Montclair Officials: Use Less Power Or See Outages (UPDATED)

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Montclair residents need to use less electricity or it could be lights out for thousands, township officials said Monday.

On July 29, Montclair town officials issued an advisory about possible power outages if consumption rates aren't reduced.

"PSE&G is currently dealing with a number of electrical failures which could potentially impact the township," officials stated. "PSE&G has crews in the town making repairs, however, should the utility experience another electrical failure, the utility would need to perform a series of “load shedding” activities to avoid losing an entire substation servicing the town and surrounding communities."

PSEG estimated that 6,500 customers could lose power if users do not take "significant power conservation measures," Montclair officials said.

Should they experience a power outage, residents should notify PSE&G, Montclair officials said.

UPDATE: BACK IN SERVICE

Township officials issued an update on the situation Tuesday morning:

"PSE&G has completed repairs to electrical cables and circuits are back in service. We’d like to thank everyone for your efforts toward reducing power consumption during this critical period."

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