{"id":910869,"date":"2025-11-17T10:48:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/jcpl-meeting-explosive-growth-with-multi-pronged-ocean-county-plan\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T10:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T15:48:49","slug":"jcpl-meeting-explosive-growth-with-multi-pronged-ocean-county-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/jcpl-meeting-explosive-growth-with-multi-pronged-ocean-county-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"JCP&L Meeting Explosive Growth with Multi-Pronged Ocean County Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n <\/span>, Nov. 17, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) electric company, is investing $108 million<\/span> through 2028 to bolster the electric grid in rapidly growing Ocean County, New Jersey<\/span>. The company is making updates to the power system to make it more dependable, fix outages more quickly and provide enough electricity to keep pace with the county’s surging energy demands.<\/p>\n

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\n Ocean County<\/span> has seen its population increase by nearly 30,000 residents from 2020-2024, according to the U.S. Census estimates. In the past year, county businesses and developers have applied to JCP&L for more than 50 megawatts (MW) of new connections \u2013 enough to power approximately 50,000 homes.<\/p>\n

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\n Doug Mokoid<\/span>, FirstEnergy’s President, New Jersey<\/span>:<\/b> “Ocean County<\/span> is growing at a pace that traditional forecasting formulas can’t keep up with. We’re taking a fresh approach to improving reliability now and meeting power demand for years to come.”<\/p>\n

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An initial $21 million<\/span> in upgrades will be completed in Ocean County<\/span> this year. Work includes adding two new transformers and upgrading an existing transformer at a local substation to provide more electricity for the area.<\/p>\n

Some of the new electricity will power new homes and businesses. If there’s a power outage, the increased power will also help JCP&L get customers’ electricity back on more quickly by switching them to another line while the problem is fixed.<\/p>\n

Along with adding more power, JCP&L is upgrading power lines to make them stronger, especially during bad weather. Area projects include:<\/p>\n