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JCP&L outlines causes of recent outages and $4.7 million of reliability upgrades for Monroe Township
Summary
Jersey Central Power & Light told Monroe officials that three recent outage events affected up to 5,000 customers and described planned system upgrades—including four circuit ties, three substation upgrades and smart protection devices—totaling about $4.7 million and expected by 2028.
Representatives from Jersey Central Power & Light briefed Monroe Township about recent outage events and described planned upgrades aimed at reducing the size and duration of future outages.
Company speakers said a Nov. 16 wind event produced a large outage impacting around 5,000 customers; a Nov. 23 wind event caused a roughly 2,000-customer outage of about 80 minutes; and a Dec. 3 event (a large tree falling) caused a 20-minute outage affecting roughly 2,000 customers. Jose Ortiz summarized those events and explained that automatic recloser devices operate to protect…
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