Atlantic City Electric did not proactively power down the local energy grid serving Long Beach Island ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias, company officials said last week. Their comments came after social media reports surfaced that the company proactively turned off power as a safe precaution before the Aug. 4 storm hit the Island.
Frank Tedesco, a public information officer for the company, said the outages occurred as a result of Isaias with gusts up to 75 mph that caused the loss of power for…
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