System Hardening: Penn Power Prepares for Winter Weather

Jan. 17, 2020
Penn Power is improving system reliability and guarding against storm-related outages by investing in upgrades to its system.

Ice-coated tree limbs can fall on to power lines, causing power disruptions for utilities' customers. Penn Power, however, is taking a proactive approach to storm response through system hardening. 

To learn more about the initiatives, look for a feature article in the March 2020 Electric Utility Operations section. You can also check out the following photo gallery, which shows field crews in action installing new power lines and reclosers. 

About the Author

Amy Fischbach | Amy Fischbach, EUO Contributing Editor

Amy Fischbach is the contributing editor for the Electric Utility Operations section of Transmission and Distribution World. She worked for Prism Business Media (now Penton) for eight years, most recently as the managing editor of Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine. She is now working as a freelance writer and editor for B2B magazines. Amy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.She serves as the national vice president of the American Society of Business Publication Editors. She can be reached at [email protected].

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