New York and New Jersey utilities have been hit with unprecedented circumstances this year from Superstorm Sandy and this week's nor'easter storm. Their efforts and reactions from state governments made big headlines as Chicago's push forward with post-election electricity aggregation also dominated our news posts for the last few days.

Get caught up on those fronts, as well as on former Duke Energy CEO Bill Johnson's new job at the links below: 

• The top 10 states for energy expenditures per capita—Read up on the states with the highest energy expenditures per capita, where the power is coming from and why.
• New Jersey’s governor warns utilities to ramp up their recovery efforts—Chris Christie has set a deadline for power restoration this week.
• Chicago votes to approve municipal aggregation—On Election Day, voters in Chicago decided to allow the city to find an alternate supplier of electricity.
• Ousted Duke CEO to lead the TVA—Bill Johnson will take the reigns of the federally owned company just months after his quick Duke dismissal.
• Utilities under fire as 1.9 million still lack power after Sandy—Pressure is mounting for utilities to restore power in some of the storm’s hardest-hit areas.

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