Blackouts Remain for 4.8 Million as Power Repairs Begin
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Power has been restored to almost half of the millions of homes and businesses blacked out by Hurricane Sandy, with 4.8 million customers still without electricity as utilities repaired flooded equipment and downed transmission lines.
Consolidated Edison Inc. restored two underground networks in New York City last night, reducing its total number of blackouts to 659,447 from as many as 930,000 affected by the storm. Utilities in Connecticut said yesterday they expect to complete damage assessments and give power restoration times today.