Feb 23 (Reuters) – A winter storm across parts of the U.S. Northeast has left more than 588,000 homes and businesses without power, as officials across the region warned of heavy snow, strong winds and dangerous travel conditions.
The hardest-hit utilities included Eversource Energy in Massachusetts, where 246,903 of its 3.3 million customers were without power, followed by FirstEnergy, with more than 60,000 of its customers in New Jersey affected. The utility serves 6.2 million customers across the U.S.
The total number of power outages in New Jersey stands at 125,273.
The storm has made travel along the East Coast difficult. Airlines canceled thousands of flights, and officials urged people to stay off the roads.
Here are the major outages by state:
State Outages
Massachusetts 288,904
New Jersey 125,273
Delaware 66,598
Rhode Island 40,130
California 22,868
New York 16,051
Maryland 16,038
Virginia 12,415
Total Out 588,277
(Reporting by Anjana Anil in Bengaluru; editing by Barbara Lewis, Nia Williams and Jonathan Oatis)
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