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JCP&L outlines substation upgrades to reduce outages for about 5,000 Sussex County customers
Summary
A JCP&L representative told the Sussex County commissioners that construction on the Cozy Lake and Franklin substation projects will add miles of wiring, improved trimming and new transformers; parts of the work will be placed in service in 2025 with full completion targeted in 2026.
A representative of Jersey Central Power & Light briefed the Sussex County Board of County Commissioners on planned substation and reliability upgrades that JCP&L says will serve roughly 5,000 customers in northern New Jersey, including areas of Sussex County.
Amy Overman, JCP&L's external affairs representative for Sussex County, introduced two major projects: the Cozy Lake Substation project and an upgrade to the Franklin Substation.
"We began construction on a comprehensive project that's designed to prevent and minimize the impact of power outages for more than 5,000 Northern New Jersey customers," Overman said. She said the Cozy Lake work will include more than 14 miles of new wiring, enhanced tree trimming and is expected to be under construction through mid-2026, with the project placed in service by the end of 2026. Overman said some components of the projects will be put into service as they are completed, with some benefits expected by the end of 2025.
On the Franklin Substation, Overman said the upgrade will reconfigure the substation to allow additional redundancy and flexibility and is expected to take approximately 18 months. She said that upgrade will benefit customers in Franklin, Hamburg, Hardyston, Ogdensburg and Sparta and that two new transformers are scheduled to arrive in 2026.
Commissioners had no questions during the short presentation and thanked Overman for the introduction. No formal county action was requested or taken at the meeting.
Ending: JCP&L said it will provide further details to county officials as projects progress and as components are placed into service.
