Nor'Easter Storm Knocks Out Even More Power After Sandy

Thousands lose electricity shortly after getting it back

Following Hurricane Sandy like a sequel, a nor'easter storm hit the East Coast on Wednesday night, setting back the thousands who were just starting to regain footing. By 5 p.m., the storm had knocked out electricity to an additional 16,000 ConEd customers, totaling to 80,000 with those still affected by Sandy. The Long Island Power Authority began the day saying that 184,000 customers still lacked power; by the end, the total had climbed to 193,000. And PSE&G reported that nearly 185,000 customers in New Jersey had no power before the new storm arrived; the storm caused an additional 60,000 power failures. Altogether, according to U.S. Energy Department, the storm caused more than 100,000 new power outages, bringing the total number to 715,000. (Boston Globe)