NYC utility prepped for big storm, got bigger one

Posted:   10/31/2012 02:28:07 AM MDT

Updated:   10/31/2012 03:32:13 AM MDT

By JEFF DONN, JONATHAN FAHEY and DAVE CARPENTER Associated Press

NEW YORK—Blame a very high tide driven by a full moon, the worst storm surge in nearly 200 years, and the placement of underground electrical equipment in flood-prone areas for the most extensive storm-related power outage in New York City's history.

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