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PSEG Long Island: Storm Update—Oct. 18, 2019 4 p.m. ET
As the storm recovery is completed, PSEG Long Island has closed its temporary outreach centers at the Shoprite on Nesconset Highway in Jefferson Station and at Oakwood Park in Huntington Station.
Customer offices are available to customers who need to charge their devices will remain open until 5 p.m., except for Far Rockaway, which closed at 4 p.m.
Within 48 hours, PSEG Long Island restored service to nearly 100 percent of more than 73,000 customers affected by the storm on Wednesday and Thursday. The remaining customers will be restored by midnight.
The online Outage Map continues to update with new outages that are unrelated to the storm. The Outage Map statistics will continue to diverge from the number of customers affected by the storm, which PSEG Long Island tracks separately.
Our crews will continue to work nonstop until all of our customers have power. The company’s goal always is to restore power safely and as quickly as possible. We know being without electricity for any length of time is a hardship and we thank our customers for their patience as we finish working through this extreme damage to restore power.
By the end of the storm restoration, vegetation management personnel and tree trim crews will have removed a total of 1,206 trees and large branches downed by the storm.
PSEG Long Island: Storm Update—Oct. 18, 2019 11 a.m. ET
In less than 48 hours, PSEG Long Island has restored service to 69,966 of the more than 71,000 customers across Long Island and the Rockaways affected by the heavy rain and strong winds. As of 11 a.m., PSEG Long Island is reporting approximately 1,300 of its 1.1 million customers are currently without service.
We expect to restore virtually all of the remaining storm-related jobs by 4 p.m. today. There will be a few tougher jobs that will be resolved later this evening.
A significant number of outages scattered across the service area involved damage that was particularly extensive or equipment that was difficult to reach due to location and/or downed trees and debris.
PSEG Long Island workers have removed or are in the process of removing 1,063 downed trees and fallen branches as they repair damaged equipment
Crews have been working nonstop and will continue to work 16-hour shifts to assess damage and make repairs safely and as quickly as possible.
PSEG Long Island has 500 tree-trimming and line personnel on hand today to repair damage and restore outages.
PSEG Long Island is opening outreach centers in two of the hardest-hit areas to allow customers to get water and ice, charge their phones and get more information.
They are expected to open by 1 p.m.
Shoprite, 5145 Nesconset Hwy, Port Jefferson Station
Oakwood Park, Oakwood Road (Next to Stimson Middle School), Huntington Station
All PSEG Long Island customer offices are also available to customers without power who need to charge their devices. These offices are open until 5 p.m. except Far Rockaway, which is open until 4.
Crews restored critical facilities and outages affecting the largest numbers of customers first. They will continue to focus on outages affecting handfuls of customers and individual residences.
Information about PSEG Long Island’s restoration process is available at https://www.psegliny.com/safetyandreliability/stormsafety/afterastorm
PSEG Long Island: Storm Update—Oct. 17, 2019 9 p.m. ET
PSEG Long Island is reporting 3,650 of its approximately 1.1 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways affected by the heavy rain and strong winds are currently without power.
As of 9 p.m., we have restored 92% of more than 69,000 customers in just over 24 hours. We expect to have 99% of these customers restored by 11:59 p.m. tonight.
We expect to restore the last of the remaining customers affected by the storm by midnight tomorrow.
The damage across the service area was extensive. PSEG Long Island workers are in the process of removing 1,063 downed trees and fallen branches as they repair damaged equipment.
PSEG Long Island has additional personnel, including tree and line crews, to repair damage and restore outages.
Electric service crews will continue to work throughout the night to restore outages safely and as quickly as possible.
Our goal, always, is to restore power as safely and quickly as possible. We ask our customers for a fair amount of patience and to know we will be there just as soon as possible.
PSEG Long Island: Storm Update—Oct. 17, 2019 4 p.m. ET
As of 4 p.m., we have restored 87% of more than 63,000 customers affected by the heavy rain and strong winds from the storm. We expect to have 99% of customers restored by 11:59 p.m. tonight. We expect to restore the remaining customers by midnight tomorrow.
The damage across the service area was extensive. PSEG Long Island workers are in the process of removing 420 downed trees and fallen branches as they repair damaged equipment.
Electric service crews will continue to work throughout the night to respond to outages safely and as quickly as possible.
PSEG Long Island: Storm Update—Oct. 17, 2019 8:30 a.m. ET
Heavy rain, strong winds and hazardous gusts caused significant damage in Nassau and Suffolk County. It brought down large trees, branches and wires affecting more than 50,000 customers.
As of 8:00 a.m., more than 38,600 of our 1.1 million customers have been restored.
Crews have been working all night assessing damages and making repairs. As we continue to assess the damage, restoration times will be refined. Strong gusty winds will continue today, which may cause additional outages. Crews will work to restore critical facilities and outages affecting the largest numbers of customers first.
PSEG Long Island has additional personnel, including tree and line crews, to repair damage and restore outages. Electric service crews will continue to work throughout the day to respond to outages safely and as quickly as possible.
Our goal, always, is to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. We ask our customers for a fair amount of patience and to know we will be there just as soon as possible.
Oct. 16, 2019
PSEG Long Island is prepared for the heavy rain and strong winds forecasted for the service area later today and into tomorrow. The arriving storm may bring up to 2 inches of rain and wind gusts of over 40 mph, which could cause outages.
“We are closely monitoring the weather and have our crews ready to respond safely and as quickly as possible to any service interruptions,” said John O’Connell, vice president of Transmission & Distribution at PSEG Long Island. “The gusty winds pose a risk to trees, particularly if the ground is saturated with rain, and falling trees can bring down wires.”
PSEG Long Island has been working nonstop for the past five years to make the electric infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather. From storm hardening upgrades to ongoing enhanced tree maintenance, the company’s proactive work allows the system to better withstand extreme weather.
Stay connected:
To report and receive status updates on an outage Text OUT to PSEGLI (773454) or to report an outage online visit psegliny.com.
To report an outage or downed wire call PSEG Long Island’s 24-hour Electric Service number: 800-490-0075.
Follow PSEG Long Island on Facebook and Twitter to report an outage and for updates before, during and after the storm
Visit PSEG Long Island’s outage map to view outage information across Long Island and the Rockaways at https://outagemap.psegliny.com/
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