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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T_I_AM t1_je4y30b wrote on March 29, 2023 at 1:25 PM

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In panther valley I also don't have power

WideRight43 t1_je4y8fu wrote on March 29, 2023 at 1:26 PM

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Power on here in Rockaway and Randolph.

Plantsandkats92 OP t1_je4yqip wrote on March 29, 2023 at 1:30 PM

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Replying to WideRight43 (#2,446,839)

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

WideRight43 t1_je4zbxm wrote on March 29, 2023 at 1:35 PM

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Replying to Plantsandkats92 (#2,446,942)

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

Jiggaloudpax t1_je53cpe wrote on March 29, 2023 at 2:04 PM

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

Lease_woodcox t1_je53duu wrote on March 29, 2023 at 2:04 PM

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

calibratedzeus t1_je54qwt wrote on March 29, 2023 at 2:14 PM

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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).

BF_2 t1_je550m4 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 2:16 PM

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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.

alissa2579 t1_je56oy4 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 2:27 PM

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Hey neighbor! We got power back around 7am.

Plantsandkats92 OP t1_je5c1o5 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 3:03 PM

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Replying to alissa2579 (#2,448,602)

Thanks!!

bensonr2 t1_je5sm6w wrote on March 29, 2023 at 4:49 PM

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Replying to Jiggaloudpax (#2,447,930)

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.

Jiggaloudpax t1_je5tv5j wrote on March 29, 2023 at 4:57 PM

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Replying to bensonr2 (#2,452,974)

Small mining town with those small mining town problems eh

makerblue t1_je5ylht wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:27 PM

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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

Action_Maxim t1_je7g58b wrote on March 29, 2023 at 11:23 PM

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Replying to Plantsandkats92 (#2,446,942)

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