wiredInUSA June 2018

Image: FirstEnergy Corp

New transmission line

FirstEnergy transmission vice president Carl Bridenbaugh said: “In recent years, a number of older power plants have closed across our region, while new sources of energy are being connected to the grid. This changing energy mix often requires new transmission lines to be built that can maintain service reliability and supply power, from where it is generated to where it is needed.” The project, costing over $50 million, is part of Energizing the Future, a multi-year investment initiative aimed at upgrading FirstEnergy’s transmission facilities using advanced equipment and technologies.

FirstEnergy is completing a transmission line project in northern Ohio, extending 28 miles between existing substations in Erie and Sandusky counties. The line will also connect a new substation, currently under construction near Bellevue, Ohio, giving grid operators added flexibility to help reduce the frequency and duration of power outages. Line construction began late last year after a FirstEnergy subsidiary, American Transmission Systems Inc (ATSI), obtained approval from the Ohio Power Siting Board. The new facilities were scheduled to be energized before June.

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