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JCP&L Reports 92% of Monmouth in the Dark Wednesday

Company says storm damage is worst in its history.

Some 261,426 Monmouth County Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) customers remain without power as of Wednesday morning. The number represents 92 percent of the electric company's customer base.

In a statement on its Web site, JCP&L said thousands of employees are working to restore power, however the damage is significant.

"The storm damage is the worst in JCP&L history, far worse than experienced during Hurricane Irene and the October 2011 snowstorm. As a result, restoration times will likely be longer. Restoration information will be provided as available," the statement read.

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The JCP&L outage map shows the following Monmouth County towns as having 100 percent of customers without electricity as of 10 a.m. on Wednesday:

  • Aberdeen
  • Allenhurst
  • Atlantic Highlands
  • Brielle
  • Deal
  • Fair Haven
  • Farmingdale
  • Holmdel
  • Howell
  • Interlaken
  • Loch Arbour
  • Matawan
  • Oceanport
  • Sea Girt
  • Shrewsbury Borough
  • Shrewsbury Township
  • Tinton Falls
  • Union Beach
  • Upper Freehold
  • West Long Branch

Municipalities with 90 percent or more of the population without power are:

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  • Colts Neck
  • Englishtown
  • Freehold Borough
  • Freehold Township
  • Hazlet
  • Highlands
  • Keansburg
  • Little Silver
  • Long Branch
  • Manalapan
  • Ocean
  • Rumson
  • Spring Lake Heights
  • Wall


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