Dive Summary:
- Pennsylvania Electric Co. (Penelec) will spend $105 million in 2013 to improve its electrical system spanning a 17,000 square mile, 31-county service area.
- A subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., Penelec’s improvements include upgrading distribution circuits and vegetation management programs, and replacing utility poles. Other projects include installing automated and remote control devices to enhance system reliability.
- $47 million will go to upgrading distribution circuit equipment and clearing trees, the area’s leading cause of outages during storms.
From the article:
"The planned infrastructure projects are designed to help maintain our system on a day-to-day basis to benefit Penelec customers now while helping to prepare our system for future load growth," said Scott Wyman, regional president of Penelec.
