Dive Summary:
- Power has been restored to about 28 percent of those who lost power during Hurricane Sandy, which still leaves 6.1 million customers without electricity.
- The storm continues to cause problems, however, and 22 percent of West Virginians lost power due to continued snowfall; the estimated number of homes who lost power at some point during the storm has reached 8.5 million across 15 eastern states.
- It has been stated that a full restoration may take up to a week or 10 days, depending on how the storm’s aftermath continues to affect recovery crews.
From the article:
Power has been restored to about 28 percent of those blacked out by Hurricane Sandy, still leaving 6.1 million customers without electricity as utility workers restrung wires and repaired flooded equipment.
The storm continued to take a toll yesterday, dropping snow on parts of West Virginia (FWV) that knocked out power to 22 percent of the state. The U.S. Energy Department raised its estimate of the total number of homes and businesses that lost electricity from Sandy to 8.5 million, spanning New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and 12 other eastern states, the Washington agency said in a statement yesterday. ...
