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PSE&G storm update – March 14, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.
— At this time, PSE&G is reporting an estimated 133,000 customers without power due to yesterday’s damaging winds and driving rain. About 81,000 of the outages are in Bergen County. The utility provides electric service to 2.1 million customers.
— The state’s largest electric and gas utility is continuing to monitor weather conditions, and has extra personnel and supplies on hand to assure that storm-related emergencies are handled safely and promptly.
— Many of the outages are caused by falling trees and limbs, which bring down power lines. Downed wires should always be considered “live.” STAY AWAY FROM ALL DOWNED LINES. Do not approach or drive over a downed line and do not touch anything that it might be in contact with. To report a downed wire, call 1-800-436-PSEG and tell PSE&G the nearest cross street.
— Crews will continue to work throughout the day to restore service. The company is estimating that all customers may not be restored until Tuesday evening.
— To report a power outage, call PSE&G’s Customer Service line: 1-800-436-PSEG.
**The next update will be at approximately 11:30 a.m.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) is New Jersey’s oldest and largest regulated gas and electric delivery utility, serving nearly three-quarters of the state’s population. PSE&G is the winner of the ReliabilityOne Award for superior electric system reliability. PSE&G is a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG) (NYSE:PEG), a diversified energy company (www.pseg.com).
