POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Gregory B. Butler, Richard J. Morrison, Kerry J. Tomasevich,
O. Kay Comendul and Florence J. Iacono, signing singly, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)	Obtain necessary EDGAR access codes and execute for and on behalf
of the undersigned Forms 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 144
promulgated thereunder, and Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

	(2)	Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of
any such Form 144 and Form 3, 4 and 5 and the timely filing of such form with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority;
and

	(3)	Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in his/her discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite,necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such
attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or his/her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of May 6, 2016.


/s/ Philip J. Lembo
Philip J. Lembo

State of Connecticut	 )
	 		 ) ss:  Berlin
County of  Hartford	 )

Sworn to and subscribed before me, a notary public, in and for said county
and state, this 6th day of May, 2016.

                                       /s/ Sandra Sobry

                                       Notary Public
                                       My commission expires May 31, 2016