More Than 195K Still Without Power in Virginia
More than 195,000 Virginia homes and businesses remain without power after last week’s storms, down from a peak of about 1.2 million.
Virginia, Maryland Hit by Vicious Storms; Power Outages May Last Days
It could be several more days before electricity is restored to areas hit by vicious storms that killed at least 13 people and left 3 million power customers to negotiate sweltering temperatures without air conditioning. Across a swath from Indiana …
Report Raps Connecticut Utility Over Oct. Storm Response
A report commissioned by Northeast Utilities says subsidiary Connecticut Light & Power did not fully recognize the risks of the weather forecast about 36 hours before a destructive October snow storm and failed to aggressively pursue help from other utilities. …
10,000 Gallons Of Sewage Spills Into Central California Creek, Ocean
A power outage has sent about 10,000 gallons of sewage into a California central coast creek and to the Pacific Ocean. San Luis Obispo County officials have warned swimmers, surfers and others to avoid Cambria’s Santa Rosa Creek and the …
California Utility Says Power Back For All Customers
Southern California Edison says it has restored power to all customers who were blacked out by last week’s ferocious windstorm. Spokesman Scott Andresen says the lights went back on for the last few customers at 6:21 a.m. Thursday — six …
Storms Knock Out Power to Thousands in New Hampshire, Connecticut
Strong winds and a fast-moving mix of rain and snow have knocked out power to over 30,000 customers in New Hampshire. Many of the outages have been reported in the central part of the state Thursday morning. The National Weather …
Some in Connecticut Still Without Power
Some of the thousands of Connecticut residents still in the dark Monday may not have power restored until mid-week, more than 10 days after a monster snowstorm knocked out electricity to millions of people in the Northeast. About 57,000 Connecticut …
3M Powerless as October Snow Surprises Northeast
A freak October snowstorm knocked out power Sunday to more than 3.1 million homes and businesses across the U.S. Northeast, with close to two feet (60 centimeters) of snow falling in some areas over the weekend. The storm was even …
Nearly 580,000 Lose Power During East Coast Snow
The unusually early snowstorm bringing heavy, wet snow to the East Coast has knocked out power to nearly 580,000 customers. Most are in Pennsylvania. Utilities there say 428,000 customers have lost power. PPL spokeswoman Lissette Santana says 200 crews were …
Southwest Power Outage Economic Cost Put At $100M
The Sept. 8 power outage that left southern California and parts of Arizona and Northern Baja Mexico without power could mean as much as $100 million in economic losses. The National University System Institute for Policy Research said that businesses …