NORWICH - There was concern among some at the beginning of Thursday night’s senate hearing with New York Regional Interconnect that a trio of power company officials wouldn’t be under oath. By the time the meeting ended more than three hours later, at least one senator thanked the group for their openness.

“What you’re proposing doesn’t do a damn thing for us,” Senator Thomas W. Libous, R-Binghamton, told them. “You gave us what we already thought we knew and you confirmed our suspicions.”