Over 1,000 Without Power In Burlington County Friday

Over 1,000 Burlington County residents remained without power Friday afternoon in the wake of a storm that hit New Jersey this week. Widespread outages remained pervasive throughout much of South Jersey, including Atlantic, Burlington, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties.

More than 2,200 Atlantic City Electric personnel continue working around the clock to restore service to all customers impacted during, and after the storm, the electric company said Friday afternoon.

Major tree damage, broken poles, downed wires and damaged electric equipment are just a few of the many challenges facing crews as they perform their important work to repair the local energy grid. Field crews from Atlantic City Electric’s sister utilities Delmarva Power, Pepco, ComEd, and PECO, along with resources from New Jersey utilities PSE&G and JCP&L, are working alongside Atlantic City Electric and local contractors as part of the massive restoration effort.

As of noon, Friday, less than 7,500 Atlantic City Electric customers, who were impacted by the storm, remain without service. In addition, approximately 3,500 customers were also impacted after the storm and are currently without power. Even after the heavy, wet snow stopped falling, additional outages continued to occur due to falling trees and tree limbs that brought down wires and damaged equipment.

A majority of customers should see their power restored overnight Friday. Some customers, who experienced outages after the storm, can expect to have their service restored sometime on Saturday.

To track Atlantic City Electric outages, click here. To track outages among PSE&G customers, click here.

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