Hurricane Sandy

FERC Orders New York ISO To Refund Over-Charges Resulting From Hurricane Sandy

By James Mitchell | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

East Coast Begins To Clean Up And Assess Damage From Hurricane Sandy

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. to reopen and resettle billings for electricity it supplied during the November/December 2012 billing periods, and to refund to DWT client GDF Suez Energy Resources, NA over-charges erroneously billed to Suez as a result of Hurricane Sandy. GDF Suez Energy Resources, NA v. New York Independent System Operator, Inc. and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., 149 FERC ¶ 61,257 (2014). Suez was represented in this proceeding by Jim Mitchell, a partner in the Washington, DC office of DWT.

 /  Published December 25, 2014 at 4:00 PM

Resiliency+: Smart Grid Technologies and the Benefits of Two-Way Communication

By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog

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It’s September, fall is around the corner, and with it, the second anniversary of devastating Hurricane Sandy. A smarter, more efficient electric grid should be on the minds of all New Jerseyans. Unfortunately, it’s not. Wired magazine calls America’s power grid the largest machine ever built. Over the past few decades, this grid has been expanded… Keep reading →

 /  Published September 16, 2014 at 10:00 AM

How Con Edison Effectively Relied on Social Media to Reach Customers During Superstorm Sandy

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East Coast Begins To Clean Up And Assess Damage From Hurricane Sandy

Social media can be a fun way to keep up with friends, play games and kill time, but it can also be a source of real-time news and a platform used to disseminate critical information during emergencies. You’d be hard pressed to read an online news article or watch a news broadcast on television without… Keep reading →

 /  Published July 30, 2014 at 11:00 AM

DOE Announces First Regional Gasoline Reserve

By Energy Solutions Forum

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In response to Superstorm Sandy, DOE has announced the first federal regional gasoline reserve to create one million barrels of gasoline storage in the Northeast. On May 2, 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced establishment of the first regional refined petroleum product reserve creating one million barrels of gasoline storage in the Northeast.  The action,… Keep reading →

 /  Published May 9, 2014 at 10:00 AM

Energy Quote of the Day: ‘When Asking for Billions of Dollars, that’s the Way it Works’

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East Coast Begins To Clean Up And Assess Damage From Hurricane Sandy

A post-Hurricane Sandy storm has been brewing in New Jersey since PSE&G filed an infrastructure-hardening project with the Board of Public Utilities last year. The utility is seeking $3.9 billion to fortify power grid infrastructure flooded during the hurricane. The BPU is balking at the price and questioning the extent to which customers will benefit… Keep reading →

 /  Published April 24, 2014 at 3:42 PM

A More Energy Resilient New York? City Broadens Search for Solutions

By Peter Gardett

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New York City’s government found out just how complex the challenges to its resilience can become when Superstorm Sandy hit in late 2012, as lives, homes and power supply were lost and the scale of not just recovering but preparing for future challenges in the largest US city became evident. While the work to fix… Keep reading →

 /  Published February 24, 2014 at 12:00 PM

For a Strong Economy in the Face of Future Storms, Cities Need Resiliency Innovation

By David Gilford

Verizon Tests Flood Wall Around Its Building In Lower Manhattan

Without power, the wheels of a city’s economy would quickly grind to a halt. Reliable energy underpins every aspect of modern business, and yet we see its full importance only when things go wrong. When Hurricane Sandy’s flood waters reached New York City in 2012, first responders, citizens and businesses alike faced the challenges of… Keep reading →

 /  Published February 21, 2014 at 3:30 PM

An Inspiring Solar Journey: Meet Tomorrow’s Energy Engineers

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From insomnia to an off-grid power system; Hurricane Sandy relief; modern art; doctoral degrees and community clean energy projects; these engineers are tackling some of today’s pressing energy challenges. Rob van Haaren and his friend Garrett Fitzgerald, Columbia University engineering students, became unexpected heroes in post-Sandy Far Rockaway, Queens, NY when they brought solar-generated electricity… Keep reading →

 /  Published November 15, 2013 at 2:00 PM

NY State Launches Strategic Gasoline Reserve

By Energy Solutions Forum

Storm-Damaged Communities On East Coast Hit By Nor'Easter

NY State’s Strategic Gasoline Reserve will hold three million gallons of fuel to prevent emergency supply gaps. On October 26, 2013, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo launched the first U.S. state-based Strategic Gasoline Reserve as part of the Fuel NY initiative to prevent potential supply gaps during weather events and emergencies, such as… Keep reading →

 /  Published October 31, 2013 at 4:30 PM

Learning from Hurricane Sandy and Investing in Our Energy Future

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NJ Beach Town Devastated By Hurricane Sandy Tears Down Storm-Damaged Homes

Hurricane Sandy’s wounds remain fresh along the US East Coast, particularly in and around New York City where cleanup costs stretched into the billions of dollars. The storm caused government and private industry to reconsider critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, especially with regard to energy production, transport and distribution, in both the power and liquid fuels sectors.… Keep reading →

 /  Published August 19, 2013 at 12:00 PM
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