At the height of the storm, about 35, 000 households lost power on Long Island, and about 10, 000 households still had no electricity on Saturday morning, said Gil Quiniones of the New York Power Authority.

WSJ: Connecticut Will Need Days to Recover, Governor Says

Pouring rain kept me away from a nice ride-and-drive opportunity with the New York Power Authority, which wanted to showcase a healthy and growing fleet, and Monday I made it down to Times Square to take a spin in the green cars that, as of next week will be available in the Connect by Hertz car-sharing fleets.

FORBES: Electric Car Rentals Start Next Week

For example, in 2008, two utilities based in New York, Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) and Consolidated Edison, Inc.

FORBES: Offshore Wind Race Accelerates Across Atlantic