Project anticipated to be completed in
summer 2025
HOLMDEL,
N.J., Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey
Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy
Corp. (NYSE: FE), has started upgrades to the electric grid in
Burlington and northwestern
Ocean counties to enhance service
for approximately 2,500 JCP&L customers. The $3.2 million, two-phase project is expected to be
completed in July.
Equipment enhancements will take place along more than four
miles of overhead and underground power lines in North Hanover, New
Hanover and Plumsted townships.
Doug Mokoid, FirstEnergy's
President, New Jersey: "These
grid enhancements build on the New Jersey Reliability Improvement
Project, introducing infrastructure upgrades that will
significantly enhance the safe and reliable service our JCP&L
customers expect. This work also prepares our grid to meet the
demands of the future."
The first phase will provide upgrades to two sections of power
line originating out of a JCP&L substation in Cookstown, Burlington County, including:
- Replacing existing infrastructure with thicker, stronger wires
and poles that can safely carry more electricity and provide more
resiliency in storms.
- Upgrading fuses and installing additional devices
and reclosers that allow power to be rerouted to adjacent
lines when an outage occurs, minimizing the number of impacted
customers.
- Installing TripSaver devices, which sense temporary
abnormalities along power lines, such as a tree branch bouncing off
lines, and automatically reenergize the line after the condition
has passed without having to send a crew to investigate.
- Additional tree trimming and vegetation management along power
lines.
The second phase will include the construction of a new power
line to better meet current and future customer demand. The new
line will tie into existing lines, enhancing reliability by
increasing the ability for power to be switched and damage isolated
in the event of outages.
The work is part of JCP&L's Supplemental High Priority
Circuit Program, which expands upon the company's New Jersey
Reliability Improvement Project, a two-phase effort to enhance
reliability for customers on high-priority lines selected based on
historical outage data.
The JCP&L reliability programs are part of
Energize365, FirstEnergy's grid evolution program focused on
investing $26 billion between 2024
and 2028 across its six-state footprint to create a smarter, more
secure grid that delivers the power customers depend on today while
also meeting the challenges of tomorrow.
JCP&L serves 1.1 million customers in the counties of
Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union
and Warren. Follow JCP&L on X
@JCP_L, on Facebook at facebook.com/JCPandL or online at
jcp-l.com.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and
operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form
one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems,
serving more than six million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, West Virginia,
Maryland and New York. The company's transmission
subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission
lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow
FirstEnergy on X @FirstEnergyCorp or online at
firstenergycorp.com.
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