Full Notification

Power Crews are in the area again today. Looking for complete restoration by the end of the week . Below is the latest info from JCP& L.
Also If you have a question or concern, call
JCP&L first at 1-800-662-3115.

Then the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities'
toll-free number is 1-800-624-0241.

The Phone Number for the Governor's office is
609-292-6000


FROM JCP&L :

FirstEnergy Corp. For Release: November 7, 2012
76 S. Main Street
Akron, OH 44308

www.firstenergycorp.com

News Media Contacts:

Ron Morano – JCP&L

(973) 401-8097
Patti Michel – Mon Power

(888) 233-3583
Restoration Efforts Complete for More Than 2.1 Million
FirstEnergy Customers Affected by Hurricane Sandy
Customers in Harder Hit Areas of New Jersey and West Virginia Expected to
Be Restored by the End of This Weekend


Akron, Ohio – FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) utilities have restored service to more than

2.1 million of the 2.3 million customers across its six-state service territory who lost power
following Hurricane Sandy last week. Most of the 199,000 FirstEnergy customers in New
Jersey and West Virginia who remain without power will be restored by the end of this
weekend.
As part of the largest storm restoration effort in the company’s history, more than
19,000 FirstEnergy employees, outside contractors and utility workers teamed to restore
service after Hurricane Sandy’s severe winds and precipitation left thousands of downed
trees and branches, significant flooding and, in some areas, heavy snow in its wake. More
than 595 miles of cable and wire, 23,000 crossarms, 7,200 utility poles and 3,200
transformers have been used as part of the massive restoration effort.

Across FirstEnergy’s utilities, wide-reaching Hurricane Sandy affected 1.2 million
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) customers in New Jersey; 423,000 customers of
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI), Ohio Edison and Toledo Edison in Ohio;
397,000 customers of Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed), Pennsylvania Electric Company
(Penelec), West Penn Power and Penn Power in Pennsylvania; 201,000 Mon Power


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customers in West Virginia; and 150,000 Potomac Edison customers in Maryland, West
Virginia and Pennsylvania.

While outage restoration work is now complete in most FirstEnergy service
territories, steady, around-the-clock restoration efforts continue in New Jersey and West
Virginia.

JCP&L’s best forecast is that the remaining 177,000 customers will be restored by
Saturday, November 10. There may be isolated pockets of customers located in
inaccessible areas or who have individual flooding or downed line issues that will take
longer.

In West Virginia, damage caused by high winds and deep snow has hindered the
restoration process in the higher elevations. The majority of the remaining 19,000 Mon
Power customers are expected to be restored by midnight Friday. Restoration for
customers in the most heavily damaged areas, including parts of Barbour, Braxton, Clay,
Nicholas, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur and Webster counties, may continue into the
weekend.

As restoration continues, FirstEnergy utilities are monitoring changing weather
conditions today as a nor’easter affects the east coast. The storm has the potential to slow
restoration efforts or cause new outages. However, safety permitting, personnel already in
place will continue to work through the storm.

Customers without power are encouraged to call 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-5444877)
to report their outage or click the “Report Outage” link on
www.firstenergycorp.com.

For updated information on the company’s current outages, FirstEnergy's storm
restoration process and tips for staying safe, visit the 24/7 Power Center at
www.firstenergycorp.com/outages. JCP&L customers can find the latest information on


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Facebook at www.facebook.com/JCPandL. FirstEnergy operating companies also are
providing updates via Twitter @JCP_L and @MonPowerWV.

FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and
operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's
largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Maryland, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia. Its generation subsidiaries
control more than 20,000 megawatts of capacity from a diversified mix of scrubbed coal,
non-emitting nuclear, natural gas, hydro, pumped-storage hydro and other renewables.
Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.

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