READING,
Pa., Dec. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy
Pennsylvania Electric Company (FE
PA), a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary doing
business as Met-Ed in southeastern Pennsylvania, is building a new substation off
bustling Route 422 in South Annville
Township that will supply electricity to new, massive
warehouse facilities in a growing industrial complex.
New distribution lines will link the substation to the local
electric network, enhancing service reliability for more than 2,100
Met-Ed customers in Annville,
South Annville Township and
Palmyra where electrical load
growth is on the rise. When completed, the project will offer a
backup power feed that will help keep the lights on for nearby
customers if wires or equipment on their regular line are damaged
or need to be taken out of service.
John Hawkins, FirstEnergy's President, Pennsylvania: "Our new
substation will provide the critical infrastructure necessary to
energize an enormous shipping hub in the busy motor freight
corridor encompassing Interstates 78 and 81 and the Pennsylvania
Turnpike. It will also provide operational flexibility for our
local electric grid to better serve our residential and business
customers in these fast-growing communities."
Construction of the substation started in spring 2024 and is
expected to be completed by early 2025.
Met-Ed substation crews have installed steel structures, circuit
breakers, electrical cables and other substation equipment.
Delivery of the 69-kilovolt (kV)-to-13.2-kV transformer – the heart
of the substation – is expected in December. The transformer will
measure 13.5-feet tall by 20-feet wide and weigh more than 100,000
pounds.
Two short power lines will exit the substation, with plans to
expand those lines and build a third power line from the substation
in the future. One line will serve the 1.1-million-square-foot
Eagle Point Logistics Center next to the substation. The second
line will supply a new 1 million-square-foot facility directly
across Killinger Road from the substation, the first of three
warehouses planned for the Clear Springs Logistics Park. That line
will run north to Route 422 and connect with an existing power line
to provide additional operational flexibility when work is
completed.
In parallel with the substation work, contractors are
constructing a new 69-kV transmission line to supply the new
substation with power from an existing transmission line. The line
will be attached to 16 steel poles standing 45 to 70 feet tall.
The work 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.
Met-Ed serves approximately 592,000 customers within 3,300
square miles of eastern and southeastern Pennsylvania. Follow Met-Ed on X @Met
Ed and on Facebook at facebook.com/MetEdElectric.
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 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. Visit FirstEnergy online at firstenergycorp.com and
follow FirstEnergy on X @FirstEnergyCorp.
Editor's Note: Construction photos of the new
substation and power line are available for download on Flickr.
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