Jersey Central Power & Light outage in Ocean County, NJ: power restored after peak of 1,813 customers out
Summary
We first saw the outage at 10:51 AM EST and was back to normal levels by 2:15 PM EST, at least 3 hours 25 minutes. It peaked at 1,813 customers without power at 11:15 AM EST, across 1 place. Jersey Central Power & Light's first restoration estimate was 1:30 PM EST; its last was 4:00 PM EST.
Key facts
- Customers out now
- 2 of 261,472 (<0.01%)
- Peak so far
- 1,813 at 11:15 AM EST
- Places affected
- 1
- First seen
- Wed, Nov 11, 10:51 AM EST
- Restoration estimate
- Wed, Nov 11, 4:00 PM EST (first estimate Wed, Nov 11, 1:30 PM EST)
- Cause
- Jersey Central Power & Light has not given a cause.
Outages in Ocean are over. Jersey Central Power & Light reports 15 customers still out, back to normal levels. The incident lasted about 3 hours 25 minutes and peaked at 1,813 customers without power.
Customers without power fell below 100 (30 now). Most of the area is restored.
Jersey Central Power & Light pushed its restoration estimate from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Jersey Central Power & Light pushed its restoration estimate from 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM.
Customers without power fell to 279 across 1 town, down from 678 at 11:30 AM.
Jersey Central Power & Light pushed its restoration estimate from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM.
Customers without power fell to 678 across 1 town, down from 1,812 at 10:51 AM.
Status eased to Minor. 0.26% of Jersey Central Power & Light customers in Ocean are without power.
Jersey Central Power & Light pushed its restoration estimate from 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM.
Jersey Central Power & Light reports 1,812 customers without power in Ocean across 1 town. Its current restoration estimate is 1:30 PM.
| Place | Status | Out | % out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | Normal | 0 | 0% |
- Ocean County, NJLive numbers from every utility, every town, the outage map and outage history
- Jersey Central Power & LightEvery county Jersey Central Power & Light serves and its restoration track record
- ManchesterTown page: live status, reports and history
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- Stay away from downed wires and anything touching them. Call 911 if a wire is down.
- Generators go outside only, at least 20 feet from doors and windows, never in a garage. Carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the leading causes of death after storms.
- Keep the fridge and freezer closed. Food in a closed fridge stays safe about 4 hours; a full freezer about 48 hours.
- Long outages: some utilities reimburse spoiled food and medicine after extended outages. Check Jersey Central Power & Light's claims page for current rules before you throw anything away.