Utilities Restore Electricity to 57% of Customers After Irene
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Utilities restored power in less than a week to about 57 percent of the customers who lost electricity after Hurricane Irene toppled trees, tore down power lines and caused flooding from North Carolina to Maine.
About 3.84 million U.S. homes and businesses have had power restored from an estimated 6.69 million affected by the storm, the U.S. Energy Department said in a report yesterday. Irene made landfall Aug. 27 as a Category 1 hurricane in North Carolina before striking New York the next day.