>PSE&G storm update – March 14, 2010 at 2:00p.m
— PSE&G is reporting an estimated 148,000 customers without power due to the storm’s damaging winds and driving rain. The majority of outages – more than 92,000 — are in Bergen County. The utility provides electric service to 2.1 million customers.
— Crews will continue to work throughout the day and night to restore service. The utility has also reached out to other utilities for assistance.
— Based on the extensive damage – especially in hard-hit Bergen County, PSE&G is estimating that the majority of customers will be restored by Wednesday with the remainder on Thursday.
— 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.
— To report a power outage, call PSE&G’s Customer Service line: 1-800-436-PSEG. Customers who have registered with My Account can also report power outages. To do so, Log In now or register.
**The next update will be at approximately 5 p.m.
