power outages

By summer, the state's utility companies will be required to increase interaction with their customers before and after major weather events, as well as during widespread power outages.

Hoping to minimize the impact of severe weather on public utilities and shorten power outages for residents, a state legislator will introduce a bill today to create a commission tasked with finding better ways deliver energy to consumers.

I walked over to the light switch yesterday to turn it on and I hesitated. During the power outage, I was trying to train myself to not bother hitting the switch, since it wasn't working anyway. Since the outage lasted so long, I'm finding myself having to remind myself that it IS working.

The Jersey Shore got covered in heavy snow just barely a week after Hurricane Sandy, with some places like Toms River seeing a foot of the white stuff. Naturally, the kids want to run out and play...but it's not exactly safe this time around.