PSEG Long Island Storm Update — Sunday, July 5, 4:45 PM

(UNIONDALE, N.Y. – July 5, 2026) Working in 16-hour shifts, hundreds of PSEG Long Island personnel have made strong progress restoring customers affected by severe thunderstorms last night. The storm downed trees, branches and wires, currently affecting 7,769 of 1.2 million electric customers across Long Island and the Rockaways.

• As of 4 PM, PSEG Long Island has restored power to more than 23,600 customers affected by the thunderstorms since 8 PM Saturday.
• The storm was fast-moving and stronger than forecast, with wind gusts as high as 84 MPH, hail and heavy rain. 
• The damage is extensive in many locations. PSEG Long Island tree crews have dealt with more than 330 downed trees and 200 fallen limbs.
• While outages are scattered across the service area, eastern Suffolk County was the hardest hit.
• Approximately 350 lineworkers and more than 180 vegetation management workers will continue to work in 16-hour shifts safely and as quickly as possible until all outages are restored.
• Information about PSEG Long Island’s restoration process is available at psegliny.com/Outages/StormPrepandRestoration/RestorationProcess.
• PSEG Long Island recognizes that being without power for any length of time is a hardship and appreciates customers’ patience and understanding as crews work to restore electric service.
   

Customer Safety:

• Downed wires should always be considered “live.” Stay as far away as possible from them, and if possible keep others, children, and pets away from the wire. Do not drive over or stand near any downed wire. To report a downed wire, call PSEG Long Island’s 24-hour Electric Service number at 800-490-0075 or call 911.
• Electric current passes easily through water. If you encounter a pool of standing water, stop, back up and choose another path.
• Never use a generator or any gasoline-powered engine inside your home, basement, or garage or less than 20 feet from any window, door, or vent. Use an extension cord that is more than 20 feet long to keep the generator at a safe distance.
• Visit psegliny.com/safetyandreliability/stormsafety for additional information on safety during storms.

 
Stay connected:

• Download the PSEG Long Island mobile app to report outages and receive information on restoration times, crew locations and more.
• Report an outage and receive status updates by texting OUT to PSEGLI (773454). You can also report your outage through our app or our website at psegliny.com/outages.
• To report an outage or downed wire, you can also call PSEG Long Island’s 24-hour Electric Service number at 800-490-0075. 
• Follow PSEG Long Island on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) to report an outage and for updates before, during and after the storm.
• Visit PSEG Long Island’s MyPower map for the latest in outage info, restoration times and crew locations across Long Island and the Rockaways at mypowermap.psegliny.com/.  

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PSEG Long Island
PSEG Long Island operates the Long Island Power Authority’s transmission and distribution system under a long-term contract.  PSEG Long Island is a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PSEG) (NYSE:PEG), a publicly traded diversified energy company.