Butler Electric Desired By Other Towns Over JCP&L
Citing poor storm response by JCP&L, some municipalities are discussing how to acquire Butler Power & Light service.
While mayors and residents of many municipalities have been vocal about their displeasure with Jersey Central Power & Light's (JCP&L) response to Superstorm Sandy in the past several weeks, Butler Power & Light has received more praise than poor comments and some towns are hoping to even switch service to the utility.
According to Suburban Trends, Riverdale and Pequannock officials have made unofficial inquiries into whether it would be feasible to adopt Butler Electric utility service and drop JCP&L. But whether or not that would be allowed would be depend on the Board of Utilities and franchise agreements with the utility companies.
Read the full story from Suburban Trends here.
The Borough of Kinnelon, which is predominantly already serviced by Butler Electric, may also consider petitioning the board to have the borough's 73 JCP&L customers switched over to Butler Electric. Kinnelon Mayor Robert Collins criticized JCP&L, as other local mayors have, for poorly communicating with municipalities about when they were working and where. Collins also said he felt the small number of Kinnelon customers, when compared with the JCP&L customer base in other towns, was put on the back-burner while the power company worked first in areas where they could report restoration in higher numbers.
While the surrounding municipalities not currently serviced by Butler Electric seem to be admiring the work of the utility, borough officials have also heard praise from local residents, including receiving decorated cards of gratitude from Aaron Decker School students that hang at the Butler Borough Municipal Building.
Immediately following Sandy's landfall on Oct. 29, tri-boro residents, like thousands across the state, lost power. However, power restoration for many parts of Kinnelon, Butler and Bloomingdale seemed to come faster than for nearby towns serviced by other companies.
Kathleen O'Neill Hanek wrote on the Tri-Boro Patch Facebook page she felt lucky to have her heat restored.
"Thank you to Butler Electric for doing this so quickly," she said.
Another resident, Katie Goddard, wrote "Absolutely love Butler Electric!"
What did you think of Butler Electric's storm response? Let us know in the comments below.
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Dee dee Marie
8:39 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
I was VERY DISSATISFIED!! They were rude when you called in to ask about the status of getting power back. They never asked where I lived and just replied we are working on it. I got the impression they just didn't care. I was out for a week with no power, no status updates and no information given as to when power would be restored.
Bear
9:10 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Read below....move to Long Island....
Jim DeGraw
9:58 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Hats off to the Butler Power and Light workers. As a member of the Bloomingdale Fire Dept. I have seen their quick response to emergencies, time after time, throughout the years. I would personally like to thank them for the great job they do. Often after somekind of crisis people are quick to thank Police, Fire and EMS members, but these guys also deserve our thanks. Any kind of power emergency, in any kind of weather, any time of day or night, these guys are out there so we can have our lights come back on as quick as possible. You couldn't ask for a better group of guys to respond.
mimi
10:22 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
We had no electric for 2 days but heard it was the fault of JCP&L, which I can believe. During Irene they were out at 2 in the morning working on our street and during Snowtober we never lost power. I'm really impressed with this little town when there is a problem. The rest of the time.......
Steve B
11:18 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Butler Power & Light did an outstanding job, especially when you consider this was the worst storm they've had to deal with.
They deserve a big Thank You!
Ruthann Malloy
3:42 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Butler Electric is the depiction of the "Little Train that Could"...unfailingly helpful and sympathetic when called and quick to respond....please stay as competient as you've always been....kudos guys and gals Im fortunate to live in a town that has ur service!!!!
Sue Kolton
6:00 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
I live in Butler on High St and our power along with 2 other neighbors was'nt restored for 9 days. It was difficult watching all our neighbors enjoying their power which was restored in 2 days and we had to wait for 7 more days!
Kit Emory
2:23 am on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Butler Electric was amazing during Irene and again worked incredibly hard in our area after Sandy. It took 5 days for many of my neighbors to get power restored and a couple more days for the hardest hit parts of our little community in Bloomingdale. But we knew they were having to triage. This company has always impressed me with their response and work ethic. I just hope that they can keep that up if they start servicing a larger geographical area!
THANK YOU, BUTLER ELECTRIC!!!
Paul
4:40 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Hey dee dee....move to Long Island.