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Enhancing Reliability While Protecting Our Environment
As Atlantic City Electric keeps pace with the growth in demand for electricity, we also make sure sensitive environmental areas are protected.
During the last five years, Atlantic City Electric has invested more than $340 million in transmission and distribution upgrades in southern New Jersey. We estimate that we'll spend approximately $175 million during the next five years.
Most recently, Atlantic City Electric's engineers and crews built a new 230,000-volt transmission line between Millville, Cumberland County, and Dennis Township, Cape May County. The new 19-mile line allows for more electricity to travel west to east across southern New Jersey.
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| Construction crews for Atlantic City Electric use temporary matting for roadways as part of a recently-built transmission line. This was done to minimize the impact on sensitive areas such as wetlands. |
Just as with every new construction project, we made sure this new line exceeded the environmental regulations.
Even though the new transmission line used a right of way already in use, construction crews also used temporary matting for roadways to minimize the impact on sensitive areas such as wetlands. Construction schedules also were carefully timed so that there was the least possible impact on the route's flora and fauna.
"Species such as the bald eagle nest at certain times of the year," explains Bob Marshall, Vice President, Atlantic City Electric Region. "And certain plants cannot be disturbed during critical time periods. We plan our construction around these natural cycles."
At Atlantic City Electric, all electrical equipment upgrades - new power lines, substations and other equipment – are designed and constructed to ensure that our customers will receive the safe, reliable electric service that they have come to expect, with minimal impact to the environment.
