Jersey utilities are bracing for the extreme demand on the power delivery system from this extended stretch of very hot and humid weather, as New Jerseyans lean heavily on their air conditioning.
The state's largest power utility is reviewing its records after a 68-year-old woman who depended on an oxygen tank died hours after power to her home was cut off.
There's not a lot of optimism that JCP&L will meet its goal of restoring all customers who have been without power for over a week in a hard hit Hunterdon County town.