A severe winter storm knocked out power to 650K+ customers along the East Coast to start the week. (NYT)
Following hurricane-force wind gusts and heavy, wet snow, local distribution lines and poles snapped across the region. Massachusetts was the hardest hit, with nearly 300K outages concentrated heavily in coastal areas.
Despite the failures of local infrastructure, major regional grid operators including ISO-NE and PJM report ample energy supply and normal conditions on the bulk transmission system.