Nov 13, 2012 6:15 PM
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The majority of East End residents whose electricity was knocked out by Hurricane Sandy more than two weeks ago were plugged back in as of early this week, even after a nor’easter that blew through last week caused further damage to the region’s electric system and slowed restoration efforts.
Nevertheless, small pockets of the South Fork remained in the dark about 15 days post-Sandy, and life for this new class of one-percenters and others who went powerless for an extended period of time has been out of the ordinary.
More than 98 percent of Long Island Power Authority customers who can safely receive power because their homes were not flooded or destroyed had power returned as of Tuesday afternoon, LIPA said.
An earlier goal of 90-percent restoration by last Wednesday, November 7, was... more
Nevertheless, small pockets of the South Fork remained in the dark about 15 days post-Sandy, and life for this new class of one-percenters and others who went powerless for an extended period of time has been out of the ordinary.
More than 98 percent of Long Island Power Authority customers who can safely receive power because their homes were not flooded or destroyed had power returned as of Tuesday afternoon, LIPA said.
An earlier goal of 90-percent restoration by last Wednesday, November 7, was... more
Surreal.