Final report released on CL&P's storm preparedness

(WTNH) - After the Tropical Storm Irene and the Autumn Nor'easter left hundreds of thousands without power, CL&P parent company Northeast Utilities ordered it's own investigation into CL&P's emergency preparedness.

The report is roughly 100 pages. [Click here to read the full report]

On August 28, 2011 671,789 customers lost power, making it "most significant outage event in CL&P's long history," the report says. 

According to the report, the two storms left more than 2.4 million customers without power. It took CL&P 9 days to restore power following Irene and 11 days to restore after the Halloween snowfall.

In spite of these events, the report says "In both restorations, CL&P restored all of its customers within a reasonable timeframe in comparison to similar events..."

The report details 66 recommendations for CL&P to consider.

Davies Consulting was hired to conduct the investigation and write the final report.

Click here to see pictures of the damage from Tropical Storm Irene or here to see damage from the Autumn Nor'easter .