JCP&L crews hard at work restoring power to NJ after historic blizzard
In Ocean County alone, more than 60 trees came down, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers, officials said.
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JCP&L crews have already restored power to more than 150,000 customers. It's one of the largest storm-related responses since 2020.
With a storm this powerful, the damage left behind is extensive. In Ocean County alone, more than 60 trees came down, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers, officials said.
“We had the resources on site ready to go when the storm began. We did not stop throughout the entire blizzard we kept restoring customers,” said Chris Hoenig, a JCP&L spokesperson.
Working through blizzard conditions, more than 2,500 line crews already restored power to 75% of the affected customers in the JCP&L footprint. Statewide, at the height of the storm, 330,000 customers were affected.
Power Outages: PSE&G--JCP&L--Atlantic City Electric
“We understand that being without power is very difficult, but we will make sure that the utilities are getting power restored as quickly as they possibly can,” said Christine Guhl-Sadovy, president of the New Jersey Board of Utilities.
“There are line workers out there, where all they do is chase storms. They go storm to storm and this is the kind that we rely on their assistance as well,” said Hoenig. “We will be starting the single customer outage today. We will continue them overnight and we'll have them wrapped up sometime tomorrow.”
JCP&L asks those who reported an outage and received a service restored message, but are still experiencing issues, to resubmit their address. Additional damage to individual lines is possible.
