Rockland Electric Working to Restore Customers in West Milford, NJ
Rockland Electric Company continues working around the clock to restore service to customers in West Milford, NJ due to Thursday’s storm.
Currently, 1,203 customers remain out of power.
Rockland Electric has brought in additional crews, and will restore about half those customers tonight, with the rest estimated to be back on no later than 7:00 pm tomorrow night.
For the latest information about power outages, please view the Outage Map. For a brief video that provides a step-by-step guide to the Outage Map’s basic operation:
Rockland Electric Warns
For safety’s sake, Rockland Electric warns the public not to touch or approach any downed wire. Assume the wire is energized and dangerous. Call us immediately toll-free 1-877-434-4100. Depending on the situation, you may also consider calling your local police to divert traffic from the downed wire’s location until a Rockland Electric crew arrives.
How to Report an Outage
If you experience a power outage, don’t assume that Rockland Electric automatically knows about it. You can report it and check to see when your lights will be back on through:
- Report an Electric Service Problem | Orange & Rockland (oru.com) from any computer or web-based mobile device.
- O&R mobile app from your iPhone, iPad or Android device --- download via Apple Store or Google Play.
- Text messaging by texting “OUT” to 69678 (myORU) or
- Call 1-877-434-4100.
About Rockland Electric
Rockland Electric Company serves approximately 73,000 customers in the following communities in New Jersey: Allendale, Alpine, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Franklin Lakes, Harrington Park, Mahwah, Haworth (part), Montague, Montvale, Northvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Tappan (part), Ramsey, Ringwood (part), Rivervale (part), Rockleigh, Saddle River (part), Upper Saddle River, Wantage (part), Vernon (part), West Milford (part), Wyckoff (part).