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stanley becher high voltage systems forced the utility to cut power to about 160,000 customers on Tuesday night.The company also reduced power to some homes in Brooklyn.The most extensive storm-related power outage in New York City s history can be blamed on a very high tide driven by a full moon, the worst storm surge in nearly 200 years, and the placement of underground electrical equipment in flood-prone areas.It s like what happened
stanley cup at the Fukushima nuclear complex in Japan last year 151; without the radiation. At a Consolidated Edison substation in Manhattan s East Village, a gigantic wall of water defied elaborate planning and expectations, swamped underground electrical
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