Before the Storm: Butler Sold $500,000 in Eversource Shares as Isaias Headed for Connecticut.

As Tropical Storm Isaias approached Connecticut, Eversource Energy Executive Vice President and General Counsel Gregory B. Butler sold half a million dollars in Eversource shares, according to public records. Butler disclosed the transaction on August 3rd, the day before Isaias pounded Connecticut, leaving thousands of Eversource customers without power for day after sweltering day.

The SEC requires corporate executives and board members to disclose insider transactions within 48 hours of making one.

Butler is a Republican fundraiser and is engaged to marry House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, who is leaving the legislature and contemplating a bid for governor as anger at Eversource grows.