Electric power was shut off for parts of the surrounding neighborhood.
Mayor Hugh Grant angrily ordered all high-voltage alternating current electric arc lights shut off.
The subway system was closed early and parts of the electric grid were shut off before the storm hit, to allow them to be reopened more quickly.
In the Virgin Islands, cruise ships were rerouted, airports and businesses closed, hurricane shelters opened and electric power was shut off as a precaution.
When that option is selected, however, a software malfunction may cause the electric motor to shut off at a different time, even when the vehicle is being driven, she said, forcing the driver to seek a safe place to stop the vehicle.
You have a pressing work deadline which will determine your bonus this year and you've been getting foreclosure notices on your house and your electric was just shut off.
Wisconsin Electric, which serves Milwaukee, shut off electricity to 80 businesses; every few hours, it beseeched consumers to limit their energy use.
After closing the stock and bond markets for two days, the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and other trading platforms resumed normal operations even though electric power has been shut off in Lower Manhattan and parts remained flooded.
The ultra-connected decathlon entry from Arizona State University and the University of New Mexico can monitor and control lighting, temperature, appliances, security and even an electric vehicle; it can shut off devices during peak usage times through a connection with the local energy grid.
