Tag: Monmouth County Reliability Project
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Five towns join in fight against JCP&L transmission line project
The Township of Middletown will stand with four municipalities in a joint campaign to contest the proposed transmission line project by Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L). Middletown, along with Holmdel, Hazlet, Aberdeen and Red Bank, will collectively pay for expert services in their bid to thwart the project, according to Township of Middletown Administrator…
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JCP&L power line proposal has moved on to the courts
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer Monmouth County residents have spoken and now the controversial giant electrical proposal by Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has entered the courtroom. The project, which JCP&L has entitled the Monmouth County Reliability Project (MCRP), is now in the stage of evidentiary hearings that have begun on April 4 and will continue…
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Monmouth County residents continue to voice their concerns over JCP&L project
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer LINCROFT– Monmouth County residents came out in force once again to voice their opposition over the giant electric proposal by Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L). The second public hearing in the proposed Monmouth County Reliability Project (MCRP) was held on March 29 before an estimated crowd of well over…
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Monmouth County Reliability Project will burden residents
FirstEnergy claims the Monmouth County Reliability Project (MCRP) will address demand and reliability. FirstEnergy said we would have brownouts if lines were not built in 1989. They were not installed and we have not had widespread outages. Neither Hurricane Irene or Sandy caused outages related to transmission lines. Why should we believe their claims now? The…
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Middletown residents oppose JCP&L project
As residents of Middletown, we are both strongly opposed to the Monmouth County Reliability Project, which is the JCP&L monopole high towers. We do believe all aspects — health, environmental, ecology and economic — would be detrimental to Monmouth County residents and our community as a whole. Daniel and Patricia Tutler Belford section of Middletown
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Utility’s project isn’t needed, won’t improve reliability
JCP&L’s Monmouth County Reliability Project to install air-insulated, high-voltage wires along 10 miles of NJ Transit’s tracks from Matawan through three additional towns to Red Bank cannot improve the reliability of JCP&L’s electric service because its proposed high-voltage line only provides redundant connections between some JCP&L substations. However, it doesn’t address JCP&L’s distribution plant that…
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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…