Power outages in northern NJ

Submitted by Plantsandkats92 t3_125nz7l in newjersey

I’m in Wharton NJ and the power is out all over town. Have no idea what happened but last night I heard a loud boom and a flash of light, almost like an explosion - not thunder/lighting.

I drove to my sisters in Randolph to work and her power just went out too…anyone have any idea what’s going on?

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Jiggaloudpax t1_je53cpe wrote

The sub station next to the railroad on Dewey had a malfunction. Also Hello follow Whartonite let’s gooooo!!!!!

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bensonr2 t1_je5sm6w wrote

I had heard years ago that the semi frequent non weather related outages are due to that substation being in desperate need of upgrade by nearby residents are blocking it.

When I lived in Parsippany I think the only outage I ever experienced was about 10 min during the height of Sandy. But since moving here I have had several outages a year consistently.

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Jiggaloudpax t1_je5tv5j wrote

Small mining town with those small mining town problems eh

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BF_2 t1_je550m4 wrote

That boom may have been a transformer explosion. That could be very local (one street) or over a wider area.

In any event, call the power company and report your outage. They WILL NOT send anybody out to investigate if you (or a neighbor) don't report it.

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WideRight43 t1_je4y8fu wrote

Power on here in Rockaway and Randolph.

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Plantsandkats92 OP t1_je4yqip wrote

Interesting, I’m in Randolph now with no power

Edit to add; I also live right on the boarder of Rockaway and Wharton and no power

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WideRight43 t1_je4zbxm wrote

I had power on Center Grove and now I’m over on Ford road by Hibernia diner with power.

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Action_Maxim t1_je7g58b wrote

I'm in my Arlington sr I overclocked my gpu it's my fault

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T_I_AM t1_je4y30b wrote

In panther valley I also don't have power

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Lease_woodcox t1_je53duu wrote

Got a text from Rockaway Twp. At 6:45 to expect delays due to widespread outages, pretty vague.

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calibratedzeus t1_je54qwt wrote

The explosion and flash of light is probably a transformer going bad. Hopefully, it will be just one on a pole (within the day fix) and not from a sub-station(uh-oh).

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makerblue t1_je5ylht wrote

I lost power in Hopatcong around 5:40 am for half an hour. Then 2 hours later i stopped in byram for coffee and the quick chek post power, up the road at my gym they went out as well for about a half an hour

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