JCP&L to upgrade power lines in Morris, Monmouth counties

Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) is upgrading two power lines in Morris and Monmouth counties to improve reliability.

The upgrades are scheduled to be completed in November as part of JCP&L’s New Jersey Reliability Improvement Project.

“JCP&L is committed to the safe, reliable delivery of electricity to our 1.1 million customers in New Jersey in a cost-conscious manner. The upgrades we are undertaking as part of the Reliability Improvement Project are one of the ways we are ensuring we are meeting our customer commitments,” Doug Mokoid, FirstEnergy’s President, New Jersey, said.

The upgrades include:

• 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 remote-access devices and reclosers, which 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 re-energize the line after the condition has passed without having to send a crew to investigate.
• Additional tree trimming and vegetation management along the circuits.

The enhancements will take place along more than 10 miles of lines in Monmouth County and approximately 10 miles of lines in Morris County.

In Monmouth County, the upgrades begin at a JCP&L substation in Howell Township and continue along a line that runs to Freehold Township, serving 2,200 customers. In Morris County, the enhancements will begin at a JCP&L substation in Gillette/Long Hill Township before continuing into Chatham Township. About 2,174 customers stand to benefit from the upgrades.

These two projects are the first of 18 that will receive upgrades in two different phases. The first phase, which includes at least $95 million in upgrades, is set to be completed over the next three years. The second phase, which includes longer-duration projects, will be completed by the end of 2028.

JCP&L, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, serves 1.1 million customers in the counties of Burlington, Essex, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren.

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