New Technologies Could Help Pennsylvania's Grid Work Smarter
FirstEnergy's transmission subsidiary KATCo was selected to participate in a DOE-funded grid modernization pilot under the SPARK program, an estimated $20.8 million initiative led by EPRI. The project will test Dynamic Line Ratings and Advanced Power Flow Controllers on an existing transmission line between Butler and Karns City in western Pennsylvania, beginning in early 2027, with an approximately $20.2 million investment shared by KATCo and the Department of Energy.
Key figures
- Deal Value Usd
- 20800000
- Customers served
- more than six million
- Transmission line miles
- approximately 24,000
- Katchco project investment
- $20.2 million
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