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Senator Kevin O'toole

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

UPDATED: JCP&L Rate Hike Should Be Denied, Senator Urges BPU

State Sen. Kevin O'Toole calls utility's request 'insulting' at Trenton hearing Wednesday.

State Sen. Kevin O’Toole (R-40th District) told Jersey Central Power & Light officials Wednesday morning their request for a $31.5-million rate hike following Hurricane Sandy was “insulting.” O’Toole, speaking at a state Board of Public Utilities hearing in Trenton to discuss the rate hike, told Patch during a short recess he was given the opportunity to directly address JCP&L President Donald Lynch about the utilities response to the storm and “what went right and what went wrong.” “I told him it (the proposed rate increase) was insulting,” said O'Toole. “We critiqued as to why it was necessary and I said that perhaps it would be wise to keep money for the repairs from New Jersey in New Jersey” and not place the money in the company’s …

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Utility Companies Accountable Under Proposed Bill

Joseph Torres

10:35 am on Wednesday, January 2, 2013

A rate hike , they need to be specific as to what its for, what capital improvments are going to be made where and when, thats what i would ask.   more ›

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Utility Companies Accountable Under Proposed Bill

State Sen. Kevin O'Toole wants PSE&G, JCP&L and others to improve response times during emergency situations.

A North Jersey state senator is proposing legislation to cut down on the long lines at gas stations and ensure the safety of residents during emergencies. State Sen. Kevin O’Toole (R-Cedar Grove) is co-sponsoring the New Jersey Residents Power Protection Act. The legislation would hold utility companies accountable for their response times during emergencies. It would also require gas stations and other facilities to have generators on hand to ensure residents have access to power and gasoline during emergencies situations. “It was apocalyptic in North Jersey in the days following Hurricane Sandy,” O’Toole said. “Sometimes, there was no evidence of any activity by the power companies at all.” O’Toole spoke regularly with several North …

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Village's Only Overnight Shelter Re-opens After PSE&G Kills its Power (in Ridgewood-Glen Rock Patch), Mayor: Low Marks for JCP&L (in Wayne Patch), 'Confusing' Power Situation Caused by PSE&G, Mayor Says (in Ridgewood-Glen Rock Patch), and 1 more ›

Curious

4:54 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

Out of power for a week? For 2 weeks? Was your house divided in half by a tree, or filled with seawater? Were you or your family hurt, or god forbid, lost their life? Those things happened to some. I for one, will take time without electricity over the alternative any day. Does anyone agree? Sounds like many of you feel the extended loss of power was the worse that could happen.   more ›

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