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It's report card time for electric companies, for their performance during Hurricane Sandy
Watchdog with Paul MuschickThe state Public Utility Commission issued a report today to state lawmakers about how electric companies performed during Hurricane Sandy. Overall, the commission gave utilities high marks, but suggested areas for improvement. Utilities turned to... -
Blumenthal, Courtney: Say 'No' To Majority Of CL&P Storm Costs
The Hartford CourantU.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Joe Courtney urged the state's utility regulator Monday to dock Connecticut Light & Power most of the $414 million in storm costs it wants to recover from ratepayers. "In what other line of business would a company...Tags: Tropical Storms, Electricity Production and Distribution, Joe Courtney, Weather, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Preparing your home for storms
Jill Sorensen's basement flooded after a winter storm knocked out her power, then again in 2011 during Hurricane Irene.
What stopped another encore performance during last year's derecho? She'd installed a sump pump that uses her home's water pressure to...Tags: Timonium, Catonsville, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather Reports, Meteorological Disasters
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Trees draw scrutiny in battle to keep the lights on
No one seemed to know who owned the unhealthy trees in the alley behind Rexmere Road in Baltimore, the ones growing amid the electrical lines, but there was no mystery about the cause of every power outage around there.
Meetings were organized. Baltimore...Tags: Botany, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Hurricanes, Mary Pat Clarke, Carroll County (Maryland)
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Letter: Eastern Shore senator questions state's plan for dealing with sediment behind Conowingo Dam
This letter was sent to the head of the Maryland Department of Environment and a similar one was sent to the head of the Department of Natural Resources. A copy was provided for publication. In August, the U.S. Geological Survey published a report...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tropical Storms, Tropical Weather, Environmental Issues, Conservation
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The first grades are in on how power companies responded to Hurricane Sandy
Watchdog with Paul MuschickMany people were steamed at their electric company after sitting in the cold and dark for days following Hurricane Sandy. Many of them unfortunately had the same experience last year when Hurricane Irene blew through, and again when a freak...... -
Are our electric companies ready for hurricane season?
Watchdog with Paul MuschickIt's been almost exactly a year since Hurricane Irene tortured 1.3 million Pennsylvanians by knocking out their power. Most people had their lights back on within three or four days, but some waited nearly two weeks. If you were among...... -
Feeling powerless
For the second time in less than a year, hundreds of thousands of Baltimore Gas & Electric and Pepco customers are being forced to endure a week or more without electricity because of damage caused by a severe storm. Utility officials are aggressively...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes, Economy, Business and Finance, Natural Disasters, Stranger Than Fiction
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NYC waters rise to Irene levels before superstorm
NEW YORK (AP) — Waves splashed over the sea walls at the southern tip of Manhattan, already at Hurricane Irene levels Monday hours before the worst of a mammoth storm was to hit the nation's largest city with a wall of water that could reach 11...
Tags: Tropical Storms, Brooklyn (New York City), Manhattan (New York City), United Nations, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Utilities did a good job during Superstorm Sandy, just ask them
Local electric company officials were patting themselves on the back last week at a hearing in Harrisburg to review how the utilities performed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Unlike many of you, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission...
Tags: Bucks County, Lisa M Boscola, Social Media, FirstEnergy Corp., Lehigh County
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Oct 29, 2012
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Nov 17, 2012
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