Dive Summary:

• New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he remains neutral about the performance of the state’s utilities in restoring power, but warned that utilities would face “Hurricane Chris” if electricity wasn’t returned to everyone by the end of the week.
• Over 500,000 electric customers remained without power on Tuesday, but the governor said his biggest concern was additional flooding and high winds in already hard-hit coastal areas.
• There’s also a new storm on the horizon, which may slow the efforts of the more than 11,000 utility workers currently in the state.

From the article:

Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that he was neutral so far about the performance of New Jersey utilities in restoring power lost during Superstorm Sandy but warned they would face "Hurricane Chris" by week's end if electricity wasn't returned to everyone.

Just over 500,000 electric customers remained without power early Tuesday afternoon, down from more than 2.7 million at the peak. The governor said he was expecting the number to be halved to about a quarter-million by day's end. ...