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JCP&L Customers Experiencing Fewer Outages as $95 Million Reliability Project Reaches Midpoint
Thousands of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) customers saw fewer power outages last year as the company reached the halfway point of its $95 million New Jersey Reliability Improvement Project – a multi-year effort to make the electric system stronger and more dependable.
About this update from Firstenergy Corp.
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