Mercer County Residents Advised To Be Ready For Hermine

Local law enforcement are urging residents to be prepared as Tropical Storm Hermine continues to make its way north along the Atlantic coast.

A hurricane warning is now in effect off the New Jersey shore, over the Atlantic Ocean, as the state anticipates Hermine's arrival by Saturday night and Sunday morning.

The shore towns remain under a State of Emergency, but nothing has been declared yet for Mercer County.
The two local electric companies, PSE&G and JCPL have texting capabilities to report outages. Residents are advised to register now so they are ready.

PSEG
Sign up now for MyAlerts service for 2-way texting and email notifications. PSE&G’s free MyAlerts service allows you to report power outages to PSE&G via text message. It also enables you to receive outage updates and billing/payment notifications to your cell phone and email address.

With PSE&G's free MyAlerts service, you can:

Text OUT to report a power outage.
Text STAT at any time for the latest on your outage.
Receive an alert when there is a power outage in your area.
Receive notification of your Estimated Time of Restoration (ETR) and changes in the ETR of more than an hour.
Receive an alert when the power outage is restored.
There are two ways to register for MyAlerts:

Log in to My Account at pseg.com from your smart phone, tablet, or computer and select “MyAlerts Text/Email Notifications” from the main menu. You can select which alerts you’d like to receive and how you would like to receive them.
Use your mobile phone to text “REG” to 47734 (4PSEG), and then follow the prompts to register for text alerts.
Stay in touch and informed with PSE&G’s "Outage Center" to:

Report an outage and check your outage status.
View our “Outage Map,” updated every 15 minutes, which displays the location and status of power outages in our service territory.
Sign up as a follower of PSE&G’s Twitter and Facebook pages to monitor restoration progress.
Receive important safety information to help you before, during and after a storm.

JCPL
If only your lights are out:
Check your circuit breakers or fuses.
If no breaker is tripped or fuse is blown, the problem may be in the connection between our wires and your home. Report your outage using one of the following methods:
Call our toll-free, 24-hour Outage Reporting Line, 1-888-LIGHTSS
(1-888-544-4877), or
Report your outage online here, or
Report your outage via text message.
Text REG to 544487 (LIGHTS) to get started.
Follow the other steps to take during an outage.
If your neighbors' lights are out, too:
Report your outage. We may not know that your power is out.
Call our toll-free, 24-hour Outage Reporting Line, 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877), or
Report your outage online here, or
Report your outage via text message. Text REG to 544487 (LIGHTS) to get started.
Follow the other steps to take during an outage.
Calling our outage assistance number

Customers should call 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877).
Follow the recorded prompts to let us know your power is out. We will respond as soon as possible.
Customers with a communication disability can report an outage using the appropriate TTY/TDD relay service, our online form, or text messaging.
Please report a downed wire only if you actually see one at your location. Do not assume that because your power is out there must be a wire down somewhere. For more information, see our Frequently Asked Questions. Remember to keep a safe distance from any downed wire.