she said. "It's part of the town infrastructure." Connecticut's two large utilities see their industry differently. CL&P told utility regulators that big can be better. "CL&P believes that there are certain 'economies of scale' present when a system is large enough to leverage the experience of its employees and employ sophisticated equipment to operate and maintain its system and spread the costs of operations among customers so that each customer's share is smaller than it might otherwise be," the utility said in comments to state regulators. Continued... National News Videos Recent Activity on Facebook Staff reporter Shahid Abdul-Karim covers the New Haven Housing Authority, New Haven public schools and community management teams. Get the authentic view of diversity in a mixture of hot topics, news, events and community updates. Jennifer Swift covers East Haven and Branford for the New Haven Register. Her blog is a way to foster conversation about the news from these two towns. Reach Jenn at 203-789-5615, jswift@nhregister.com or on Twitter @NHRSwift .