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2002 Outage News
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The following is a list of news summaries of major power outages and related stories as reported in the media for this time period. The most recent are listed first.
Power
outages finally ending in Carolinas
RALEIGH, NC -- Patience ran thin for the customers who
shivered through more than a week without power. The winter storm
which went through the eastern US beginning on December 4th left ice in
the Carolinas and cut power to 1.8 million customers. Duke Power said its
customers were all restored by Friday December 13th. It had nearly
1.3 million customers without power at the peak of the storm. The
other major utility, Carolina Power & Light, used 3,000 linemen from
19 states to restore power in its service area. A series of public
hearings has been called by the N.C. Utilities Commission to assess how
well utilities prepared for, and responded to, the storm.
Various news reports, December 11-14, 2002.
Freezing rain batters
New England, cuts off power
LITCHFIELD, Conn. -- New England's first major ice storm of the season
yesterday downed trees and knocked out power to thousands of homes. More than a half
inch of ice had accumulated in parts of Connecticut and more than 130,000 Northeast
Utility customers were without power at the height of the outages there. An
estimated 15,000 Central Maine Power customers were without electricity yesterday
afternoon. In Massachusetts, more than 10,000 power outages were reported overnight.
AP as reported in The Washington Times,
November 18, 2002.
Tennessee lashed by high winds
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Storms swept across Tennessee killing at least three
persons, injuring 13 and knocking out power to thousands of homes and businesses.
Trailer homes were overturned. Winds were estimated at 100 to 120 mph.
AP as reported in The Washington Times,
November 11, 2002.
California hit by first storm of season
SAN FRANCISCO, California -- A severe storm hit the central and northern
coast of California with 70 mph winds, rain and flooding. At least 350,000 San
Francisco Bay area customers were without power sometime during the day. Pacific Gas
& Electric was able to restore power to about 190,000 by late evening while additional
outages continued to occur.
various news reports, November 8, 2002.
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