Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) says crews continue to work around the clock to restore electricity following Friday evening’s severe thunderstorms, with approximately 67,000 customers still without power as of Sunday.

The utility says it has already restored service to approximately 230,000 of the nearly 300,000 customers impacted by the storms and extreme heat over the past several days. The storms caused widespread damage across the region, including hundreds of broken utility poles and downed power lines.

JCP&L expects the vast majority of remaining customers to have power restored by Tuesday night, with most of the remaining outages expected to be restored by Wednesday night.

Thousands of utility workers, including personnel from other FirstEnergy companies and outside contractor crews, remain engaged in the restoration effort.

JCP&L noted that while residents may not see crews working in their immediate neighborhoods, restoration often begins with repairs to major high-voltage transmission and distribution lines that serve large areas before power can be restored to individual homes and businesses. In many cases, multiple areas of damage must be repaired before service can be fully restored.

The utility says estimated restoration times will continue to be updated as damage assessments are completed and repair plans are finalized.

Customers can check the latest outage information and estimated restoration times on JCP&L’s outage map or report outages by calling 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877), texting OUT to 544487, or using the company’s online outage reporting system.