JCP&L Completes Underground Cable Replacement In Manchester

Jersey Central Power & Light has finished replacing an underground cable replacement project in Manchester and numerous other improvements throughout the state, the company president said.

“Our annual planning and analysis includes system upgrades and repairs targeted to enhance reliability to benefit our customers prior to the start of the summer season,” said James Fakult, president of JCP&L. “The work completed to date increases the reliability and resiliency of our system for the summer months when customers use more electricity and allows for future load growth.”

Work throughout the state included upgrading transmission and substation equipment, upgrading circuits and modernizing distribution equipment, and trimming trees along nearly 1,500 miles of distribution and transmission lines, Fakult said in a prepared release.

Some of the other improvements slated throughout the state for the summer include:

Helicopter patrols are completing inspections on more than 750 miles of transmission lines located in the JCP&L area. The inspections are designed to look for damaged wire, broken cross arms, failed insulators, and other hardware problems not easily detected from the ground. Any potential reliability issues identified during the inspection will be addressed immediately.

Helicopter patrols are completing inspections on more than 750 miles of transmission lines located in the JCP&L area. The inspections are designed to look for damaged wire, broken cross arms, failed insulators, and other hardware problems not easily detected from the ground. Any potential reliability issues identified during the inspection will be addressed immediately, Fakult said.

On the ground, the summer readiness inspections include using “thermovision” cameras to capture infrared images that can detect potential problems with JCP&L substation equipment.