💡The plan would upgrade 600 miles of JCP&L's overhead power lines 💡Some of the plan would "underground" some existing lines...💡The average customer could see rates increase by 3.6% During the heavy rain and wind storm, 71,000 JCP&L customers lost power

💡 Free water and ice is available at Shop Rite stores in Brick and Toms River A fire at a JCP&L substation has knocked out...The fire happened at the substation on Silverton Avenue in Toms River around 1 a.m., JCP&L spokesman Chris Hoening told New Jersey

JCP&L was notified and temporarily cut power to the line.

Thousands without power Gusty winds knocked out power for over 23,000 utility customers across New Jersey as of 8:30 a.m. 18,992 JCP...&L customers mostly in Hunterdon (Delaware Township), Monmouth (Highlands, Freehold Township and Middletown) and Morris counties

💡JCP&L, PSE&G and Atlantic City Electric have made progress with restorations 💡Extra utility crews were brought in to help clearing...JCP&L was still assessing its outages and did not yet have an estimated time for restoration.

JCP&L serves 1.1 million customers in Central and North Jersey, according to its website.

Power restored by Friday JCP&L expects to have nearly all customers in northern New Jersey restored by 2 p.m....&L spokesman Christopher Hoenig said.

Additional crews were brought in by JCP&L to assist with restoration efforts....The JCP&L outage map is showing estimated restoration by Wednesday.

🚔 Former JCP&L employee arrested after alleged theft at facility in Wall Township 🚔 He is accused of entering utility trucks...Nagle, of Tabernacle, went to the JCP&L equipment yard on 18th Avenue on Wednesday.

Both PSE&G and JCP&L are sending crews to the scene. The road is the dividing line between their respective service areas....Approximately 3,100 JCP&L customers, mostly in Monmouth County (Marlboro, Matawan and Middletown) are still without power as of