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Nearly all Jersey Shore residents who lost power during the recent blizzard should have their electricity restored by tomorrow. Officials from JCP&L and Atlantic City Electric reported that fewer than 3,000 customers were still without power as of last night. Most outages occurred in Atlantic and Cape May Counties. At the storm's peak, over 200,000 New Jerseyans were without power.
According to NJ.com, Atlantic City Electric has restored power to more than 113,000 of its 130,000 customers. The company expects to have power fully restored by Friday. The blizzard, which brought heavy, wet snow and winds exceeding 55 mph, caused significant damage across the region.
As of Thursday morning, JCP&L reported restoring power to the vast majority of its customers, with the remaining expected to have service by the end of today. Atlantic City Electric has deployed over 1,100 field personnel to expedite restoration efforts, with less than 2,000 customers remaining without power..
Custeomres are encouraged to report outages by calling Atlantic City Electric at 800-833-7476. Representative Jeff Van Drew urged residents without power to also report remaining outages directly to his office to ensure all locations are addressed swiftly.