Smart Grid Enhancements Underway on Electric System in York and Adams Counties
Met-Ed project will help prevent or minimize outages for more than 24,000 customers
The work includes installing 53 automated switching devices enabled with supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) technology at key spots on overhead power lines. SCADA-controlled devices convey real-time information about voltage and electric conditions to distribution system operators. The remote-control devices:
- Work like a circuit breaker in a home that shuts off power when trouble occurs.
- Are safer and more efficient because they can allow system operators to remotely isolate damage, limiting the total number of affected customers while restoring service to other customers without sending a truck and crew to investigate.
- Can pinpoint the location of the electrical fault and help utility personnel better understand the cause of the outage to help speed restoration.
Communities that will benefit from the new automated switching devices include:
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Adams County (4,760 customers) –Berwick Township ,Hamilton Township andMenallen Township -
York County (19,400 customers) –Codorus Township ,Dover ,Heidelberg Township ,Manchester Township ,Manheim Township ,North Codorus Township ,Paradise Township, Penn Township ,Shrewsbury Township ,Springfield Township , West Manchester Township,York Township andYork City
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Some of the new devices are already in service, and the remainder of the equipment is expected to be installed and operational later this year.
This work is part of Energize365, a multi-year grid evolution program that includes LTIIP II and is focused on transmission and distribution investments that will deliver the power FirstEnergy's customers depend on today while also meeting the challenges of tomorrow. With planned investments of
Met-Ed serves approximately 592,000 customers within 3,300 square miles of eastern and southeastern
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in
Editor's Note: Photos of automated switching devices are available for download on Flickr.
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