FORT MONMOUTH – Switching from Fort Monmouth’s existing electrical power grid to Jersey Central Power & Light’s (JCP&L) grid may cost East Gate homeowners up to $20,000 per unit, they say. The Borough of Oceanport also faces nearly $350,000 in transition costs to connect borough offices to JCP&L’s new distribution system.
“I don’t just have $20,000 sitting on my kitchen counter to pay for this stuff,” a resident of East Gate, who asked not to be named, told The Two River Times.
JCP&L is replacing the transformers that serve the East Gate community to match the voltage at which its system operates. The company is also requiring new service lines be installed from these transformers to each unit’s meter…