GPU Energy Continues Restoration Effort in Metro Region.MORRISTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 1997--GPU Energy is continuing its restoration efforts in the wake of last night's severe weather in northern New Jersey. Approximately 40,500 customers in the company's Metro Region have had their power interrupted because of the storm. The hardest hit districts within the region are the company's Dover, Washington, Flemington, Bernardsville and Summit districts, which includes Morris, Hunterdon Warren, Sussex and portions of Somerset counties Somerset County is the name of four counties in the United States and one in England. See:
Crews began to assess damage shortly after the storm moved through the area shortly after 6:00 last night. Winds in excess of 50 mph, as well as lightning and heavy rain were reported with the storm. At 9:30 this morning, the company reported more than 750 individual locations of trouble. Problems include downed power lines, downed transmission lines and damaged poles, damaged transformers and tree damage locations. In addition to crews from GPU GPU: see secret police. (Graphics Processing Unit) A specialized logic chip devoted to rendering 2D or 3D images. Display adapters contain one or more GPUs for fast graphics rendering. Energy's Metro Region, the company has requested assistance from GPU Energy's southern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania regions Geographic regions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America. Southeastern Pennsylvania Delaware Valley
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State Electric and Gas (NYSEG NYSEG New York State Electric & Gas (utility) ), Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO PECO Países da Europa Central e Oriental (Portugal) PECO Philadelphia Electric Company PECO Public Education Capital Outlay PECO Pelagic Cormorant (phalacrocorax pelagicus) ) and contractor crews. Those crews will be arriving throughout the day. By later this afternoon, approximately 200 crews will be working on the restoration. It is expected that the restoration effort will continue throughout the weekend. CONTACT: GPU Energy Donna Rovins, 610/921-6479 (W) or 201/605-2848 (pager) |
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