New substation equipment and line upgrades
to benefit 23,000 Toledo Edison customers
AKRON,
Ohio, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy
Corp. (NYSE: FE), has started construction to upgrade a
138-kilovolt substation in Lucas
County's Springfield
Township and reconfigure connecting high-voltage power
lines. The combined work will enhance reliability for nearly 23,000
customers of Toledo Edison in the area.
ATSI will expand the substation on company-owned property by
17,870 square feet, a 58% increase in the size of its footprint, to
install new equipment – including new automated devices – that will
allow the company to enhance and reorganize the existing
transmission lines. This will help reduce the number of power
outages that customers experience and make it easier for the
station to be maintained without power interruptions.
Carl Bridenbaugh,
FirstEnergy's Vice President of Transmission: "This upgrade to
our substation and connecting lines will help prevent outages for
thousands of Toledo Edison customers in northwest Ohio while providing us with the flexibility
we need to provide safe, reliable power in the future."
ATSI also will upgrade more than 10 miles of existing
transmission lines that connect to the substation and construct a
one-mile section of new line. The new configuration will eliminate
potential sources of service interruptions. The $24 million project is expected to be completed
in mid-2025.
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 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 X, formerly known as Twitter, @FirstEnergyCorp.
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