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wiredInUSA - July 2013
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Proposed new
line in New
Jersey
US-based Jersey Central Power &
Light (JCP&L) is proposing to build a
230kV transmission line in Monmouth
County, New Jersey, to meet the
growing demand for electricity and
to factor redundancy into the system.
The proposed 16-mile Oceanview
Reinforcement Project will cost in the
region of $44.5m and will pass through
Colts Neck, Howell, Neptune, Tinton
Falls, and Wall. The power line will be
built as part of the company's $200m
local infrastructure and transmission
enhancement program.
JCP&L is expected to file the project
petition with the New Jersey Board of
Public Utilities by December 2013.
PJM Interconnection (PJM), the
regional transmission organization
that coordinates the movement of
electricity and oversees reliability in
all or part of 13 states and the District
of Columbia, has said that the project
should be built and in service by June
2017.
PJM's evaluation is based on existing
and projected system conditions and
the potential for future demand on
the system.