Atlantic City Electric Completes Transmission Line Upgrade

Atlantic City Electric has completed a major transmission line upgrade to enhance system resiliency and improve reliability for customers in Atlantic City, N.J., and the adjoining barrier islands. 



The project included the installation of six miles of new transmission line to support the growing energy needs of customers across Atlantic County.

As part of the project, Atlantic City Electric and its contractors used a Sky Crane helicopter to place steel poles across marshland and environmentally sensitive areas, as well as to transport personnel to perform the work. That approach minimized the potential environmental impacts of completing the work and provided a more efficient and safer option for crews to access the transmission lines since access to the energy infrastructure was limited.

Crews installed stronger, state-of-the-art steel utility poles, capable of withstanding winds up to 120 mph, to reduce the impacts of more powerful storms. Crews also installed such technologies to improve system reliability as specialized equipment that can automatically restore service more quickly or isolate damage.

The transmission line upgrades are part of a broader reliability improvement effort that Atlantic City Electric has implemented across South Jersey to help reduce outages and enhance the resiliency of the local energy grid. That effort includes modernizing such infrastructure as transmission and distribution lines, and adding greater automation on the local energy grid with new substations and equipment.