GALLOWAY TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — About 4,000 Atlantic City Electric customers remain without power on Wednesday following a nor’easter that dumped more than a foot of snow across the region, with most outages concentrated in Atlantic and Cape May counties.
Residents still without electricity say they are struggling to stay warm as restoration efforts stretch into a third day in some communities.
In Woodbine, neighbors have been relying on generators after the storm caused widespread outages.
“It got cold real fast. The storm was pretty strong,” said Mike Bauer of Woodbine.
After the nor’easter knocked out power to about 125,000 customers, Bauer said running a generator has been challenging, especially during overnight hours.
“It’s been rough because having to run out and get gas all the time for the generator in the middle of the night, when it runs out, it gets cold pretty fast,” Bauer said.
David Weldon, also of Woodbine, said having a generator has made the situation more manageable.
“If we didn’t have the generator, it would be a little rougher,” Weldon said.
Residents said they saw utility trucks in the area on Tuesday, giving them hope that power could be restored soon.
Atlantic City Electric said 95% of affected customers have had service restored since the storm. For the several thousand still waiting, the utility says crews are continuing to work around the clock.
“I do want them to know that we have effectively brought a small army of personnel to get back into light as quickly as possible,” said Andrew Hendry, region president of Atlantic City Electric.
More than 1,400 personnel are currently working on restoration efforts, including crews brought in from outside the region for storm response.
Hendry said crews prioritize the most urgent situations first.
“We start with those life and limb emergencies. We move to critical customers and then we move to the largest outages first. So that with one outage repair, we can bring in as many customers as possible. And we work down to the smaller outages,” he said.
County crews were also working in Upper Township to remove downed trees.
Some school districts remained on a two-hour delay because of lingering conditions, with Egg Harbor Township saying any student unable to make it to school because of the snow would be excused.
Atlantic City Electric officials continue to urge the public to stay away from downed power lines and to use generators safely. The utility estimates that the latest possible restoration time for areas with the most damage could be Friday.
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