Pallone Statement on BPU Decision on Monmouth County Reliability Project

Washington, DC- Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) released the following statement on the Board of Public Utilities' decision to reject the Monmouth County Reliability Project (MCRP).

"I applaud BPU for siding with the overwhelming majority of our local communities and citizens and rejecting the Monmouth County Reliability project. The MCRP is not a cost-effective way to ensure reliability in Monmouth County and JCP&L has ignored non-transmission solutions entirely. I continue to believe that the MCRP is more about rate of return for shareholders than reliability for consumers and that is why experts, Judge Cookson and now BPU resoundingly rejected it.

"I want to thank all those who stood against this misguided venture, including RAGE, the community group formed in opposition to the MCRP. RAGE's efforts are a powerful example of how citizens can join together and make a real difference for their communities."

The plan for JCP&L's new transmission line would impact Aberdeen, Hazlet and Middletown in Pallone's district and run along New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast line. Pallone has long voiced concerns with JCP&L's proposal and called on JCP&L to withdraw the project last year.