Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has completed a grid connection for a 19.8-megawatt solar project located at a former landfill in Mount Olive, N.J. that is now delivering clean energy through FirstEnergy's transmission lines.
For the past year, JCP&L has worked with the project's developer to construct a grid connection point with an existing 34.5-kilovolt transmission line and to make associated line and system upgrades to support the project. In late January, the project — the largest landfill solar project in North America — was successfully connected and began delivering energy to the grid.
The Mount Olive site is owned by CEP Renewables and is being leased to NJR Clean Energy Ventures, which will operate the facility long term.
“FirstEnergy and JCP&L are committed to supporting the global energy transition to renewable resources, and we are pleased to have worked with CEP Renewables to connect t