FirstEnergy upgrades grid in Ohio
A $28 B initiative includes a new substation and 9-mile 345-kV line in Fulton County to strengthen reliability and support regional development by 2026.
A $28 B initiative includes a new substation and 9-mile 345-kV line in Fulton County to strengthen reliability and support regional development by 2026.
The new Great Cacapon facility strengthens grid resilience for nearly 2,000 customers in West Virginia and Maryland.
New substation and power line will boost reliability for 2,300 customers, including hospitals and emergency services, by early 2026.
The new Klecknersville Substation boosts reliability for 5,400 customers with smart grid tech, shorter power lines, and wildlife protection measures.
American Electric Power, Dominion Energy Virginia and FirstEnergy are proposing several multi-state transmission projects in the PJM Interconnection.
FirstEnergy subsidiary Met-Ed has installed a new transformer at its substation near Third and Willow streets in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
FirstEnergy subsidiaries Potomac Edison and MAIT have been awarded transmission projects worth more than $800 million.
FirstEnergy’s subsidiary West Penn Power will invest $147 M for distribution system upgrades.
FirstEnergy will upgrade transmission equipment in USA’s Northeast Ohio using helicopters.
American Transmission Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has completed a 21 km (13 mi) upgrade to a HV transmission line in in eastern Ohio.
USA, Virginia: Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has completed an upgrade to the electrical system serving Grant County, West Virginia.
FirstEnergy’s American Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI), on 16 April 16 filed with the Ohio Power Siting Board an application.
USA, Ohio: Project to rebuild and modernise existing 138 kV power line is to enhance service reliability.
A $22 million construction project by FirstEnergy aims to make power more reliable in the southern reaches of Lorain County.
USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy is undertaking more than $600 million in transmission projects through 2018 in the company’s Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) and Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed) service areas.
USA, Maryland: FirstEnergy is continuing work this summer and throughout the remainder of 2016 on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects totalling approximately $128 million in Potomac Edison’s service area in western Maryland and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.
USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy is expanding a substation in Wampum, Pennsylvania to accommodate new high-voltage electrical equipment designed to reinforce the regional electric system and enhance service reliability.
USA, West Virginia: FirstEnergy is building a new $63 million substation to help support the oil and gas industry, but also to improve service for customers in three counties in West Virginia.
USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy has transported a 300-ton power transformer from the Ohio Commerce Center on Route 45 to a power substation on Highland Avenue in Lordstown, Ohio.
USA, Ohio: The Illuminating Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is completing construction of a new approximately $3 million substation in Avon to help enhance customer service reliability and meet the future demand for electricity in the area.
USA, Pennsylvania: FirstEnergy Corp. has nearly completed construction of a new substation in Elk County, Pennsylvania, that will include voltage-regulating equipment designed to reinforce the electric system and enhance service reliability for West Penn Power and Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) utility customers.
USA, Maryland: FirstEnergy Corp. is expanding a transmission substation in Frederick, Maryland, to accommodate new voltage-regulating equipment designed to help reinforce the electric system, support load growth and enhance service reliability in Potomac Edison’s service area.
USA, Ohio: FirstEnergy is building a $1.2 million substation in Brunswick, Ohio, that will support future growth and reduce outages, the company says.
USA, New Jersey: A FirstEnergy Company Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) plans to spend a total of $267 million in 2015 on electrical and transmission system enhancement projects in its New Jersey service area.