Hurricane Sandy

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Hurricane Sandy

• Testimony to New Jersey Senate Budget and
  Appropriations Committee
• Don Lynch, President
• Jersey Central Power Light

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JCPLs Presence in New Jersey
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Hurricane Sandy versus Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Sandy 970 miles
Hurricane Katrina 460 miles
Storm maximum diameter. Sources Tropical
Response Planning Corporation, Houston, TX
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Outages Following Hurricane SandyBlue With
ServiceRed Without Service
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Obstacles to Repair Tree Density
JCPL's service territory in Northern NJ is one
of the most heavily treed areas in New Jersey
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Hazard Locations in JCPL Service Area
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Staging Sites
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Storm Restoration Process
1. Isolate and make safe assess damage 2.
Repair high-voltage lines/restore essential
functions 3. Restore hospitals and critical
facilities 4. Repair main feeder/distribution
lines 5. Restore areas with largest number of
customers 6. Restore individual homes
Power Plant
Transmission Lines
Local Substation
Although this is the preferred process during
major service restoration efforts, the order may
change due to specific conditions.
Distribution Lines
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JCPL Customer Service Restoration
TimesApproximately 1.3 million JCPL customer
service interruptions as a result of Hurricane
Sandy and the noreaster
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