FAIRMONT, W.Va., Nov. 13, 2025/ PRNewswire/– Electric service dependability for more than 12,700 rural West Virginia clients of Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE), will get an increase from a $ 13 million facilities financial investment this year. The jobs intend to lower the frequency and period of blackouts– specifically throughout extreme weather condition– as part of a three-year pilot program authorized by the Civil service Commission of West Virginia
New and Upgraded Devices
The program advantages rural neighborhoods through dependability jobs that assist keep the lights on for clients if wires or devices on their routine line run out service. Work consists of:
- Structure brand-new power lines
- Updating to more powerful wire
- Including extra substation transformers
- Setting up automated wise innovations
Jim Myers, FirstEnergy President of West Virginia and Maryland: “We comprehend the distinct difficulties dealt with by rural neighborhoods, and we are dedicated to offering the trustworthy power clients in these locations require to prosper. Our financial investment in brand-new and updated power lines and other devices is created to lower the frequency of blackouts and strengthen trusted service, even throughout extreme weather condition.”
Targeted Upgrades for Reliable Service
The 2025 facilities financial investment jobs consist of:
- Berkeley and Morgan counties: Structure a four-mile power line to link 2 lines serving 5,400 clients in Hedgesville This connection will offer backup power, decreasing blackouts. The brand-new line will have a protective covering to assist keep it stimulated regardless of contact with branches, trees or animals.
- Greenbrier County: Setting up a 2nd transformer at a substation in Union to offer power backup for 2,238 clients while supporting future development in the location.
- Hancock County: Updating wire on an existing line in Weirton that offers a backup source of power for over 3,100 clients. The greater capability line will allow Mon Power to bring back service to clients quicker in case of a blackout.
Other brand-new devices to keep power in Hancock County running efficiently consists of regulators, which manage voltage to assist make certain lights and home appliances get the correct amount of power, and reclosers, which imitate breaker– immediately shutting down electrical energy when there’s an issue, then turning it back on when it’s safe.
- Tyler County: Updating wire on an existing two-mile tie line to lessen the frequency and period of blackouts for 2,000 clients in Friendly and Sistersville
Mon Power serves about 395,000 clients in 34 West Virginia counties. Follow Mon Power at mon-power. com, on X @MonPowerWV, and on Facebook at facebook.com/MonPowerWV.
Potomac Edison serves about 285,000 clients in 7 counties in Maryland and 155,000 clients in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia Follow Potomac Edison at potomacedison.com, on X @PotomacEdison, and on Facebook at facebook.com/PotomacEdison.
FirstEnergy is devoted to stability, security, dependability and functional quality. Its electrical circulation business form among the country’s biggest investor-owned electrical systems, serving more than 6 million clients in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York City The business’s transmission subsidiaries run roughly 24,000 miles of transmission lines that link the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic areas. Follow FirstEnergy online at firstenergycorp.com and on X @FirstEnergyCorp
SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.