Overview
- PSE&G, which issued a preparedness notice Friday, has increased staffing, positioned crews and stocked critical repair materials across its New Jersey service area to respond quickly if outages occur.
- The National Weather Service kept an Extreme Heat Warning in effect through Saturday evening and forecast isolated storms Friday with greater thunderstorm risk Saturday and additional storms possible Sunday, mainly in southern New Jersey.
- Customers are being urged to charge phones and medical devices, secure outdoor furniture, keep flashlights and fresh batteries, and register life‑support needs with PSE&G before severe weather arrives.
- If outages happen crews will assess damage and prioritize repairs that restore power to the largest number of customers first while call centers and HVAC technicians stand ready to handle higher demand for cooling repairs.
- Investors showed a modest vote of confidence when PSEG parent stock rose after the update and the company says recent infrastructure upgrades aim to reduce outage time, so near‑term restoration performance will shape public and market views of reliability.