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  1. Overhead Transmission

FirstEnergy Invests in Infrastructure

March 8, 2017
Just this past week, FirstEnergy said it would be spending millions for upgrades.

Every year, FirstEnergy Corp. announces how much it plans to spend on new projects for transmission and distribution for its 10 electric distribution companies. The 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 more than 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. 

Just this past week, FirstEnergy said it would be spending millions for upgrades for Jersey Central Power & Light, Potomac Edison, Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Co., Toledo Edison, and more. Following are more details for a few of the upcoming projects.

About the Author

Nikki Chandler | Group Editorial Director, Energy

Nikki has 28 years of experience as an award-winning business-to-business editor, with 23 years of it covering the electric utility industry. She started out as an editorial intern with T&D World while finishing her degree, then joined Mobile Radio Technology and RF Design magazines. She returned to T&D World as an online editor in 2002 and now leads the content for EnergyTech, Microgrid Knowledge and T&D World media brands and supports Endeavor’s energy events, Microgrid Knowledge and T&D World Live. She has contributed to several publications over the past 25 years, including Waste Age, Wireless Review, Power Electronics Technology, and Arkansas Times. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas.

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