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John O’Connell

Strong Winds May Cause Service Interruptions, PSEG Long Island Warns Strong Winds May Cause Service Interruptions, PSEG Long Island Warns
Strong Winds May Cause Service Interruptions, Pseg Long Island Warns PSEG Long Island is warning customers that high winds and heavy rain forecasted for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and Christmas Day, Dec. 25 could lead to power outages.  “As we closely monitor this latest weather event, our crews are prepared and ready to respond safely and as quickly as possible to restore power so customers can celebrate the holidays,” said John O’Connell, vice president of Transmission & Distribution at PSEG Long Island. “We are asking our employees to forego holiday vacation to fulfill our commitment to bring customers safe and reliable power, regardless of extreme w…
Storms Knock Out Power On Long Island: Here's Latest Breakdown Storms Knock Out Power On Long Island: Here's Latest Breakdown
Storms Knock Out Power On Long Island: Here's Latest Breakdown Some on Long Island are still without power after a storm rolled through the region, bringing hail, rain, and wind gusts approaching 70 mph that sent tree limbs flying and downing power lines. PSEG Long Island crews worked around the clock to make repairs following Thursday’s storms, with 26 outages still reported as of 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, impacting nearly 200 customers. In Suffolk County, outages were still reported in Brookhaven (45), Islip (42), Southampton (15), Babylon, East Hampton, and Southold (less than five). In Nassau County, outages were still being reported in Hempste…