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October Snowstorm

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Hurricane Sandy May Test Utilities' Preparations

JCP&L instituted new communications, repair plans after last year's major storms—will it be enough?

Two months after New Jersey residents recovered from flooding and damage caused by 2011's Hurricane Irene, the area was hit with a severe winter storm. The storm's snowfall piled more than a foot deep in many areas, and the heavy, wet precipitation snapped tree limbs and utility poles, causing massive power outages that in some cases took a week to repair. And on the anniversary of that storm, New Jersey is facing a potentially more dangerous storm: Hurricane Sandy, which has already claimed lives in the Carribean and is currently forecast to reach the area Monday morning—just in time to collide with a possible winter storm. Keeping a close eye on the storms are meteorologists with JCP&L, which says employees have already been put on alert…

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

JCP&L to Invest $200 Million for Improvements

Utility company serves 13 counties in New Jersey.

Jersey Central Power & Light announced a plan to invest $200 million in 2012 on projects the utility company said are "designed to improve service reliability and help meet the increasing demand for electricity in northern and central New Jersey." Donald Lynch, president of JCP&L, said Tuesday morning the investment includes the completion of several new substations, including in Andover Township in Sussex County, and in Tewksbury in Hunterdon County, as well as a $2 million investment to upgrade more than 40 distribution circuits within JCP&L's New Jersey service area, which includes 236 municipalities. "The substantial investments we plan to make this year and in the future are part of JCP&L’s ongoing efforts to improve the quality of …

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5:13 pm on Thursday, March 8, 2012

Where are these upgrades, the power is out now in the sourland mountains part of Hillsborough, and on such a nice day too.   more ›

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Saturday: Follow the Storm, Get Updates Live

Check out our live blog while also adding to the conversation.

As heavy wet snow continues to pound the area, causing major power outages and downed trees, follow what's going on here live on Patch. Please also contribute to the conversation, as you could have vital information for a neighbor in need. Note: The liveblog above was active Saturday, Oct. 29. For Sunday's version, return to this Patch's home page.

tom

6:28 am on Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Lake Forest still in the dark...   more ›

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