New Met-Ed Substation Brings Stronger and More Reliable Power to Northampton County
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has energized its new Klecknersville Substation in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, serving over 5,000 customers across multiple townships and boroughs. The facility features advanced smart grid technology and reduces power line distances from 15-20 miles to just 5-10 miles, improving service reliability.
The substation, part of FirstEnergy's $28 billion Energize365 investment program (2025-2029), includes automated devices for faster outage detection and restoration, plus wildlife protection features. This infrastructure upgrade particularly benefits customers previously dependent on the Northwood Substation, enhancing service reliability during high-demand periods.
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) ha messo in funzione la sua nuova sottostazione Klecknersville nella contea di Northampton, Pennsylvania, servendo oltre 5.000 clienti in diversi comuni e borghi. L'impianto 猫 dotato di tecnologia smart grid avanzata e riduce la distanza delle linee elettriche da 15-20 miglia a soli 5-10 miglia, migliorando l'affidabilit脿 del servizio.
La sottostazione, parte del programma di investimento Energize365 da 28 miliardi di dollari di FirstEnergy (2025-2029), include dispositivi automatizzati per un rilevamento e un ripristino delle interruzioni pi霉 rapidi, oltre a funzionalit脿 di protezione della fauna selvatica. Questo aggiornamento infrastrutturale avvantaggia in particolare i clienti precedentemente dipendenti dalla sottostazione di Northwood, migliorando l'affidabilit脿 del servizio durante i periodi di alta domanda.
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FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE : FE) a mis en service sa nouvelle sous-station Klecknersville dans le comt茅 de Northampton, en Pennsylvanie, desservant plus de 5 000 clients dans plusieurs cantons et bourgs. L'installation est 茅quip茅e d'une technologie de r茅seau intelligent avanc茅e et r茅duit la distance des lignes 茅lectriques de 15-20 miles 脿 seulement 5-10 miles, am茅liorant ainsi la fiabilit茅 du service.
La sous-station, qui fait partie du programme d'investissement Energize365 de 28 milliards de dollars de FirstEnergy (2025-2029), comprend des dispositifs automatis茅s pour une d茅tection et une restauration plus rapides des pannes, ainsi que des fonctionnalit茅s de protection de la faune. Cette mise 脿 niveau des infrastructures b茅n茅ficie particuli猫rement aux clients qui d茅pendaient auparavant de la sous-station de Northwood, am茅liorant la fiabilit茅 du service lors des p茅riodes de forte demande.
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) hat seine neue Klecknersville-Unterstation im Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in Betrieb genommen und versorgt 眉ber 5.000 Kunden in mehreren Gemeinden und Bezirken. Die Anlage verf眉gt 眉ber fortschrittliche Smart-Grid-Technologie und verk眉rzt die Leitungsl盲ngen von 15-20 Meilen auf nur 5-10 Meilen, was die Zuverl盲ssigkeit der Versorgung verbessert.
Die Unterstation ist Teil des 28-Milliarden-Dollar-Investitionsprogramms Energize365 von FirstEnergy (2025-2029) und beinhaltet automatisierte Ger盲te f眉r eine schnellere Erkennung und Wiederherstellung von Stromausf盲llen sowie Schutzfunktionen f眉r die Tierwelt. Dieses Infrastruktur-Upgrade kommt besonders Kunden zugute, die zuvor auf die Northwood-Unterstation angewiesen waren, und verbessert die Servicezuverl盲ssigkeit in Zeiten hoher Nachfrage.
- Part of a substantial $28 billion grid modernization investment program
- Reduces power line distances from 15-20 miles to 5-10 miles, improving efficiency
- Smart grid technology enables automatic problem detection and faster service restoration
- Serves 5,400 new customers while reducing load on existing infrastructure
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Insights
FirstEnergy's new Klecknersville substation enhances reliability and supports $28B grid modernization investment, improving operational metrics and growth potential.
The new Klecknersville Substation represents a strategic infrastructure enhancement for FirstEnergy's Pennsylvania operations, serving 5,400 customers across six municipalities in Northampton County. This installation addresses several operational challenges by replacing outdated 15-20 mile power lines with more efficient 5-10 mile connections, significantly reducing vulnerability to tree damage and accidents.
The implementation of smart grid technology in this substation delivers three critical operational improvements: automated problem detection, remote service restoration, and precise outage location identification. These capabilities should translate into measurable improvements in key performance indicators including System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) and Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI).
The substation's wildlife protection features further demonstrate FirstEnergy's focus on preventive maintenance - animal contacts are consistently among the top five causes of distribution outages across the utility sector.
Most notably, this project is part of FirstEnergy's broader
For investors, such infrastructure investments typically provide regulated returns while enhancing service reliability metrics that influence regulatory relationships. This particular substation addresses both immediate reliability needs and positions the company for future load growth in a rapidly developing region of Pennsylvania.
The Klecknersville Substation, recently energized by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company (FE PA), a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) company known locally as Met-Ed, provides a new power source for customers in
Built for Growth and Reliability
Previously, these customers relied on power lines that stretched 15 to 20 miles from the Northwood Substation in
John Hawkins, President of FirstEnergy Pennsylvania:聽"Five years in the making, this substation is a big win for the community. It not only strengthens the grid for 5,400 Met-Ed customers, but it also eases the load on our Northwood Substation and enhances electric service for customers in
Smart Technology for Faster Restoration
The Klecknersville Substation is equipped with smart grid technology, including automated devices that:
- Detect and isolate problems automatically.
- Restore service remotely without dispatching a crew.
- Pinpoint outage locations to speed up repairs.
These upgrades mean fewer, shorter and less widespread outages for customers. 聽explaining how smart grid technology works.
Extra Protection from Wildlife
To help prevent animal-related outages, the substation includes wildlife guards 鈥� rubber boots and sleeves that keep squirrels and other climbing animals away from energized equipment.
Part of a Larger Investment
This project is part of Energize365, FirstEnergy's
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:聽A photo of the new substation is available for download on FirstEnergy's .
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