Under its $1.2 billion Energy Strong program, PSE&G has raised and reinforced electric substations and switching stations, replaced vulnerable natural gas mains and added technology to prevent critical customers from losing power.
During Superstorm Sandy, 2 million of PSE&G's 2.2 million electric customers lost power.
"When the Energy Strong upgrades are complete, 490,000 PSE&G customers previously impacted would not lose power from flooding," said John Latka, senior vice president of electric and gas operations for PSE&G. "And customers who did lose power would be restored more quickly."
Energy Strong infrastructure projects completed to date include:
Raised, eliminated or rebuilt 18 substations or switching stations that flooded during severe weather events. At the end of the program, 26 projects will be in service, including protected and eliminated substations and switching stations.
Installed 240 miles of new, sturdy and durable plastic natural gas pipes in flood-prone areas. Approximately 90,000 customers served by those pipes are no longer at risk of losing gas service from floodwaters seeping into these previously leak-prone mains.
Created redundancy and installed technology to reduce the number and duration of outages for 260 critical customers, including hospitals, wastewater treatment facilities, and police and fire stations. Also benefiting from this work are 412,500 customers and businesses in close proximity to critical customers.
