Utility companies in New York and New Jersey closed in on restoring power this past Sunday to the last of the 8.5 million customers who lost it during the superstorm two weeks ago and a subsequent nor’easter storm, but tens …
The nor’easter that stymied recovery efforts from Superstorm Sandy pulled away from New York and New Jersey Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of new people in darkness after a blanket of thick, wet snow snapped storm-weakened trees and downed power …
Consolidated Edison says power has been restored to more than 80 percent of its customers who were blacked out in the storm. The utility still had 156,800 customers without power at midday Monday. That included about 68,000 homes and businesses …
Superstorm Sandy — and the widespread power outages and transport problems that followed — affected business operations of numerous companies in the Northeast, including those of insurers and brokers. Companies were turning to their business continuity planning (BCP) to continue …
Thunderstorms that blew through the New York metropolitan area knocked down tress, power lines and caused some flight delays. Thousands of customers on Long Island, Westchester and Rockland counties lost power during Wednesday night’s storms. Most of the power was …
More than 2,000 National Grid customers in northern New York remain without power after a severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and utility lines and damaged several buildings. The utility reported 16,000 homes and businesses in neighboring St. Lawrence and Franklin …
Some New Hampshire communities are cleaning up after a fast-moving thunderstorm downed trees and power lines. One of the harder-hit towns was Hopkinton. WMUR-TV reports over 40 percent of the town’s residents were without power at one point. That was …
Connecticut Light & Power has told state regulators that nearly 20,000 customers were without power on July 1 as strong winds and lightning brought down tree limbs. In a statement filed with the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on Monday, …
Connecticut Light & Power has filed a plan with state regulators to spend $300 million over five years to strengthen its system against storms. The subsidiary of Northeast Utilities says it’s looking to upgrade systems that have performed poorly and …
Nearly a week after severe thunderstorms slammed into southern New Jersey, some 16,000 homes and businesses were still without electricity as of Thursday, July 5. Atlantic City Electric crews have been restoring power nonstop since the storm hit early last …
