Nearly 1,000 customers to benefit from the
project
HOLMDEL,
N.J., Feb. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey
Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy
Corp. (NYSE: FE), is upgrading its electric grid in portions of
Mercer County to help prevent or
minimize the impact of outages for nearly 1,000 customers in
Hopewell Township, particularly
during severe weather.
Doug Mokoid, FirstEnergy's
President of New Jersey:
"We've designed a variety of grid enhancement projects tailored
specifically to the area where the work is being done to help
provide the most efficient and impactful upgrades that will meet
customer demands for safe, reliable electricity for many years to
come."
The project includes:
- Upgrading approximately four miles of existing infrastructure
in two separate areas with thicker, stronger poles and overhead
wire that can safely carry more electricity and provide more
resiliency in storms.
- Installing approximately 0.25 miles of underground wires
connecting the two upgrade zones, providing additional flexibility
and protection.
- Increasing the number of protective 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.
- Conducting additional tree trimming and vegetation management
to enhance service reliability.
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 first phase, which includes at least
$95 million in upgrades, is set to be
completed over the next three years. Second-phase work, which
includes longer-duration projects, is targeted for completion by
the end of 2028.
The reliability projects underway 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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