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More than 350,000 New Jersey residents still don’t have electricity
This number accounts only for outages associated with Sandy and doesn’t include any additional losses from the current nor’easter.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 8, 2012 -
Moody’s maintains New Jersey utility credit ratings despite Sandy restoration costs
The state’s two largest utilities will not have lower credit ratings as a result of the storm.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 8, 2012 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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Utilities are preparing to spend billions building out transmission at a time when affordability is a major concern.Get a handle on what’s at stake and the solutions being offered in this trendline.
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PECO wraps up its Sandy recovery efforts
The Pennsylvania utility has finished almost all of its restoration work.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 8, 2012 -
Chicago votes to approve municipal aggregation
On Election Day, voters in Chicago decided to allow the city to find an alternate supplier of electricity.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 7, 2012 -
Nor'easter may delay power restoration in NJ
Depending on the strength of the impending storm, utility crews in New Jersey may be forced to temporarily suspend restoration efforts.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 7, 2012 -
Utility grid protection an issue following Sandy
The storm has called into question vulnerabilities of the grid.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 7, 2012 -
New Jersey’s governor warns utilities to ramp up their recovery efforts
Chris Christie has set a deadline for power restoration this week.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 7, 2012 -
Smart meter deployments continue to rise
The number of electrical customers with smart meters has risen in 2012.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 7, 2012 -
JCP&L has restored service to more than 900,000 customers affected by Sandy
The utility has restored at least 100,000 customers per day for five consecutive days.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 7, 2012 -
BPA helps eastern utilities with Sandy restoration efforts
The company has sent more than 100 personnel and contractors to help recovery efforts in New Jersey.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 7, 2012 -
Conn. power restoration passes 95% post-Sandy
Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating both hit their targets, passing 95% restoration by the beginning of this week.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 6, 2012 -
Study finds smart meter security risk with plaintext information
The researchers' finding may raise privacy concerns for some customers.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 6, 2012 -
Deep Dive
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.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 6, 2012 -
New Jersey utility workers face tasks both big and small
Not every recovery job requires obvious utility work.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 6, 2012 -
KC Electric finalizing installation of advanced communication network
The network will serve about 4,000 residential members in Colorado.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 6, 2012 -
Southern Co. earnings rise despite falling revenue
Lower operation and maintenance costs were able to offset reduced electricity sales.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 6, 2012 -
Local Florida officials approve smart meter opt-out fee
City officials unanimously approved a monthly fee for Lakeland Electric customers who don’t want new meters.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 6, 2012 -
Isle of Wight to be self-sufficient by 2020, claims Ecoisland
By using a combination of smart energy sources, the Isle of Wight aims to become the prototype for what the future of energy could look like.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 5, 2012 -
80% of Con Ed customers have power restored, utility says
The utility company is worried that restoration efforts will be hindered by another storm due on Wednesday.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 5, 2012 -
Xcel invests in new transmission lines across Texas Panhandle
The effort is designed to boost reliability and capacity in the Texas Panhandle.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 5, 2012 -
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.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 5, 2012 -
Northern New Jersey utilities falling short on power restoration goals
Frustration is high in towns where utilities promised power restoration by Saturday.
By Christopher Sacco • Nov. 5, 2012 -
Conn. linemen pelted with eggs during post-Sandy power restoration
After Bridgeport's Mayor told residents they were being "shortchanged" by their utility, linemen had eggs thrown at them.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 2, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Utility News of the Week: Sandy, Barclays and maps
Superstorm storm Sandy dominated headlines this week. Catch up with the five most-looked-at news posts of the last few days.
By Brian Warmoth • Nov. 2, 2012 -
Cuomo threatens to revoke NY utility licenses
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Governor Cuomo warned utility CEOs that their certification would be revoked if it came to light that they underprepared for the storm.
By Davide Savenije • Nov. 2, 2012
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