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Update: Widespread power outages leave parts of N.J. in dark. Here's why
Newark Star-Ledger ^ | January 12, 2018 | Jeff Goldman

Posted on 01/12/2018 4:21:38 PM PST by GuavaCheesePuff

UPDATE: Power restored for many, but some still wait

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses across the state are without power Friday due to a combination of issues at a substation and switching stations for two of the state's major utility companies, officials said.

The overall outages for PSE&G and JCP&L customers hit 50,000 customers by 11 a.m. The problem areas and numbers have changed rapidly through morning since the outages began around 5:30 a.m.

Union County was bearing the brunt of the outages at 11 a.m. with 21,000 PSE&G customers without electricity due to what a spokeswoman called weather-related damage to circuits at switching stations. In all, the state's largest utility company has around 40,000 affected customers.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: jcpl; newjersey; pseg; utility
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

All these yo-yo’s that think solar & wind is better than coal and nuclear.

Guess they really do get to freeze in the dark.


21 posted on 01/12/2018 6:21:11 PM PST by castlebrew (Gun Control means hitting where you're aiming!))
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To: GuavaCheesePuff

A lot more money needs to be invested in infrastructure.


22 posted on 01/12/2018 8:41:13 PM PST by Architect of Avalon
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