Even the town's homeless found the nearest electrical store and set up camp on the street.

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Craig Carruthers, who has worked at the local branch of Currys Digital electrical store for 13 years, said he had not experienced such a rush outside the Christmas period.

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Edwin Cosme, who owns a local salon and electrical store which were both badly damaged by the hurricane, said 25% of local businesses had yet to reopen because of insurance problems and trouble getting government disaster help.

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Many passers-by saw the 28-year-old, who ran a popular electrical repair store, being taken away.

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To enable this material to store electrical energy, two layers of woven fibres are made into a sandwich, separated by a thin layer of a glass-based insulating material.

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The TDI engine charges the battery while driving in order to store enough electrical energy for EV operation later in the journey-for instance, in an urban area.

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It is concerned that - because warranties are mostly sold in store along with electrical goods - there is a lack of competition in the marketplace.

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Already this year, HMV, the U.K.'s last music chain, camera retailer Jessops and the U.K. arm of DVD rental firm Blockbuster have entered administration, a form of bankruptcy, while electrical business Comet and sports store JJB Sports closed their doors toward the end of last year.

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Taylor Electrical, which opened its first store in Beccles in 1922, also has branches in Halesworth, Diss and Mildenhall.

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That means electrical storage, typically in an electrochemical battery, but capacitors also store and discharge electricity.

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