July 26, 2012 (BOSTON) National Grid could be facing more than $16 million in fines connected to its response to two major outages last year.
Attorney General Martha Coakley will seek the penalties against the utility for violations during their response to Tropical Storm Irene and the surprise October snowstorm.
National Grid provides power to Nantucket.
Coakley says the violations include "unacceptably low staffing levels."
She also cites the utility's failure to adequately communicate with municipal officials, first responders and customers.