NJ regulator orders probe into utilities’ response to July 4th power outages

The Board of Public Utilities will probe electric companies' storm preparedness and restoration efforts after some outages stretched for days.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 15, 2026

Words: 841

Last Updated: 6 days, 14 hours ago

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The state’s energy regulators will examine utilities’ handling of recent outages that left thousands of New Jerseyans without power amid heat waves that pushed temperatures above 100 degrees in parts of the state, sometimes for days.

Regulatory staff will examine utilities’ preparedness before and after the early-July storms that prompted the outages, their communication with customers, and their ability to quickly restore power, Board of Public Utilities President Ben Hertz-Shargel said at the …

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