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News Summary: Push on to protect grid from floods

Source: Kansas.com, Dec 12 2012, 1:15pm CST

NEW YORK — AFTER THE FLOOD: After a stunning coastal surge during Superstorm Sandy, power utilities and building owners in New York and New Jersey are eyeing ways they can better defend electrical infrastructure against fu ...

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PSEG provides more detail on upgrade plans

Source: NorthJersey.com  |   May 18 2013, 1:05am CDT

* Power company asks state to approve $3.9 billion upgrade. A plan by the state's largest power company to upgrade a major portion of New Jersey's power grid would reduce storm-induced blackouts by 39 pe ...

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New Jersey to use federal funds to buy homes that are flood prone

Source: The Morning Call  |   May 17 2013, 4:52pm CDT

New Jersey will use $300 million in federal aid to buy out about 1,300 Hurricane Sandy-damaged and flood-prone homes in the state. Gov. Chris Christie said in a news release that the state initially will target ho ...

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13 hours ago

Non-redacted, NJ Transit’s hurricane plans sparse

Source: Second Ave. Sagas  |   May 17 2013, 1:56pm CDT

Today, facing pressure from lawmakers and that lawsuit, NJ Transit released a less redacted version of their storm plans, and unsurprisingly, the document is light on details. Whereas the MTA keeps five three-inch binders worth of materials, New ...

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18 hours ago

National Grid US President Tom King Issues Statement on Confirmation of Ernest Moniz as Energy Secre

Source: WalletPop  |   May 17 2013, 9:31am CDT

I commend the US Senate for unanimously confirming Ernest Moniz as Energy Secretary. The overwhelming support, on a 97-0 vote, speaks volumes to Moniz's background and expertise in energy, innovation, and science. Mon ...

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Blog: 31,000 Vehicles in Sandy Flood Database

Source: CBS Philly  |   May 17 2013, 9:06am CDT

By Jim Donovan: If you’re looking to buy a used car, be sure to check out the online database listing all vehicles issued flood or salvage titles since Superstorm Sandy flooded large areas of New Jersey. The database has be ...

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19 hours ago

Sandy Town Hall provides frank discussion, few new answers

Source: NJ.com  |   May 17 2013, 7:36am CDT

WEST LONG BRANCH – There were plenty of answers give at Monmouth University’s Pollak Hall, but few were the answers that New Jersey residents were looking for. Audience members at "Superstorm Sandy: A Live Town Hall" asked questions about when federal ai ...

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1 day ago

NY utility regulators say system ready for summer

Source: Washington Examiner   |   May 17 2013, 2:30am CDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Regulators say New York's power grid is ready to handle the summer demand driven by air conditioning. They say the New York Independent System Operator expects sufficient energy supplies and reserves to meet projected loads. Consolida ...

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1 day ago

N.J. to buy out some flood-prone neighborhoods

Source: United Press International  |   May 16 2013, 11:41pm CDT

SAYREVILLE, N.J., May 16 (UPI) -- Homeowners in some areas hit hard by Superstorm Sandy and other flood-prone areas will have a chance for buyouts, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday. Christie announced the program ...

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Christie unveils buyout offer to NJ flood victims

Source: Kansas.com  |   May 16 2013, 6:37pm CDT

SAYREVILLE, N.J. — Some 350 homeowners in the central New Jersey towns of Sayreville and South River whose properties have flooded repeatedly will be eligible to sell their homes in the first phase of a new federally funded buyback pr ...

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Christie unveils buyout offer to NJ flood victims

Source: FOX News  |   May 16 2013, 5:54pm CDT

SAYREVILLE, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has announced plans to use $300 million in federal funding to buy out homeowners whose properties have flooded repeatedly, especially during Superstorm Sandy. Christie announced the buyout plan Thursday, ...

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