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New Jersey Power Outage Probe | Jersey News
New Jersey’s energy regulators are launching a major probe into how utility giants handled catastrophic July outages that left hundreds of thousands without power amid deadly heat waves. The Board of Public Utilities is scrutinizing pre-storm preparedness, customer communication, and restoration speed — as lawmakers demand accountability after repeated failures. While utilities argue crews worked tirelessly alongside emergency teams to restore power to over 800,000 customers in six days, regulators are also moving to slap a $44 million fine on JCP&L for chronic reliability lapses. Meanwhile…
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