Projects benefit 4,000+ customers in
Neptune Township, Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright
HOLMDEL,
N.J., Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey
Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy
Corp. (NYSE: FE), is wrapping up the last of a pair of electric
system upgrade projects this month in portions of northern and
eastern Monmouth County. The two
projects will enhance electric service for more than 4,000
customers in the county while also helping protect wildlife by
deterring birds of prey from nesting on utility poles.
Watch a video of JCP&L personnel explaining and
completing these electric grid upgrades on FirstEnergy's YouTube
channel.
Doug Mokoid, FirstEnergy's
President, New Jersey: "The
open feedback system we maintain allows our employees to feel
comfortable calling attention to areas of the electric system that
they see need upgrades. These two projects are perfect examples of
employee-led projects that are expected to help reinforce safe,
reliable service for our customers."
In Neptune Township, the
infrastructure supporting two neighborhood power lines was
upgraded, including installation of new fiberglass crossarms, which
are stronger, safer and lighter than traditional wood or metal
crossarms. They require less maintenance, offer more storm
resiliency and a longer lifespan. Unlike a wooden crossarm, the
single crossarm design does not entice an osprey to nest on it
because it is not large or stable enough to hold the nest, which
can measure up to three feet in width.
This project also replaced three lightning arrestors along a
neighborhood power line to protect the line from lightning strikes.
The work was completed in late 2024 and will enhance electric
service for more than 1,100 JCP&L customers in the town.
By the coast, a different project is underway to upgrade
insulators along a nearly-two-mile stretch of a high-voltage power
line, using a type of insulator that also helps deter ospreys from
nesting on the poles. Existing metal crossarms and some wood
crossarms are also being replaced with fiberglass crossarms. The
work is scheduled to be completed by late January and will benefit
nearly 3,200 JCP&L customers in Sea
Bright and Monmouth
Beach.
These projects 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 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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