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Residents press council on repeated JCP&L outages and demand utility accountability
Summary
Several residents reported recurring July outages and urged Berkeley Heights leaders to press JCP&L and the Board of Public Utilities for faster infrastructure fixes; council members said they are coordinating with state representatives and will attend upcoming BPU meetings.
Multiple residents described repeated power outages through July and urged the Township Council to press regional utility JCP&L and state regulators for accountable repairs and clearer timelines.
A resident summarized outage frequency for July and said town resources have been strained responding to repeated outages and overtime. Council members said they have been communicating with state representatives and that at least one council member will attend an upcoming Board of Public Utilities meeting in Trenton to press for attention and to present local outage data.
Why it matters: Frequent outages affect residents, businesses and essential services. The council said it will compile and provide evidence to regulators and pursue all available avenues, including meetings with the utility and state officials.
What the council will do: Members said they are coordinating with Assembly offices and will bring updates from the BPU meeting back to the public; residents asked the council to publicize progress and any mitigation plans.
Source: Public comments and council responses during the July 21 meeting.
