff Butler announced on Sunday evening that CL&P's company-imposed goal to have 99 percent of its customers restored by midnight would not be achieved.
During a briefing at the State Armory in Hartford, Butler said, "We have not met our expectations and the expectations we set for you. We have missed our goal. For that, I apologize."
As of 11 p.m. on Sunday, approximately 64,000 CL&P customers were without power following the previous weekend's unprecedented snowstorm. The majority of those customers are in the Farmington Valley and northern Tolland County.
"We have not given up and have about 2,500 line and tree crews at work," Butler said. "We will have 100 percent of our customers who were affected by this storm restored by Wednesday."
Over 220 service crews are working exclusively on reattaching the service wire - the line that runs from the utility pole to a home.
As of late Sunday night, Bloomfield, Canton, Farmington, Simsbury, Somers, Union and West Hartford all had 40 percent or more without power.
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In East Hampton, 49 customers were without power, and in Portland, 17. Both numbers are less than one percent.
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