"Based on current forecasts and predictions, we are proactively deploying additional resources to assist our internal crews to help minimize the impact to our customers once Hurricane Sandy hits," said JCP&L President Donald Lynch. "We also are working with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and emergency management officials to ensure all available resources are being used to lessen the impact from this storm. We will conduct conference calls to update local officials on our storm preparation activities and we will continue to share information with them and with our customers throughout the service restoration process." For updated information on the company's storm preparation efforts, current outages, FirstEnergy's storm restoration process and tips for staying safe, customers are urged to visit the 24/7 Power Center at www.firstenergycorp.com/outages. Or follow JCP&L on Twitter @JCP_L and Facebook at www.facebook.com/JCPandL for the latest information. JCP&L is a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE). JCP&L serves 1.1 million customers in the counties of Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Oce...

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