file photo by Boyd Loving
Preparing for Sizzling Temperatures
June 13,2017
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, While PSE&G expects to have no trouble delivering additional power during the forecasted heat wave, we are closely monitoring weather conditions and have additional personnel scheduled to handle any power interruptions should they occur. Our call centers will also have extra personnel on duty to speak with customers and appliance service technicians are ready to quickly respond to an expected influx of air conditioning repair calls.
Stay connected:
•To report power outages call PSE&G’s Customer Service line at 1-800-436-PSEG (7734), or log in to My Account at pseg.com to report an outage or view outage status.
•You can also report an outage by texting “OUT” to 4PSEG.
•Sign up for MyAlerts for 2-way text or email notifications about the status of power outages in your area.
•View our Outage Map that is updated every 15 minutes and displays the location and status of power outages in PSE&G’s service area.
Tips to help you save energy and stay cool as temperatures rise:
•Turn off everything you’re not using: lights, computers, etc. Use dimmers, timers and motion detectors on indoor and outdoor lighting.
•Close blinds and shades facing the sun to keep the sun’s heat out and help fans and air conditioners cool more efficiently.
•Close doors leading to uncooled areas. With central air, close off vents to unused rooms.
•Consider setting air conditioners to 78 degrees.
I own generators now, so it follows that I will NEVER experience a power outage again.
As soon as I sell them, I will lose power.
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It’s one of the 7 Truths of Life…
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I’d like to know what, if anything, the village has planned in case of a major power outage. Last time there was nothing and I had to go to a school in Ho-Ho-Kus to recharge electronic gizmos. They were even serving food and had cots, really nice, but I felt grateful to be there on sufferance and didn’t eat anything. What is Ridgewood doing? Hurricane season is coming up again and will supposedly be bad. Nearly five years after Hurricane Sandy, has the village done anything to prepare for the next one? If so, nobody knows about it. This information should be widely publicized in advance so that if power goes out, everybody will already know what to do. Of course the library would not be the place for a big generator since it’s in a flood hazard zone and at least the parking lot, if not the building itself, is likely to be out of commission. Village Hall is even worse as a warming place. Let’s hear some emergency planning before the next one hits. What I do not want to hear is that it’s all available on a website when I have no power. Not everybody owns a smartphone and those will be drained of power quickly.
I’d like to know what, if anything, the village has planned in case of a major power outage. . Last time there was nothing and I had to go to a school in Ho-Ho-Kus to recharge electronic gizmos. They were even serving food and had cots, really nice, but I felt grateful to be there on sufferance and didn’t eat anything. What is Ridgewood doing? …
Yeah…
WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING TO TAKE CARE OF ME SINCE I REFUSE TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND SELF SUFFICIENT.