JCP&L Offers Customers Payment Plan Options to Ease Impact of Hurricane Sandy

In addition to payment plan arrangements there is a 'promise to pay' extension of up to 10 days beyond the due date printed on the latest statement

JCP&L has revised its payment plan options for customers who may need help paying their electric bills in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. “Hurricane Sandy was a devastating storm and continues to be a financial hardship for many of our customers,” said Ronald Green, vice president of FirstEnergy. Payment plans can be more flexible than the current installment plan arrangements and revised plans will remain in effect through March 15, 2013. “Whether it be lengthening the payback period or reducing the down payment amount, our goal is to tailor the payment plan options to better assist customers in the hardest hit areas,” Green said. The revised payment plan arrangements for JCP&L customers are: For customers in New Jersey who might need a…

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Tinton Falls Council Passes Resolution Asking JCP&L to Improve Services

Mayor Michael Skudera will go before Board of Public Utilities with resolution

The Tinton Falls Council has passed a resolution that lists ten ways for Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) to improve its service to customers and towns. The resolution stems from comments and suggestions made by various Monmouth mayors and officials at a regional summit held in Tinton Falls last month to discuss how JCP&L handled Hurricane Sandy. Officials at the meeting criticized JCP&L's lack of communication and information with their towns and agreed that the utility company should make some changes. Some of the suggested changes include smaller, regional calls between mayors and JCP&L, proactive tree trimming, better intra-utility communication and a detail of JCP&L's capital plan. For a full list of suggested changes, click here…

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Tinton Falls Drafts Resolution Asking JCP&L To Improve Its Service

Resolution stems from comments recently made by Monmouth County town officials

Tinton Falls Mayor Michael Skudera has drafted a resolution asking Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) to improve service to its towns and customers. The resolution stems from comments and suggestions made by various Monmouth mayors and officials at a regional summit held in Tinton Falls last month to discuss how JCP&L handled Hurricane Sandy. "Mayors and representatives from more than 20 municipalities where represented in this meeting and their comments and concerns have been reflected in this resolution," Skudera said in a release. Officials at the meeting criticized JCP&L's lack of communication and information with their towns and agreed that the utility company should make some changes. "(Middletown) Mayor (Tony) Fiore and I fully …

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Monmouth County Officials Vent Frustations Over JCP&L

Summit held in Tinton Falls for discussion of utility company's service during and after Hurricane Sandy

Officials from Monmouth County towns gathered at Tinton Falls Borough Hall on Monday afternoon to discuss and critique Jersey Central Power and Light's (JCP&L) service and communication during Hurricane Sandy. Most officials in attendance agreed that JCP&L did not effectively communicate with their towns during the hurricane and that many were left without the information they needed to get out to residents. "It was absolutely poor execution by JCP&L," Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik said. "A little anger and venting is exactly what JCP&L needs to hear," Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider said. The discussion was hosted by Tinton Falls Mayor Michael Skudera and Middletown Mayor Tony Fiore. "The goal for today is not for this to become a gripe…

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Monmouth County Officials to Discuss JCP&L Storm Response at Tinton Falls Summit

Mayors and officials from all Monmouth County towns invited to attend

Officials from across Monmouth County will attend the third annual Snow Summit in Tinton Falls to discuss Jersey Central Power & Light's (JCP&L) response to Hurricane Sandy. Several officials, including Tinton Falls Mayor Michael Skudera and Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider have been critical of JCP&L's communication during Hurricane Sandy and Hurricane Irene. The summit will be held at noon Monday, Nov. 19 at Tinton Falls Borough Hall and will be lead by Skudera and Middletown Mayor Tony Fiore. "In the past, these Snow Summits have provided towns in Monmouth County with a forum for improved shared services, access to better technology, and ways to improve winter cleanup efforts," a release from Skudera said. Skudera said he called the …

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Hurricane Sandy

Despite Gov's Assurance, Thousands Still in the Dark

Christie said all power in NJ would be restored by now

  Despite assurances by Gov. Christie that the entire state would have power again by yesterday, there are thousands still in the dark in New Jersey, including 601 in just Monmouth and Ocean counties, according to the JCP&L outage map. As of 3:15 p.m. Monday, there are 441 outages in Monmouth and 160 in Ocean and about 3,100 outages among JCP&L customers in the 13 counties it serves, the map shows. In Morris County alone there are 739 JCP&L customers reporting outages. PSE&G has 278 outages on Monday afternoon, including 19 outages caused by Sandy and 259 caused by the nor'easter. Atlantic Electric has restored power to all customers who can safely be restored, said Frank Tedesco, company spokesman. He said there are 2,000 to 2,500 …

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Hurricane Sandy

STORM: Snow Brings New Outages For Some

Others have had no power at all for 10 days

Gov. Christie told a gathering on Long Beach Island on Wednesday that the coming Nor'easter and anticipated snowfall would likely cause "a setback" in the work underway for full power restoration. Boy, he wasn't kidding. JCP&L, on its website, is acknowledging that the nor'easter has created new outages, often for customers who were hit with outages in the height of Sandy's destructive path, had power restored and are now in the cold darkness yet again. "Late Wednesday, heavy, wet snow and high winds from the nor'easter resulted in approximately 120,000 additional power outages in the Jersey Central Power & Light service territory," says the JCP&L website. The company serves 13 counties in New Jersey, including Monmouth and Ocean. There …

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Long Branch-Eatontown Area Residents Still Waiting For Power

Long Branch still has over 3,500 outages

  With the wind and rain from today's nor'easter already hitting the area, local residents who still do not have power are hoping it returns before the storm really impacts the area later today. According to Jersey Central Power & Light's (JCP&L) outage map, 3,540 Long Branch residents are still in the dark as of 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Residents in North Long Branch, Elberon, along Ocean Avenue and other parts of the city are still without power. The continued outages have caused the closure of the Long Branch School District for the eighth day in a row. The Long Branch Middle School will be open on Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. for a hot lunch, movies, computer use, clothing, fun and games for the children. The middle school is also …

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Hurricane Sandy

UPDATE: Nearly 247,000 Without Power in Ocean and Monmouth

Outages to increase as Sandy barrels towards the Shore

Update, 6 p.m.: Outages have reached 126,739 in Ocean County and 120,000 in Monmouth County. --- There are nearly 24,000 reported power outages in Monmouth and Ocean counties as of early Monday afternoon, according to a Jersey Central Power & Light map. As of early Monday afternoon, there were 23,559 outages reported in Monmouth and Ocean. However, there was no way to immediately learn if some without power have not reported it yet because they may have no means of communication without electricity. But according to the information available, the highest number of outages in one town in the two counties was Middletown, with 6,869. Another town with a high number of reported outages was Berkeley in southern Ocean County with 1,848. …

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Hurricane Sandy

JCP&L Warns Power Could Be Out For 10 Days

Utility company says its hiring extra contractors, urges residents to be prepared

Residents should be prepared for power outages of up to 10 days from the anticipated impact of Hurricane Sandy, according to a release from the parent company of JCP&L. FirstEnergy Corp, which owns the local utility company along with several others on the East Coast, said in a release that the oncoming storm could wreak havoc with the electrical system and residents should be prepared to be without power for more than a week. The company is securing outside utility crews, electrical contractor and tree trimmers to assist a beefed up response crew and support workers to help restore power as soon as possible throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland, according to the release. “Depending on the severity of the storm's impact on the …

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