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Mon Power and Potomac Edison Receive Approval to Construct Three Solar Energy Sites in West Virginia

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Mercredi, août 30, 2023
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FAIRMONT, W.Va., Aug. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), have received approval from the West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC) to construct three solar projects in West Virginia that will create the opportunity to purchase renewable energy and achieve sustainability goals.

Key Points: 
  • One megawatt of solar energy powers a national average of 173 homes, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
  • The companies plan to seek approval from the PSC to build the additional two solar sites once customers subscribe to the energy they will produce.
  • "Mon Power and Potomac Edison are committed to the environment and enhancing reliability for customers by bolstering and diversifying the region's energy mix," said Jim Myers, president of FirstEnergy's West Virginia operations.
  • All Mon Power and Potomac Edison residential customers will pay the surcharge for the construction of the three sites.

Award-Winning Rebate Program Helps Fluence Customers Save More Than $26 Million

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Mardi, août 22, 2023
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Fluence’s dedicated in-house rebate experts offer rebate and incentive management to all Fluence customers at no additional cost, including customers through the Fluence partner network.

Key Points: 
  • Fluence’s dedicated in-house rebate experts offer rebate and incentive management to all Fluence customers at no additional cost, including customers through the Fluence partner network.
  • The team’s experience with utility companies across North America helps mitigate the typical issues that come up when pursuing rebates.
  • Fluence helped three of its customers receive a total of $2 million in rebate payments collectively because of their energy efficiency.
  • Fluence will continue to put cutting-edge, environmentally friendly LEDs in the hands of cultivators and help them secure the highest rebate possible at no cost to them.”
    For more information on Fluence and its rebate administration program, visit www.fluence.science .

Penelec Installing New Automated Tripsaver Devices to Help Reduce Duration of Power Outages

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Jeudi, août 17, 2023
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ERIE, Pa., Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary Penelec is on track this year to install about 350 automated "TripSaver" reclosing devices along neighborhood power lines in its service area to help limit the frequency, duration and scope of service interruptions.

Key Points: 
  • ERIE, Pa., Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary Penelec is on track this year to install about 350 automated "TripSaver" reclosing devices along neighborhood power lines in its service area to help limit the frequency, duration and scope of service interruptions.
  • The programmable devices work like a circuit breaker in a home with the added benefit of automatically re-energizing a power line within seconds to keep power safely flowing to customers.
  • "These devices are intended to provide safer and more efficient service restoration for both our employees and our customers."
  • Penelec is in the fourth year of its five-year program to install 2,000 TripSaver devices throughout its service area.

EPRI Launches Collaborative Initiative to Support Widescale National EV Rollout

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Lundi, août 7, 2023
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PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry and U.S. government goals continue to drive the volume of electric vehicles (EVs) on the nation's roads—from cars to heavy-duty trucks. EPRI is leading a new, three-year initiative—EVs2Scale2030™ —that will collaborate with more than 500 stakeholders including Amazon, the U.S. Department of Energy, and leading electric companies to ready the electric grid in support of the accelerated development of EV charging infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • EPRI is leading a new, three-year initiative—EVs2Scale2030™ —that will collaborate with more than 500 stakeholders including Amazon, the U.S. Department of Energy, and leading electric companies to ready the electric grid in support of the accelerated development of EV charging infrastructure.
  • Amazon is the first logistics provider to join the initiative.
  • "Collaboration, coordination, and standardization will be critical for the U.S. to meet its 2030 EV targets," said EPRI President and CEO Arshad Mansoor.
  • "From wires to wheels and everything in between, consumers need to have confidence in EV charging availability, reliability, and affordability, without compromising current energy resources.

Vistra Completes Milestone Expansion of Flagship California Energy Storage System

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Mardi, août 1, 2023
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IRVING, Texas, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra (NYSE: VST) is announcing that it has completed the 350-megawatt/1,400-megawatt-hour Phase III expansion of its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, bringing its total capacity to 750 MW/3,000 MWh, the largest of its kind in the world. The Phase III expansion achieved commercial operation on June 2 and is now storing power and releasing it to California's grid. It will operate under a 15-year resource adequacy agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) beginning August 1.

Key Points: 
  • The Phase III expansion achieved commercial operation on June 2 and is now storing power and releasing it to California's grid.
  • "As we navigate this energy transition to cleaner fuel sources, the ability to balance that shift with both reliability and affordability is paramount," said Jim Burke, Vistra president and CEO.
  • Executing on its commitment to grow its zero-carbon portfolio has made Vistra a market leader in battery energy storage, as it now owns the second-most energy storage capacity in the country.
  • In addition to its California assets, Vistra owns and operates two solar facilities, one solar-plus-storage facility, and a 260-MW storage facility, all in Texas.

West Penn Power Connecting Two Solar Projects to Electric Grid

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Mercredi, juillet 19, 2023
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GREENSBURG, Pa., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- West Penn Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has begun work to connect a pair of solar energy projects in Fulton and Franklin counties to the electric grid. The two solar farms are being developed by global power company AES Corporation and will generate 220 megawatts of clean, renewable energy designated for a customer power purchase agreement.

Key Points: 
  • GREENSBURG, Pa., July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- West Penn Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has begun work to connect a pair of solar energy projects in Fulton and Franklin counties to the electric grid.
  • The two solar farms are being developed by global power company AES Corporation and will generate 220 megawatts of clean, renewable energy designated for a customer power purchase agreement.
  • West Penn Power is constructing a new substation on McDowell Road that will serve as an interconnection for the farm.
  • West Penn Power expects to complete the connection work for both projects in late 2023, with the two solar farms expected to be in service and delivering clean energy in early 2024.

FirstEnergy Developing Pollinator Habitat Along Pennsylvania Transmission Line

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Jeudi, juillet 13, 2023
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GREENSBURG, Pa., July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- While performing work to strengthen the electric grid in northeastern Pennsylvania, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has seeded nearly three acres of right of way along a high-voltage transmission line in Bradford and Susquehanna counties with a native seed mix designed to establish pollinator-friendly habitat.

Key Points: 
  • FirstEnergy is working to develop 225 acres of pollinator habitat across its service territory by 2025, including the creation of new habitat in transmission right of ways, at its electric substation properties and at parks and nature preserves.
  • Each year, the organization manages Pollinator Week, an annual celebration in support of pollinator health that ran from June 19-25 this year.
  • In early 2020, FirstEnergy's transmission vegetation management group established a pilot program to find opportunities to restore work areas following transmission construction projects with flowering vegetation to develop a pollinator-friendly habitat.
  • The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Potomac Edison Welcomes New Line and Substation Graduates from Training Program

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Mercredi, juillet 5, 2023
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WILLIAMSPORT, Md., July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has hired 13 recent graduates of Power Systems Institute (PSI), a two-year educational program that helps prepare the next generation of line and substation workers for FirstEnergy's 10 electric companies. This will be one of the last graduating classes of PSI as the company transitions to a new, paid apprentice program to best meet the needs of future line and substation personnel.

Key Points: 
  • The new substation employees and hometowns are:
    The PSI curriculum for line workers requires two and a half days each week spent at Blue Ridge Community & Technical College, with the remainder of the week spent at a Potomac Edison training facility in Williamsport, Maryland.
  • Similarly, substation electricians spend two and a half days each week at Pierpont Community & Technical College completing academic course work and the remainder of time at the Potomac Edison training facility.
  • Since the program's inception, FirstEnergy has hired more than 2,800 line and substation personnel who completed PSI programs in Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
  • Follow Potomac Edison at www.potomacedison.com , on Twitter @PotomacEdison , and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PotomacEdison .

Mon Power Welcomes New Line and Substation Graduates from Training Program

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Mercredi, juillet 5, 2023
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FAIRMONT, W.Va., July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mon Power, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has hired eight new graduates of Power Systems Institute (PSI), a two-year educational program that helps prepare the next generation of line and substation workers for FirstEnergy's 10 electric companies. This will be one of the last graduating classes of PSI as the company transitions to a new, paid apprentice program to best meet the needs of future line and substation personnel.

Key Points: 
  • Ultimately, students earn an associate of applied science degree in Electric Utility Technology.
  • Since the program's inception, FirstEnergy has hired more than 2,800 line and substation personnel who completed PSI programs in West Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
  • Follow Mon Power at www.mon-power.com , on Twitter @MonPowerWV , and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MonPowerWV .
  • The company's transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.

JCP&L Welcomes New Line and Substation Graduates from Training Program

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Mercredi, juillet 5, 2023
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MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has hired 29 graduates of its Power Systems Institute (PSI), a two-year educational program that helps prepare the next generation of line and substation workers for FirstEnergy's 10 electric companies. This will be one of the last graduating classes of PSI as the company transitions to a new, paid apprentice program to best meet the needs of future line and substation personnel.

Key Points: 
  • All the graduates will be assigned to line and substation shops across JCP&L's service area.
  • Their work assignments will rotate as part of the training program.
  • PSI students split time between classes at the two colleges and JCP&L training facilities in Farmingdale and Philipsburg.
  • Since the program's inception, FirstEnergy has hired more than 2,800 line and substation personnel who completed PSI programs in New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia.