FirstEnergy PA receives approval for infrastructure improvement plans

FirstEnergy (FE) Pennsylvania, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. doing business as Met-Ed, Penn Power, Penelec and West Penn Power, has received approval from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to implement phase three of its Long-Term Infrastructure Improvement Plans to help ensure continued electric service reliability for more than two million Pennsylvania customers. The plans entail an additional $1.42B in capital investment over the next five years across FE PA’s service areas with projects designed to reduce the frequency of service interruptions for customers and shorten their duration when they occur. LTIIP III builds on more than $1B in investments made during the first two rounds of LTIIP that spanned 2016-2024. Since 2019, the frequency of interruptions a customer experiences over a year has dropped by 14% in areas where LTIIP work has been completed. John Hawkins, FirstEnergy’s President of Pennsylvania: “Over the past nine years, our enhancements to the power grid and proactive tree trimming along rights-of-way have yielded positive results. Our tailored improvement plans for each service area align seamlessly with our annual upgrades to the distribution network, helping us deliver the safe and reliable service our customers want and deserve. LTIIP III will further elevate these efforts by rebuilding overhead power lines and integrating more automated technology into our power lines and substations.”