Work will help prevent or minimize outages
for more than 3,600 FirstEnergy customers
AKRON,
Ohio, March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy
Corp. (NYSE: FE), is replacing more than 900 insulator assemblies
along two high-voltage power lines in Lorain County in Northeast Ohio. The project will strengthen
the regional transmission system and help prevent or minimize the
impact of power outages for more than 3,600 customers of Ohio
Edison, a FirstEnergy company.
The two 138-kilovolt power lines run through Grafton and Elyria in Lorain
County and are approximately 13 miles and 14 miles in
length, respectively. ATSI will replace 927 insulator assemblies on
196 transmission structures that support the two lines. Insulators
separate high-voltage transmission lines from their grounded
support towers and help maintain safe, consistent delivery of
power.
Carl Bridenbaugh,
FirstEnergy's Vice President of Transmission: "By installing
new, upgraded equipment along these transmission lines, we can help
prevent potential power outages and ensure that our transmission
system continues to serve customers safely and reliably in the
future."
The lines serve a substation in the area that delivers power to
more than 3,600 customers of Ohio Edison. The insulator work began
in late February and is expected to be complete in August. ATSI
also plans to replace 18 structures along the route next year.
ATSI provides transmission services in Ohio and in the western portion of
Pennsylvania and owns or maintains
more than 8,100 miles of transmission lines, substations and other
facilities.
The project is part of Energize365, a multi-year grid
evolution program focused on transmission and distribution
investments that will deliver the power FirstEnergy's customers
depend on today while also meeting the challenges of tomorrow. With
planned investments of $26 billion
between 2024 and 2028, the program will create a smarter, more
secure grid that will meet and exceed reliability targets and
accommodate electric vehicles, the electrification of homes and
businesses and clean energy sources.
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 approximately 24,000 miles of transmission
lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Follow
FirstEnergy online at firstenergycorp.com and on X, formerly known
as Twitter, @FirstEnergyCorp.
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