More than 3,000 PSE&G customers in NJ lose power in midst of heat wave
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- The PSE&G outage map showed 1,077 power outages in Bergen County as of 2 p.m. June 23, along with more than 2,200 outages in Union County.
More than 3,000 PSE&G customers in New Jersey were dealing with power outages in the midst of the extreme heat wave June 23, according to online data.
The company’s outage map showed 1,077 customers in Bergen County had no power as of 2 p.m., of which 993 were in Elmwood Park.
The map also showed more than 2,200 outages in Union County, with the majority coming from Union Township (1,258). Roselle Park (517) and Kenilworth (298) were the only other municipalities in North Jersey with at least 100 outages.
The cause of the outages was unclear as of early in the afternoon, PSE&G spokeswoman Alyana Alfaro Post told NorthJersey.com.
The Elmwood Park outages were expected to be restored by 11:30 p.m. June 23, according to the map. Roselle Park and Kenilworth both had estimated restoration times of 11 p.m., while Union’s was set at midnight June 24.
The outage map for Jersey Central Power and Light showed 461 customers without power in Morris County out of the 565 total outages in the state. The data included 244 outages in Randolph and 102 in Washington Township.