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Report: Power Still Turned Off at Powder Ridge

The ski area's CEO calls the situation "absurd."

Despite having spent the past nine months working to restore Middlefield's skiΒ area, Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort still doesn't have electricity.

Powder Ridge CEO Sean Hayes tells the Middletown Press that he'sΒ spent about $100,000 on repairs to bring theΒ electrical grid up to code but so far Connecticut Light and Power has not turned the power back on.

Instead, crews restoring the ski area have reliedΒ on generators.

CL&P tells the newspaper the company is waiting on the town to inspect the utility work.

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