The following is an email from PSEG on Friday at 12:24 p.m.:
Register Now for MyAlerts to Stay Connected
PSE&G’s system is operating normally this morning, with few of our 2.2 million electric customers without power as a result of the season’s first significant weather event. We have scheduled all available personnel to respond to any outages as the storm intensifies today.
Now is a good time to sign up for PSE&G’s MyAlerts service for 2-way texting and email notifications. PSE&G’s free MyAlerts service* allows you to report power outages to PSE&G via text message. It also enables you to receive outage updates and billing/payment notifications to your cell phone and email address.
Outage Communications via MyAlerts:
- Receive an alert when there is a power outage in your area.
- Receive notification of your Estimated Time of Restoration (ETR) and changes in the ETR of more than an hour.
- Receive an alert when the power outage is restored.
- Text OUT to report a power outage.
- Text STAT at any time for the latest on your outage.
There are two ways to register for MyAlerts:
- Log in to My Account at com from your smart phone, tablet, or computer and select “Manage My Alerts” from the main menu. You can select which alerts you’d like to receive and how you would like to receive them.
OR
- Use your mobile phone to text “REG” to 47734 (4PSEG), and then follow the prompts to register for text alerts.
To report downed wires or power outages, call PSE&G’s Customer Service line at 1-800-436-PSEG.
You can also visit PSE&G’s “Outage Center” to:
- Report an outage and check your outage status.
- View our “Outage Map,” updated every 15 minutes, which displays the location and status of power outages in our service territory.
- Receive important safety information to help you before, during and after a storm.
If at any time you’d like to update your alert and contact preferences, log in to My Account and select “Manage My Alerts.” For more information, visit pseg.com/myalerts.
