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At least 3 dead as severe storms wreak havoc from Vermont to Georgia
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Violent weather swept across the Eastern seaboard overnight, dropping heavy rains that flooded towns from New England to Georgia, knocking out power and killing at least three people in the Atlanta area.
Intense thunderstorms...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Vermont, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Weather Reports, New York Weather
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PPL lists local power grid upgrades
PPL Electric Utilities on Wednesday released details of its 2013 plan to modernize facilities, build new substations and make distribution system improvements aimed at improving reliability for customers in the Lehigh Valley, Bucks and Montgomery...Tags: Martins Creek, Whitehall, South Whitehall Township, Mount Bethel, Wescosville
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Environmentalists' suit: National Park Service cut public out of Delaware Water Gap power line review
Federal officials discussed a $66 million payment to offset the effects of building a new electric transmission line through Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area without disclosing the plan to the public, environmental groups opposing the project...Tags: Nuclear Power, Roseland, National Parks, Gardens and Parks, Travel
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Community gets a look at redevelopment on fire-ravaged North Street in Allentown
Valley 610Just nine years ago, the 400 block of North Street was in shambles. In September 2004, one of the city’s worst residential fires in decades swept through the block in the middle of the night destroying eight homes and damaging many others. Today,... -
Default rates changing for PPL customers
The price of electricity for PPL Electric Utilities' default residential customers will go up next month, even as it heads in the opposite direction for default commercial customers, the Allentown company announced Wednesday. The new "price to compare"...
Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution, Allentown
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It's report card time for electric companies, for their performance during Hurricane Sandy
Watchdog with Paul MuschickThe state Public Utility Commission issued a report today to state lawmakers about how electric companies performed during Hurricane Sandy. Overall, the commission gave utilities high marks, but suggested areas for improvement. Utilities turned to... -
ROAD WARRIOR: Gas prices at nine-tenths of a cent: When, and why?
Q: Why is gasoline charged at $3.799 per gallon? I'm questioning the nine-tenths part. Who was responsible for this addition to the price? Probably some government agency. — Kathryn Thompson, Hanover Township, Lehigh County Q: Why does the...Tags: Whitehall, Transportation, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Travel, Government
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Shut the door on high-pressure electric sales
Watchdog with Paul MuschickState officials warned today to be diligent when weighing offers for electricity sales from door-to-door and telephone solicitors. The Public Utility Commission, Office of Consumer Advocate and attorney general's office said there has been a "rash of... -
William H. Spence, Chairman, president and CEO, PPL Corp.
As I look out my office window, I am amazed at the renaissance taking place in downtown Allentown, the city that has been home to PPL Corp. since 1920. The city has had its ups and downs in recent years. We are now entering a period of growth and...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Sales, Business, Economy, Business and Finance
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The first grades are in on how power companies responded to Hurricane Sandy
Watchdog with Paul MuschickMany people were steamed at their electric company after sitting in the cold and dark for days following Hurricane Sandy. Many of them unfortunately had the same experience last year when Hurricane Irene blew through, and again when a freak...... -
Bracing for Sandy
Pennsylvania remained in Hurricane Sandy's crosshairs Sunday, with forecasters predicting a one-two punch of wind and rain to start hitting the Lehigh Valley late tonight. Although a degree of uncertainty remains about the storm's precise path, there...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Arts and Culture, Bodies of Water, Hurricane Irene (2011), Credit and Debt
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Power restored, businesses reopen in Adamstown after days in the dark
Multi-media journalistSeveral dozen people scattered across Lancaster County were still without power Thursday night, following Hurricane Sandy's arrival in Central Pennsylvania early Tuesday morning. But an entire town, left in the dark by the storm, is now restored and...Tags: Business, Lancaster County (Pennsylvania), Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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