FAIRMONT, W.Va., July 25,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mon Power, a subsidiary of
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has hired 10 new line and substation
graduates of Power Systems Institute (PSI), the company's
award-winning, two-year educational program that helps prepare the
next generation of line and substation workers for FirstEnergy's 10
electric utility companies.
The new employees include nine lineworkers and one new
substation electrician who recently graduated from the PSI
partnership established in 2012 with Pierpont Community &
Technical College in Fairmont, West
Virginia.
"Our Power Systems Institute develops top-quality, well-educated
men and women for the electric utility industry," said James H. Myers, president of FirstEnergy's West
Virginia Operations. "We look forward to these graduates
joining our workforce to help continue providing safe and reliable
electric service for our customers."
The new Mon Power lines employees, listed by work location, with
their hometowns, are:
- Clarksburg Service Center – Dawson
Carpenter, French
Creek
- Franklin Service Center – Alec
Horner, Morgantown
- Harrisville Service Center – Tyler
Chisler, Wadestown;
Elias Stamm, Salem
- Marlinton Service Center – Tyler
McClanahan, Morgantown
- Parkersburg Service Center – Brad
Ash, Cutler, Ohio
- Sistersville Service Center – Phillip
Cooke, Morgantown
- Spencer Service Center – Benjamin
Fox, Spencer
- Weirton Service Center – Seth
Mozingo, New
Cumberland
The new Mon Power substation employee listed by work location
and hometown is:
- Clarksburg Service Center – Brian
Moneypenny, Weston
The PSI curriculum requires two and a half days each week spent
at Pierpont completing academic
course work with the remainder of the week spent at a Mon Power
training facility in White Hall, West
Virginia, focusing on safe work practices and procedures in
the electrical environment. Ultimately, students earn an associate
of applied science degree in Electric Utility Technology.
Since the program was developed in 2000, FirstEnergy has hired
more than 2,400 lineworkers and substation personnel who completed
PSI programs in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and West
Virginia.
For information about how to enroll in the PSI program, call
1-800-829-6801, or visit www.firstenergycorp.com/psi.
Mon Power serves about 395,000 customers in 34 West Virginia counties. Follow Mon Power at
www.mon-power.com, on Twitter @MonPowerWV, and on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/MonPowerWV.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity safety, reliability and
operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form
one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems,
serving customers in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West
Virginia, Maryland and
New York. The company's
transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of
transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at www.firstenergycorp.com and
on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.
Editor's Note: Photos of FirstEnergy's Power
Systems Institute training program are available for download on
Flickr.
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