Tag: Jersey Central Power & Light
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JCP&L completes upgrades to more than 80 major circuits
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) completed upgrades on more than 80 major circuits in 2017 to help enhance service reliability to approximately 175,000 customers in about 150 communities in northern and central New Jersey. The $4.7 million program included installing 750 new pieces of high tech equipment to help pinpoint problem areas and restore…
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Monroe secures historically low energy rates for residents
MONROE – Monroe officials locked in the municipal energy aggregation program’s lowest rate ever by approving a contract with a new provider. South Jersey Energy was approved during the Aug. 2 Township Council meeting. Heading into a third round, Monroe’s energy aggregation program has used the power of bulk purchasing to guarantee a lower fixed…
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Aberdeen joins other towns to fund legal action against utility’s proposal
ABERDEEN — In a shared services action, the Aberdeen Township Council has approved a plan for the municipality to join forces with other Bayshore towns to fund legal and engineering costs for the fight against Jersey Central Power & Light’s (JCP&L) proposal to construct power transmission lines along the North Jersey Coast Line between Aberdeen…
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JCP&L files for Monmouth County Reliability Project approval
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer MORRISTOWN — Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) filed a petition with New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU) seeking approval for its proposed Monmouth County Reliability Project. The utility company announced this action yesterday through a press release. The $111 million project calls for the construction of a 10-mile…
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Aberdeen opposes JCP&L power line plan
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The township thinks a plan to build massive electrical transmission lines should go back to the drawing board. At a meeting on Aug. 3, the Township Council unanimously adopted a resolution opposing the construction of utility poles as part of Jersey Central Power & Light’s (JCP&L) proposed Monmouth…
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Red Bank officials vote to oppose Reliability Project
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer RED BANK — The borough now stands in solidarity with neighboring municipalities opposing a proposal by Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) to construct a 10-mile stretch of power lines in the area. After a unanimous vote at its meeting on July 27, the Borough Council adopted a resolution declaring…
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Red Bank Council tables vote opposing Reliability Project
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer RED BANK — At a Borough Council meeting on June 22, Mayor Pasquale Menna submitted a last-minute resolution to the agenda calling for Red Bank to formally oppose a plan by Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) to build a 10-mile stretch of power lines along the railroad tracks to…
