power outages

With electricity finally restored to most New Jersey homes and businesses after super-storm Sandy-related blackouts that stretched up to two weeks, a trio of lawmakers is launching a campaign to minimize future outages.

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There are systemic problems with the utilities operating in the Garden State that desperately need to be addressed says Tim McDonough, mayor of Hope in northwestern New Jersey.

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New Jersey will soon shift from 'recovery mode' to 'rebuild mode,' according to Governor Chris Christie, following the one-two punch delivered by Sandy and this week's storm.

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Gov. Chris Christie says Wednesday's nor'easter caused only a slight setback to Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts and he expects all New Jerseyans to have power back by early Sunday at the latest.

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The president of New Jersey's largest utility says last night's snowstorm delayed power restoration to all of its customers by a day, to Saturday.

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Utility crews working to restore power to parts of New Jersey battered by Superstorm Sandy are dealing with thousands of new outages caused by a nor'easter that's dropped heavy rains, sleet and snow on the state.

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As a nor'easter brings freezing rain, snow and high winds to many parts of Jersey today, hundreds of thousands of people still don’t have power because of hurricane Sandy 9 days ago, and rumors are flying through the roof about all sorts of problems that the different utility companies are facing.

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Slowly but surely, power is being restored to New Jersey residents. We have been taking calls all week long from New Jerseyans who have been in the dark for days.

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Roughly 1.7 million New Jerseyans remain without power today. Governor Chris Christie says the Garden State has never seen a storm as devastating as Sandy so the standard rules for full power restoration do not apply.

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New Jersey utilities continue to work round-the-clock to restore power, but an estimated 1.7 million homes and businesses still don’t have electricity.

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