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Electricity Restoration

West Hempstead, NY
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Nearly 10K Without Power In Suffolk, Nassau Counties As Blizzard Dumps Snow On LI Nearly 10K Without Power In Suffolk, Nassau Counties As Blizzard Dumps Snow On LI
Nearly 10K Without Power In Suffolk, Nassau Counties As Blizzard Dumps Snow On LI Thousands of customers are without power across Long Island as of Monday afternoon, Feb. 23, as a powerful blizzard continued to hammer the region.  According to PSEG Long Island’s outage map at 12:40 p.m., 2,133 customers in Nassau County were without electricity out of more than 479,000 served. In Suffolk County, 7,758 customers were in the dark out of nearly 640,000.  The hardest-hit area was the Rockaway Peninsula, where 3,020 customers, about 8 percent of those served, were without power. PSEG reported it was still assessing conditions there.   Estimated restoratio…

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by Ben Crnic
Paramus, NJ
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Tree Takes Down Power Lines, Sparks Fires, Knocks Out Traffic Lights In Paramus: Police Tree Takes Down Power Lines, Sparks Fires, Knocks Out Traffic Lights In Paramus: Police
Tree Takes Down Power Lines, Sparks Fires, Knocks Out Traffic Lights In Paramus: Police A large borough tree came crashing down in Paramus on Friday, July 25, bringing utility wires and three utility poles down with it, police said. The incident occurred at 32 Farview Ave., where fallen wires sparked a fire in the roadway and ignited a small grass fire, according to Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti. As of press time, more than 600 residents were without power. Emergency crews from the Paramus Police and Fire Departments responded to the scene and immediately shut down traffic. Farview Avenue is completely closed between Century Road and Spring Valley Road. No through traf…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
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2,000+ Without Power In Hackensack Memorial Day 2,000+ Without Power In Hackensack Memorial Day
2,000+ Without Power In Hackensack Memorial Day More than 2,000 people woke up without power Memorial Day in Hackensack. The PSE&G outage map show 2,687 were in the dark with the outage stemming from an area near 1st Street and Carver Park.  As of 10 a.m., power was beginning to be restored for some. A restoration time of 2:30 p.m. was posted. A cause of the outage was unclear.

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by Cecilia Levine
North Harford, MD
Weather
Thousands Without Power After Damaging Winds Whip Through Maryland: BGE Thousands Without Power After Damaging Winds Whip Through Maryland: BGE
Thousands Without Power After Damaging Winds Whip Through Maryland: BGE Thousands in Maryland are still without power late on Monday afternoon after whipping winds caused chaos in some neighborhoods. Trees were toppled and power lines were downed during the weather event, which saw gusts approaching 60 mph overnight in parts of the state. The overnight wind gusts in Maryland. National Weather Service As of 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, BGE was still reporting more than 1,700 active outages, impacting 21,891 of the company's 1.32 million customers. According to BGE there were still outages impacting residents and businesses:  Anne Arundel: 235 ou…

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by Zak Failla
Bristol, PA
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Power Outages Reported Across Pennsylvania After Overnight Storms Power Outages Reported Across Pennsylvania After Overnight Storms
Power Outages Reported Across Pennsylvania After Overnight Storms Thousands of Pennsylvanians are still without power after severe thunderstorms downed trees across the region on Tuesday, July 16.  The outages are mostly concentrated in the following areas, according to the PPL and Met-Ed outage maps:  Fontaine Atglen Wyomissing Lanark Hanover Brogue/Collinsville Emigsville Tinicum (Bucks) Met-Ed offered no immediate timeline for the restoration of service to more than 17,000 customers without power. Meanwhile, PPL gave no total count of affected customers but said it expects to finish most repairs by 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 17. The …

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by Mac Bullock
New Haven, CT
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Storm Power Outages: Tens Of Thousands Still In Dark; Here Are CT Communities Most Affected Storm Power Outages: Tens Of Thousands Still In Dark; Here Are CT Communities Most Affected
Storm Power Outages: Tens Of Thousands Still In Dark; Here Are CT Communities Most Affected Although sunny skies have returned following a strong storm system that pounded the Northeast with gusty winds and downpours, tens of thousands of Connecticut residents remain waiting for their electricity to be restored. As of Tuesday, Dec. 19 around 10:30 a.m., just over 25,000 customers in the state are still without power, according to both Eversource and United Illuminated.  Earlier Report - New Update: Nearly 60K Remain Without Power In CT; Here's Latest Rundown The outages were caused by a potent storm system that brought several inches of rain and gusty winds on Mond…

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by Ben Crnic
Mahopac, NY
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Here's How Many Are Still Without Power After Damaging Winds Sweep Through Area Here's How Many Are Still Without Power After Damaging Winds Sweep Through Area
Here's How Many Are Still Without Power After Damaging Winds Sweep Through Area Utility crews in the Hudson Valley are still working to make repairs and restore power to hundreds in the area more than 24 hours after whipping winds caused outages throughout the region. As of 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Central Hudson was still reporting 67 active outages, that were still impacting 824 customers, including 701 in Ulster County, 78 in Sullivan County, and 11 in Dutchess County. Central Hudson estimates that all power should be restored by 6 p.m. on Tuesday. “We appreciate our customers’ patience as we make repairs as safely and efficiently as possible. We made signifi…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Your Community
Serino, Murphy Call For Hearings On Utilities' Slow Nor'easter Response Serino, Murphy Call For Hearings On Utilities' Slow Nor'easter Response
Serino, Murphy Call For Hearings On Utilities' Slow Nor'easter Response State Senators Sue Serino and Terrence Murphy on Tuesday called for legislative hearings to investigate the slow response by utility companies in restoring electricity after Winter Storm Riley. The senators announced the need for a probe just as another Nor-easter approached New York. The senators represent parts of the state that were hardest hit by the Friday storm, prompting Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare states of emergency in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties. Sen. Murphy of Yorktown, who is chairman of the State Senate's Committee on Investigations and Government Operations, ca…

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by Jon Craig