utilities

After super-storm Sandy, a lot of New Jerseyans including many state lawmakers who have taken testimony from the heads of utility companies were shocked to learn that the utilities don't actually have a way of knowing when the power goes out at each individual home.

The state's utility companies are defending their performance during Superstorm Sandy after being put in the hot seat once again by the State Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.

To cover expenses incurred after Hurricane Irene and last year's surprise October ice storm and to pay for infrastructure upgrades, Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) is requesting a $31 million a year rate increase.

The head of the agency that regulates New Jersey's utilities gives the state's power companies an `F' for how they communicated with customers and mayors during Superstorm Sandy.

The head of Jersey Central Power & Light is being grilled by the Senate Budget Committee over how his utility handled Superstorm Sandy and a subsequent nor'easter.

Following a heated discussion by mayors of the short comings of JCP&L during Hurricane Sandy, a comprehensive list of proposed changes has been made for the utility to improve current and future restoration efforts.

Hoping to minimize the impact of severe weather on public utilities and shorten power outages for residents, a state legislator will introduce a bill today to create a commission tasked with finding better ways deliver energy to consumers.

Over twenty beleaguered Monmouth County Mayors of Monmouth County are making their displeasure towards Jersey Central Power and Light heard, and they want a solution.

First there was hurricane Sandy last week, then Jersey was belted by a nor'easter last night - and hundreds of thousands of Garden State residents remain without power.

Last year, New Jersey was hammered by Hurricane Irene, Tropical Storm Lee and a freak October ice storm that caused widespread and prolonged power outages throughout the state.