(NEWARK, N.J. – August 17, 2020) PSE&G is expanding its claims policy due to the COVID-19 pandemic so that customers whose electrical service was interrupted by Tropical Storm Isaias for at least 72 hours can be reimbursed for spoiled food and medication.

(NEWARK, N.J. – August 13, 2020) In the dog days of summer you may not be thinking about your heating system, but chilly weather will be here before you know it. PSE&G, New Jersey’s largest utility, encourages its residential gas heating customers to test their heating equipment now, so they can be confident systems will operate safely and efficiently when temperatures begin to drop.

As of 6:29 a.m., PSEG Long Island reports 15,528 total customers without power. Approximately 1,700 of that total are outages reported during the storm period, which impacted 420,000 customers. The total number includes new outages resulting from this morning’s weather activity.

As of 2:29 p.m., PSEG Long Island reports 25,142 total customers without power. Approximately 3,800 of that total are outages reported during the storm period, which impacted 420,000 customers.

As of 10:59 a.m., PSEG Long Island reports 32,195 total customers without power. Approximately 5,544 of that total are outages reported during the storm period, which impacted 420,000 customers.

As of 8:45 a.m., PSEG Long Island reports 31,857 total customers without power. Approximately 6,600 of that total are outages reported during the storm period, which impacted 420,000 customers.

As of 9:29 p.m., PSEG Long Island reports 39,238 total customers without power. Approximately 10,200 of that total are outages reported during the storm period, which impacted 420,000 customers.

As of 4:59 p.m., PSEG Long Island reports approximately 42,205 total customers without power. Approximately 13,000 of that total are outages reported during the storm period, which impacted 420,000 customers.

As of 11:30 a.m., PSEG Long Island reports approximately 17,000 of the approximately 420,000 storm-affected customers remain without power, with 403,000 customers restored.

As of 9:00 p.m., PSEG Long Island reports approximately 25,000 of the approximately 420,000 storm-affected customers remain without power.

As of 12:00 p.m., PSEG Long Island reports approximately 35,000 of the approximately 420,000 storm-affected customers remain without power.

PSEG Long Island reports approximately 60,000 of the approximately 420,000 storm-affected customers remain without power.

PSEG Long Island reports fewer than 88,000 of the approximately 420,000 storm-affected customers remain without power.

Due to the extended power outage, PSEG Long Island will open six customer outreach centers today. These centers are open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. (or while supplies last), providing people with free water and ice. To ensure we maintain the physical distancing necessary for the safety of our employees and customers, these centers will offer drive-thru service.

As PSEG Long Island continues to work around the clock to repair the extensive damage from Tropical Storm Isaias, it expects nearly all customers to be restored by end of day Sunday, with the possibility that a handful of the most extensive jobs may be restored early Monday.

As of 6 p.m., 75% of the more than 420,000 customers affected by the storm have been restored.

PSE&G has restored power to more than 93% of customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias. This exceeds our goal of 85% by Friday. Restoring power to customers remains our priority.

As of 12:30 p.m., 75% of the more than 420,000 customers affected by the storm have been restored.

PSEG Long Island continues to make strong progress restoring customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias. As of 9:30 p.m. today, fewer than 108,000 customers remain without power.

PSEG Long Island continues to make strong progress restoring customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias. As of 3:30 p.m. today, fewer than 120,000 customers remain without power, a reduction of 15,000 since noon.

PSEG Long Island continues to make strong progress, restoring approximately 305,000 customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias by noon today.

PSEG Long Island worked through the night and has restored approximately 300,000 customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias, which was one of the strongest to hit the service area in years.

Continuing strong progress, PSEG Long Island employees and contractor crews have restored more than 260,000 customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias, which was one of the strongest to hit the service area in years.

As of 3 p.m., PSEG Long Island employees and contractor crews have restored more than 244,000 customers affected by Tropical Storm Isaias, which was one of the strongest to hit the service area in years.

“We have made great progress overnight, restoring more than 220,000 customers affected by the strongest tropical storm to hit the area in years, and we will not rest until everyone’s power is back on,” said Daniel Eichhorn, president and COO of PSEG Long Island and chief customer officer of PSEG Long Island and PSE&G. “We have also overcome many of the issues with Verizon that affected our call center operations yesterday. We understand how critical it is to share accurate and timely information with our customers and we continue working diligently to fully resolve these issues. We urge customers to use the automated voice response system whenever possible: 1-800-490 0075.”

PSEG Long Island is working around the clock to restore outages from Tropical Storm Isaias, which was one of the strongest to hit the service area in years. Damage was severe, and some outages could last for an extended period. PSEG Long Island has already restored 90,000 customers affected by the storm. Approximately 331,000 customers are currently without power.

Tropical Storm Isaias was one of the strongest to reach the service area in years, causing widespread, severe damage. Some outages could last for an extended period.

PSEG Long Island is prepared for tropical storm Fay expected to pass through the service area Friday. The weather system is expected to bring heavy rains and thunderstorms with peak gusts up to 50 mph. The heavy rain, lightning, and gusty winds may cause tree limbs to break and pull down wires, causing outages.

Public Service Electric & Gas Co. is prepared to respond to the heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds forecast for the service area over the next few days. The Utility continues to monitor Tropical Storm Fay, has extra personnel at the ready and encourages customers to prepare for possible flooding and power outages.

Dozens of students at the James H. Vernon School in Oyster Bay spent part of their springtime learning under quarantine as producers, actors, cinematographers, videographers and video editors. They put on their movie-making hats to learn about energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable resources to make short public service announcements for PSEG Long Island’s “I Am EM-Powered!” PSA project.

If the rising summer temperatures and high humidity are making work from home life or weekend relaxation uncomfortable, PSEG Long Island reminds customers that they can beat the heat at a lower overall cost with rebates on energy-efficient air source heat pumps (ASHP) that will reduce their energy bills for years to come.

PSEG Long Island employees recently delivered more than $500 in Uber gift cards and $1,000 in Walmart gift cards to be distributed to formerly homeless veterans through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) department of the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC).

PSEG Long Island today announced a new Main Street Revitalization grant to continue helping small businesses adjust to new public health requirements as commercial districts reopen for business. The program will offer funding of up to $5,000 to a Chamber of Commerce or Business Improvement District. 

PSEG and the PSEG Foundation announced today the launch of the Powering Equity and Social Justice initiative and a $1 million commitment to support organizations that address the racial injustice, inequality and human rights in communities of color.

As many people are opting to vacation at home rather than traveling this year, many are sprucing up their homes’ outdoor spaces to give them a vacation-like oasis to relax in. PSEG Long Island is offering rebates of up to $650 on equipment to make customers’ backyard staycations more enjoyable this summer. 

Photo Caption: Valley Stream resident and PSEG Long Island employee Patricia Miles (right) helps Long Island Cares to dispense food boxes at her church to families who have become food insecure from the COVID-19 pandemic. Families are also given reusable bags donated by PSEG Long Island. The emergency food distribution takes place every Saturday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Valley Stream Presbyterian Church. It is open to all Nassau County residents on a first come, first served basis. Miles is pictured with fellow parishioner, Shaaron McFarland.

PSEG Long Island is prepared to meet peak demand during extreme heat situations in the upcoming summer months. In fact, the system improvements made throughout the company will help to provide best-in-class electric reliability to Long Island and the Rockaway customers all year long.

June and July are filled with occasions to celebrate, including graduations, birthdays and Father’s Day. And while these celebrations have evolved into car parades and other events to maintain safe social distancing, one thing remains the same: Metallic party balloons can start fires and cause power outages if they drift into overhead electrical wires and equipment.

Over the past two months, PSEG Long Island has been helping to energize hundreds of health care heroes by providing food to local hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, a lunch was sent to the Northport VA Medical Center’s Community Living Center for employees who are caring for military veterans in a nursing home setting.

PSE&G reports nearly 66,000 of our 2.3 million electric customers remain without power as a result of yesterday’s derecho and evening storms, while more than 68% of customers who lost power have had it restored.

A caravan of PSEG Long Island service trucks carrying more than a dozen lineworkers left this morning to help restore power in New Jersey after strong thunderstorms passed through the state yesterday. 

As thunderstorms remain in the forecast for today into this evening, yesterday’s derecho in New Jersey caused widespread damage including downed trees, branches and wires affecting nearly 9% of our 2.3 million electric customers.

As thunderstorms remain in the forecast for this evening, earlier squalls in New Jersey caused downed trees, branches and wires affecting nearly 5% of our 2.3 million electric customers.

PSEG Long Island is prepared for the thunderstorms and strong wind gusts forecasted for the service area today. The thunderstorms are most likely this afternoon and evening, bringing peak wind gusts as high as 60 mph. The gusty winds may cause tree limbs to break and pull down wires, causing outages.

PSEG Long Island recently donated a selection of snacks, protein bars, grab-and-go and prepared meals to healthcare heroes who are self-isolating at Ronald McDonald House Charities New York Metro (RMHC NYM) in New Hyde Park during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yes, you read that right: There really are picnic tables for squirrels. Just ask Brayden Lewis, son of PSEG Long Island’s Meredith Lewis, both of Shoreham. Brayden built and sold these pint-sized pieces of furniture, raising $700 to buy meals for the medical staff at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, where his aunt, Lisa Eppelsheimer, is a nurse treating COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit.

The pandemic has made many more Long Island families wonder where they are getting their next meal. The recent surge in food insecurity has led organizations like Tri Community and Youth Agency (Tri CYA) in Huntington Station to become emergency food distribution centers. PSEG Long Island is proud to partner with Tri CYA in its effort to feed Long Islanders by providing more than 1,000 reusable bags for the initiative. 

PSEG Long Island and the PSEG Foundation are supporting the Health and Welfare Council of Long Island with a $25,000 grant to the organization’s Long Island Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (LIVOAD) Coalition.

PSEG Long Island and the PSEG Foundation are supporting United Way of Long Island with a $25,000 grant to the organization’s newly formed fund to address critical community needs caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.

May is National Electrical Safety Month. With millions more Americans working and learning from home, PSEG Long Island reminds its customers to be careful and responsible with electronics and appliances.

Over the past few weeks, PSEG Long Island has been helping to energize our healthcare heroes by providing catered meals to local hospitals and healthcare facilities on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.

During these times of hardship, PSEG Long Island reminds its customers that financial assistance and payment programs are available to households that meet certain income guidelines and other eligibility requirements.

PSEG Long Island is prepared for the windy, stormy conditions forecasted for the service area today and into early Friday. Strong winds are expected today with peak gusts up to 50 mph possible through the evening into Friday morning, along with the chance of heavy rain and thunderstorms. The gusty winds may cause tree limbs to break and pull down wires, causing outages.

Public Service Electric & Gas Co. is prepared for strong wind gusts, rain and possible thunderstorms forecasted for the service area today into Friday. This storm system is forecast to bring wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour, ahead of a cold front. 

PSEG Long Island is prepared for the strong thunderstorms that may hit the service area this afternoon. The approaching weather system may generate storms with peak gusts up to 55 mph, which may cause tree limbs to break and pull down wires, causing outages. Non-hazardous winds are expected to continue into the evening.

Working 16-hour shifts, PSEG Long Island crews have made significant progress restoring customers impacted by the strong winds and hazardous gusts.  As of 4:30 p.m., 98% of customers affected have been restored. 

As of 6:30 a.m., PSEG Long Island has restored power to more than 48,200 customers, 95% of those affected Monday by the heavy rain, strong winds and gusts that downed trees, branches and wires. PSEG Long Island is currently reporting 2,343 of its approximately 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are currently without service.

As of 9 p.m., PSEG Long Island has restored power to 38,200 customers, 84% of those affected since midnight by the heavy rain, strong winds and gusts that downed trees, branches and wires. PSEG Long Island is currently reporting 7,517 of its approximately 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are currently without service.

Heavy rain, strong winds and hazardous gusts continue in Nassau and Suffolk County causing downed trees, branches and wires affecting more than 42,052 of our 1.1 million customers, since midnight. Hardest currently hit areas are in the Towns of Copiague, Huntington, and Smithtown. PSEG Long Island is reporting 12,458 of its approximately 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways are currently without service. 

PSEG Long Island is prepared for the high winds and heavy rain forecasted for the service area tomorrow. This storm system is expected to bring abnormally strong winds that are expected to peak Monday afternoon, with strong thunderstorms possible. Peak gusts of up to 70 mph are expected in eastern Suffolk County. The gusty winds may cause tree limbs to break and pull down wires, causing outages.

PSEG Long Island is prepared for the high winds and heavy rain forecasted for the service area tomorrow. This storm system is expected to bring abnormally strong winds that are expected to peak Monday afternoon, with strong thunderstorms possible. Peak gusts of up to 70 mph are expected in eastern Suffolk County. The gusty winds may cause tree limbs to break and pull down wires, causing outages.

PSEG Long Island is prepared for the windy, stormy conditions forecasted for the service area in the coming days. A cold front is expected to pass through the area tomorrow afternoon, bringing thunderstorms and strong winds with peak gusts up to 50 mph possible through the evening. Non-hazardous winds are expected to continue into into Friday evening. The gusty winds may cause tree limbs to break and pull down wires, causing outages.

PSEG Long Island is more committed than ever to the health and safety of its customers. A heightened sense of uncertainty throughout the world is emboldening phone scammers who impersonate electric company employees, and PSEG Long Island urges people to know the facts and protect themselves.

PSEG announced that it has donated 4,000 boxes or 200,000 pairs of gloves to the State of New Jersey in an effort to help the medical community meet its increased need for protective equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Public Service Enterprise Group today announced that, due to the public health impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and to support the health and well-being of its stockholders and other meeting participants, the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of PSEG will be held as a virtual meeting only.  

April is National Safe Digging Month, and PSEG Long Island is reminding customers, contractors and excavators to call before digging to avoid hitting underground pipelines, conduits, wires and cables. 811 is the designated national dialing code to have underground lines located and marked before beginning projects around the home or business.

PSEG Long Island has installed two webcams to offer a sneak peek into the lives of the local osprey.

To continue storm hardening the electric infrastructure its customers rely on, PSEG Long Island is proud to announce it is launching Power On, a new initiative that will strengthen distribution lines across Long Island and the Rockaways.

PSEG Long Island is committed to reinforcing the exceptional electric reliability on Long Island and in the Rockaways during this difficult time. Crews are working to bolster the electric service to hospitals as they expand, and are increasing the inspections and maintenance of the specific transmission and distribution infrastructure that serve these critical facilities.

PSEG announced today that it is donating more than 50,000 N95 respirator masks to one of New Jersey’s largest health care systems in an effort to help the medical community meet its increased need for protective equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The PSEG Foundation is supporting the Community FoodBank of New Jersey in its response to critical community needs throughout New Jersey as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) is New Jersey's largest anti-hunger organization that works with over 1,000 community organizations and partners in the state. The PSEG Foundation provided The Community FoodBank of New Jersey a grant of $45,000 to address rising food insecurity.

As we continue to monitor developments regarding the coronavirus, PSE&G recognizes that some of our customers may be negatively affected by issues related to the pandemic. As always, our priority is the safety and well-being of our customers, employees and the communities we serve, and our thoughts are with those experiencing difficulty as a result.

PSEG Long Island is proud to recognize Joseph Cattell of West Babylon on Surveyors Week (March 15 - 21, 2020) for 47 years of service to Long Island’s electric customers.

PSEG Long Island this week joins Utilities United Against Scams (UUAS) to recognize National Consumer Protection Week and to educate customers on how they avoid falling victim to imposter utility scams.

PSEG Long Island’s Commercial Efficiency Program has saved St. Edward the Confessor Church and School in Syosset more than $12,500 on new energy-efficient lighting. Upgrades to the facility included replacing fluorescent fixtures and incandescent light bulbs with more energy-efficient LEDs, inside and outside the facility.

The pressures and challenges a utility faces when recovering from a major storm are magnified when its service area is hosting a premiere international event such as the Olympic Games. Recently, PSEG Long Island’s leadership team met and shared their storm-tested emergency planning best practices with executives from Tokyo’s electric utility as it finalizes its plans to support the 2020 Summer Olympics through its stable and secure power supply.

PSEG Long Island is proud to celebrate dozens of its engineer employees for Engineers Week (Feb. 16 - 22, 2020). PSEG Long Island employs more than 140 people with an engineering job title or role, including Field Engineers, Civil Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Project Engineers, Power Engineers, Resource Planning Engineers, Environmental Engineers, Industrial and Systems Engineers, Substation Engineers, Resource Planners, Lead Designers and more.

On Valentine’s Day, PSEG Long Island employees will share the love the same way they do every day of the year: Going above and beyond to do good in the community. Employees donate their time and effort on behalf of many charitable causes and activities each year across Long Island and the Rockaways. In 2019 alone, employees logged more than 30,000 service hours and participated in over 800 outreach events.

Working 16-hour shifts, PSEG Long Island crews have made significant progress restoring customers impacted by the strong winds and hazardous gusts. As of 9:30 p.m., 87% of customers affected have been restored. 

Strong winds and hazardous gusts caused significant damage in Nassau and Suffolk County, bringing down large branches and wires and affecting 13,944 of our 1.1 million customers. As of 4 p.m., more than 56% of customers affected have been restored.

Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G), New Jersey’s largest utility, is preparing for the strong winds that are expected in the company’s service territory today and reminds customers to stay connected. PSE&G is also preparing for forecasted rain/snow mixes throughout the weekend..

PSEG Long Island is prepared for the strong winds forecasted for the service area today. The arriving storm is expected to bring light rain and peak wind gusts as high as 65 mph, which could cause outages.

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With a recent uptick in the number of reported phone scam attempts, PSEG Long Island again urges residents and business owners to make themselves aware of the tactics scammers use to try to steal their money.  

Throughout the year, teams of PSEG Long Island employees visit the Interfaith Nutrition Network’s (INN) Mary Brennan Soup Kitchen in Hempstead to lend a helping hand in the community.

PSEG Long Island announced today it has launched a new mobile app that enables customers using Apple or Android devices to securely and easily manage electric accounts while on the go. The new mobile app is the most recent example of the company’s commitment to improving customer service through innovation and technology advancements.

Northport Daisy Troop 3658 from Norwood Avenue Elementary School made electric safety a priority at its first meeting of the year this year. The five- and six-year-olds were treated to Electric Safety Town, PSEG Long Island’s interactive presentation that teaches young people how to stay safe in potentially dangerous situations.  The girls were encouraged to ask and answer questions as the facilitator, Peter Hornick, a PSEG Long Island employee and also lifelong Northport resident/Norwood alumnus, taught them what to do in specific scenarios. 

In balancing its commitment to the consistent, safe delivery of power with its commitment to being a good environmental steward, PSEG Long Island has awarded Hailey Van Cott, a Suffolk County Girl Scout from Stony Brook, with a $200 donation towards her Girl Scout Gold Award project of improving the raptor facilities at Sweetbriar Nature Center.

PSEG Long Island’s Commercial Efficiency Program has saved corporate services company Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., nearly $700,000 on energy-efficient upgrades at its Heartland Industrial Park buildings in Brentwood over the past two years.

For National Cut Your Energy Costs Day, Jan. 10, 2020, PSEG Long Island proudly announces that business and residential customers throughout Long Island and the Rockaways have saved an estimated $280 million on their bills over the past six years by taking advantage of PSEG Long Island’s energy efficiency programs.

PSEG Long Island awarded Farmingdale’s Whiskey Down Diner with a $25,000 economic development grant from its Main Street Revitalization Program. The program offers financial incentives to local business owners for projects in a local business district that are expected to improve the economic stability and growth of a municipality.