AKRON,
Ohio, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Illuminating Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:
FE), is constructing a new neighborhood power line that will help
enhance electric service reliability for hundreds of customers in
Lorain County, particularly during
severe weather.
A video of FirstEnergy personnel explaining
and performing this electrical work can be found on FirstEnergy's
YouTube channel.
The new line will help prevent or minimize the impact of outages
caused by wind and other factors by connecting about 700 customers
in Avon Lake to a different,
upgraded substation nearby. This substation includes automated
reclosing devices to help limit the frequency, duration and scope
of service interruptions.
The electrical devices work like a circuit breaker in a home
that shuts off power when trouble occurs, with the added benefit of
automatically reenergizing a substation or power line within
seconds for certain types of outages to keep power safely flowing
to customers. This technology is safer and more efficient because
it often allows utility personnel to automatically restore service
to customers instead of sending a crew to investigate.
Torrence Hinton, FirstEnergy's
Ohio President: "This project is one of many targeted
investments our company is making in local communities to continue
delivering reliable and safe power to our customers. We have dozens
of similar projects in the works that will make a large positive
impact on the communities we serve."
Illuminating Company crews also began installing about 90 new
utility poles at the end of 2024 and expect to fully complete the
project in June 2026. The company is
also replacing a mile of aged underground wire as a part of the
job.
This work is part of Energize365, FirstEnergy's grid evolution
program focused on investing $26
billion between 2024 and 2028 across its six-state footprint
to create a smarter, more secure grid that delivers the power
customers depend on today while also meeting the challenges of
tomorrow.
The Illuminating Company serves more than 750,000 customers
across Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake
and Lorain counties. Follow The
Illuminating Company on X @IlluminatingCo and on Facebook at
facebook.com/IlluminatingCo.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and
operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form
one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems,
serving more than six million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, West Virginia,
Maryland and New York. The company's transmission
subsidiaries operate more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines
that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow
FirstEnergy online at firstenergycorp.com and on X
@FirstEnergyCorp.
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