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JCP&L Finishes Substation Expansion To Boost Grid Reliability in Monmouth

Over 170,000 customers will benefit from the improvements, the utility says.

JCP&L has announced the completion of a $15 million transmission substation expansion project in Eatontown that the utility says will improve reliability, shorten the duration of power outages, and address growing demand in Monmouth County. 

New major equipment installed at the site is expected to provide greater redundancy via links to existing 230 kV transmission lines to substations in Red Bank and Tinton Falls.

The new equipment includes a 120 ton, 230 kilovolt (kV) transformer; a five ton, 230 kV circuit breaker; and two two-ton, 34.5 kV circuit breakers, as well as a new control building. 

 “The work we have done to enhance our infrastructure is expected to benefit more than 170,000 customers in Monmouth County,” said Anthony Hurley, JCP&L vice president of Operations, in a statement. “By expanding the substation and adding transmission connections, our system will be more resilient and will provide us with more options to help shorten the duration of power outages, if they occur.”

In addition, a new 34.5 kV sub-transmission line to Oceanport also has been completed and a second line to serve the area near the Monmouth Mall is expected to be built and tied into the Eatontown Substation within the next year, said spokesman Ron Morano.  

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The projects are part of JCP&L’s previously announced plans to invest $251 million in 2014 on service reliability enhancements and other work, including its “Energizing the Future” transmission projects. 



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