JCP&L Investing $15 Million in Stronger Electric Future for Hunterdon County
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FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) subsidiary JCP&L is launching a $15.4 million infrastructure upgrade in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, to enhance electric service reliability for over 3,600 customers across eight communities. The project includes modernizing substations, upgrading more than 20 miles of overhead power lines, installing 3 miles of underground wires, and implementing smart technology.
The initiative is part of JCP&L's broader New Jersey Reliability Improvement Project, which will invest at least $95 million in upgrades over the next two years. This project falls under FirstEnergy's larger $28 billion Energize365 investment program running from 2025 to 2029, aimed at modernizing the electric grid across its service territory.
Positive
- Investment of $15.4 million to modernize and strengthen electric infrastructure
- Part of a larger $28 billion Energize365 investment program through 2029
- Implementation of smart technology and automated TripSaver devices for faster service restoration
- Strategic underground wire installation to minimize outages in vulnerable areas
Negative
- Growing electricity demand requiring significant infrastructure investments
- Current infrastructure limitations in handling increasing power needs
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Reconfigured power lines and modernized equipment provide greater reliability for customers in eight local communities
Enhancements to overhead lines and substations and installation of underground wires in forested areas will help reduce outages and speed repairs for JCP&L customers in
More Grid Flexibility, More Storm Resiliency
Electricity demand from communities served by JCP&L substations in
Doug Mokoid, FirstEnergy's President of
Upgrades Modernize the Electric Grid
Enhancements to fortify
- Smarter circuits: Reconfiguring neighborhood lines, known as circuits, to optimize reliability and allow for temporary switching of customers during outages.
- Sturdier equipment: Upgrading more than 20 miles of overhead power lines and 30 poles for increased capacity and storm resilience.
- Buried lines: Installing nearly 3 miles of underground wires in remote, wooded areas to minimize outages and speed repairs.
- Enhanced flexibility: Increasing equipment to reroute power during outages to reduce affected customers.
- Automated technology: Installing TripSaver devices that detect short-term power line issues, such as a tree branch bouncing off lines, and automatically restore service without needing a crew to investigate.
- Additional vegetation management: Increasing tree trimming and vegetation management to enhance service reliability.
Part of a Bigger Plan
The work is part of JCP&L's New Jersey Reliability Improvement Project, a two-phase effort to enhance the reliability of lines with a history of outages. At least
The New Jersey Reliability Improvement Project is part of Energize365, FirstEnergy's
JCP&L serves 1.1 million customers in the counties of
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
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SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.