AKRON,
Ohio, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Toledo
Edison, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) utility, has hired seven
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 six lineworkers and one new substation
electrician who are recent graduates from the PSI training
partnership with Owens Community
College in Perrysburg. Each
has earned an associates degree in Electric Utility Technology.
"Our Power Systems Institute develops top-quality, well-educated
men and women for the electric utility industry," said Edward Shuttleworth, president of Ohio
Operations. "We look forward to these graduates joining our
workforce to help continue providing safe and reliable electric
service for our customers."
The new Toledo Edison line employees listed by work location,
with their hometowns, are:
- Holland Line Shop – Zakary
Mathias, Maumee;
Travis Milligan, Fostoria; Trevor
Okuley, Defiance
- Lakewood Line Shop – Ryan
Hrabik, Oregon;
Justin King, Toledo; Zach
Little, Swanton
The new Toledo Edison substation employee listed by work
location and hometown, is:
- Lakewood Line Shop – Noah
Grudzinski, Perrysburg
PSI students split time between classes at Owens Community College in Perrysburg and Toledo Edison training
facilities. Since the program's inception, FirstEnergy has hired
more than 2,400 line and substation personnel who completed PSI
programs in Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For information about the PSI program, call 1-800-829-6801, or
visit www.firstenergycorp.com/psi.
Toledo Edison serves nearly 315,000 customers in northwest
Ohio. Follow Toledo Edison on
Twitter @ToledoEdison or on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/ToledoEdison.
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 on
Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp or online
at www.firstenergycorp.com.
Editor's Note: Photos of FirstEnergy's Power
Systems Institute training program are available for download on
Flickr.
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