Mon Power to upgrade eight substations
Mon Power is replacing and upgrading equipment at eight transmission substations in its West Virginia service territory.
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USA, West Virginia: FirstEnergy electric company Mon Power is replacing and upgrading equipment at eight transmission substations in its West Virginia service territory, in order to help prevent or minimize the impact of power outages for more than 13000 customers served by high-voltage power lines connected to the substations. The substations are in the Kingwood, Parkersburg, Pruntytown, Spencer, Sutton and Weirton areas in Preston, Wood, Taylor, Roane, Braxton and Hancock counties, respectively.
The work involves replacing existing substation equipment with new communication equipment, for example, electrical relays containing technology to help reduce the frequency and severity of potential outages caused by issues such as animal contacts and tree-related damage. Upgrade projects began in spring and are expected to be finished by the end of 2024. The project is based on system enhancements completed by the company at substations in the Clarksburg and Fairview areas in 2023, which helped more than 5500 customers served by connecting transmission lines.
Source: T&D World
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