92.7 WOBM » JCP+L http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Potential Rate Hikes Not Welcome By Most JCP&L Customers [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/potential-rate-hikes-not-welcome-by-most-jcpl-customers-audio/ http://wobm.com/potential-rate-hikes-not-welcome-by-most-jcpl-customers-audio/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:21:04 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=257932 Jersey Central Power & Light's request for over $600 million from ratepayers is not sitting well with residents, many of whom lambasted the utility during a public hearing on the matter in Freehold.

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]]> http://wobm.com/potential-rate-hikes-not-welcome-by-most-jcpl-customers-audio/feed/ 0 Bruce Bennett, Getty Images Displaced Residents Question Utility Billing [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/displaced-residents-question-utility-billing-audio/ http://wobm.com/displaced-residents-question-utility-billing-audio/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:13:49 +0000 Rosetta Key http://nj1015.com/?p=237012 Residents in Sandy-damaged communities are telling Ocean County Freeholder Joe Vicari says that they're still being billed for utilities they're not using.

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]]> http://wobm.com/displaced-residents-question-utility-billing-audio/feed/ 0 JCP&L Staging Area (FirstEnergy Corp., Flickr) JCP&L Explains Need for Rate Hike Request [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/jcpl-explains-need-for-rate-hike-request-audio/ http://wobm.com/jcpl-explains-need-for-rate-hike-request-audio/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:39:49 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://nj1015.com/?p=234863 Superstorm Sandy did a number on Jersey Central Power & Light. Now, the utility is turning to you, the customer, for some financial help.

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]]> http://wobm.com/jcpl-explains-need-for-rate-hike-request-audio/feed/ 0 JCP&L Asks State For 4.5 Percent Rate Hike http://wobm.com/jcpl-asks-state-for-4-5-percent-rate-hike/ http://wobm.com/jcpl-asks-state-for-4-5-percent-rate-hike/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:49:22 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=233938  New Jersey's second-largest utility has asked regulators for permission to raise rates to pay for recovery costs after Superstorm Sandy and a slew of other storms that have hit the state in recent years.

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]]> http://wobm.com/jcpl-asks-state-for-4-5-percent-rate-hike/feed/ 0 JCP+L repair crew (listener photo Penny Carlson) Utility Companies Still Top Priority For State Agency [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/utility-companies-still-top-priority-for-state-agency-audio/ http://wobm.com/utility-companies-still-top-priority-for-state-agency-audio/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:52:53 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=228389 Super-storm Sandy proved there are a lot of issues to be addressed by power companies. Should they raise substations? How can the infrastructure be improved? Should more power lines by underground?

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]]> http://wobm.com/utility-companies-still-top-priority-for-state-agency-audio/feed/ 0 Bruce Bennett, Getty Images NJ Lawmaker Seeks To Stop JCP&L Rate Hike [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/nj-lawmaker-seeks-to-stop-jcpl-rate-hike-audio/ http://wobm.com/nj-lawmaker-seeks-to-stop-jcpl-rate-hike-audio/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:04:34 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=220392 Assemblyman Greg McGuckin, a member of the Telecommunications and Utilities Committee, feels Jersey Central Power & Light Company (JCP&L) should withdraw their recently submitted request to the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) for a $31.5 million rate hike in order to cover the costs of Hurricane Irene in September, 2011 and the snowstorm which followed in October that same year.

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]]> http://wobm.com/nj-lawmaker-seeks-to-stop-jcpl-rate-hike-audio/feed/ 0 Bruce Bennett, Getty Images JCP&L Unveils Plans For Better Communication With Towns http://wobm.com/jcpl-unveils-plans-for-better-communication-with-towns/ http://wobm.com/jcpl-unveils-plans-for-better-communication-with-towns/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:11:11 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=212223 JCP&L, which came under heavy criticism for a lack of accurate information during Hurricane Sandy power restoration efforts, has unveiled a plan for better communication with towns during large outages.

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]]> http://wobm.com/jcpl-unveils-plans-for-better-communication-with-towns/feed/ 0 Flooding From Morning Winter Storm http://wobm.com/165399/ http://wobm.com/165399/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:00:51 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://wobm.com/?p=165399 Friday's early morning left in it's wake evacuations, flooding, and thousands of outages throughout the area.

JCP&L crews are already working on repairs, the utility's outage map shows almost eleven thousand outages in Monmouth County and almost three thousand outages in Ocean County. Re

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]]> http://wobm.com/165399/feed/ 0 How Did JCP&L Do After Sandy? [POLL/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/how-did-jcpl-do-after-sandy-audio/ http://wobm.com/how-did-jcpl-do-after-sandy-audio/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:15:52 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=204135 More than a hundred people showed up at the first of three planned Board of Public Utilities public hearings on how Jersey's public utilities responded after Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://wobm.com/how-did-jcpl-do-after-sandy-audio/feed/ 0 JCP+L President Don Lynch listens during Board of Public Utilities public hearing on utility response to superstorm Sandy (David Matthau, Townsquare Media NJ) Is JCP&L Disaster-Ready? Tell BPU Monday http://wobm.com/is-jcpl-disaster-ready-tell-bpu-monday/ http://wobm.com/is-jcpl-disaster-ready-tell-bpu-monday/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 21:19:26 +0000 Tom Mongelli http://wobm.com/?p=160155 How well did Jersey Central Power and Light respond to Hurricane Sandy? How well did the company prepare? How long were you in the dark? New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities wants to know. But gas up, you've got a drive in front of you.

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]]> http://wobm.com/is-jcpl-disaster-ready-tell-bpu-monday/feed/ 0 JCP&L's Rate Hike No Sure Thing, Says BPU [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/jcpls-rate-hike-no-sure-thing-says-bpu-audio/ http://wobm.com/jcpls-rate-hike-no-sure-thing-says-bpu-audio/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:26:19 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=202277 To cover expenses incurred after Hurricane Irene and last year's surprise October ice storm and to pay for infrastructure upgrades, Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) is requesting a $31 million a year rate increase.

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]]> http://wobm.com/jcpls-rate-hike-no-sure-thing-says-bpu-audio/feed/ 0 Monmouth County Mayors Write List For JCP&L Improvements [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/monmouth-county-mayors-write-list-for-jcpl-improvements-audio/ http://wobm.com/monmouth-county-mayors-write-list-for-jcpl-improvements-audio/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:00:41 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=201837 Following a heated discussion by mayors of the short comings of JCP&L during Hurricane Sandy, a comprehensive list of proposed changes has been made for the utility to improve current and future restoration efforts.

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]]> http://wobm.com/monmouth-county-mayors-write-list-for-jcpl-improvements-audio/feed/ 0 Listener photo: Penny Carlson JCP&L Seeks Rate Hike To Pay For Two Storms [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/jcpl-seeks-rate-hike-to-pay-for-two-storms-audio/ http://wobm.com/jcpl-seeks-rate-hike-to-pay-for-two-storms-audio/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:18:20 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=201759 If you're a Jersey Central Power & Light customer, you could be paying more soon. The state's second-largest utility had filed for a rate increase request with the state Board of Public Utilities to raise rates by $31 million a year.

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]]> http://wobm.com/jcpl-seeks-rate-hike-to-pay-for-two-storms-audio/feed/ 0 JCP&L Staging Area (FirstEnergy Corp., Flickr) Monmouth County Officials Draft Resolution For JCP&L Improvement http://wobm.com/monmouth-county-officials-draft-resolution-for-jcpl-improvement/ http://wobm.com/monmouth-county-officials-draft-resolution-for-jcpl-improvement/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:57:35 +0000 Jill Bartlett http://wobm.com/?p=157543 Monmouth County officials are taking JCP&L management to task. 

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]]> http://wobm.com/monmouth-county-officials-draft-resolution-for-jcpl-improvement/feed/ 0 JCP&L Staging Area (FirstEnergy Corp., Flickr) JCP+L Looking for Rate Hike http://wobm.com/jcpl-looking-for-1-4-percent-hike/ http://wobm.com/jcpl-looking-for-1-4-percent-hike/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:11:37 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=200379 Jersey Central Power & Light is seeking permission from state regulators to boost its rates by 1.4 percent to improve its infrastructure and cope with losses from two major weather events that occurred last year.

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]]> http://wobm.com/jcpl-looking-for-1-4-percent-hike/feed/ 0 JCP+L repair crew (listener photo Penny Carlson) JCP&L Customers Sue for Sandy Outages [POLL/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/jcpl-customers-sue-for-sandy-outages-pollaudio/ http://wobm.com/jcpl-customers-sue-for-sandy-outages-pollaudio/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:27:48 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=194066 A lawsuit filed in New Jersey Superior Court attacked the "actions and inactions" of Jersey Central Power & Light during the superstorm.

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]]> http://wobm.com/jcpl-customers-sue-for-sandy-outages-pollaudio/feed/ 0 JCP&L Staging Area (FirstEnergy Corp., Flickr) JCP&L Hit With Lawsuit http://wobm.com/jcpl-hit-with-class-action-suit/ http://wobm.com/jcpl-hit-with-class-action-suit/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:02:44 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=193912 Twenty New Jersey residents and businesses are suing Jersey Central Power & Light for its handling of Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://wobm.com/jcpl-hit-with-class-action-suit/feed/ 0 Bruce Bennett, Getty Images Power Issue In Brick Township Heating Up [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/power-issue-in-brick-township-heating-up-audio/ http://wobm.com/power-issue-in-brick-township-heating-up-audio/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:46:42 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://nj1015.com/?p=192964 While most Jersey Central Power and Light customers in Ocean and Monmouth Counties have been restored to full power, there is a section of Brick Township that remains in the dark today. It was an area that has hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy.

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]]> http://wobm.com/power-issue-in-brick-township-heating-up-audio/feed/ 0 Brick Mayor Steve Acropolis speaks to residents in Brick (Tom Mongelli, Townsquare Media NJ) How Do You Keep Busy in a Power Outage? http://wobm.com/how-do-you-keep-busy-in-a-power-outage/ http://wobm.com/how-do-you-keep-busy-in-a-power-outage/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 19:25:40 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=147176 Over the last week, a lot of us have become experts at keeping ourselves entertained with no light, no TV, and no Internet. So how have you kept yourself busy?

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]]> http://wobm.com/how-do-you-keep-busy-in-a-power-outage/feed/ 0 Flickr user Tim Patterson Take a Moment to Say Thanks http://wobm.com/take-a-moment-to-say-thanks/ http://wobm.com/take-a-moment-to-say-thanks/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:27:48 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=146791 Fear, frustration and uncertainty are just some of the words that can describe how we've all felt over the past week.

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