STATEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL GEORGE JEPSEN:

INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT AUDIT OF CL&P IS APPROVED

(HARTFORD) - “I am gratified at the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s speedy response to my request for a management audit of Connecticut Light & Power Co. The regulators agreed today (Tuesday) to add an independent management audit to the scope of their review of CL&P’s preparedness for and response to major outage events. I look forward to working through the PURA process to ensure that the audit is independent, broad and thorough.”

Note: The Attorney General requested an independent management audit of CL&P in a filing to PURA on Nov. 10.

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