New Milford Residents Asked to Reduce Power Usage

PSE&G asked residents in New Milford, Teaneck, Dumont, Hillsdale and Bergenfield to cut back on power use over the next three days while repairs are done, according to the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management.

"In order to make repairs to damage caused by Hurricane Irene, PSE&G is asking that all customers reduce power consumption. Please limit the use of air conditioners and all non-essential electric devices during the next 72 hours," a statement released by the NJ OEM said.

As of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, PSE&G reported 2,000 to 5,000 customers without power in Teaneck. Some of the outages have been blamed on a flooded power substation in New Milford.

62,000 customers were without power statewide, PSE&G said in a statement Tuesday night. The utility said it expected to have all power restored in Bergen County by midnight Friday.