You depend on us to keep the lights on, and we take that responsibility seriously. Our crews are out in your community every day working to improve your electric service. We’ve made great progress, but we know we have more work to do. Here’s an overview of what our teams are doing this year in eastern Ohio to keep your power flowing.

Overhead circuit and power line inspections

 

 

 

 

 

Our field personnel conduct a visual inspection of overhead equipment every five years. This program is designed to proactively spot and address issues before they create a safety issue or an outage.

This year in eastern Ohio, our crews are well on their way to inspecting 45 circuits covering 1,443 miles of power lines.

Underground equipment inspections

Our underground power lines are attached to aboveground equipment. The aboveground portions are inspected on a five-year cycle. Like with the overhead equipment, our teams examine these devices to proactively identify and address issues that could create a safety concern or affect the reliability of your electric service.

We’re inspecting 8,995 pieces of equipment in eastern Ohio this year.

Pole inspections and replacements

 

 

 

 

 

We inspect our wood poles every 10 years. The inspections may include performing maintenance treatment to extend each pole’s service life and reinforcing them if needed. Our crews also identify and replace poles that are damaged due to age, weather or insects.

For 2024 in eastern Ohio, we’re inspecting 9,367 poles and anticipate replacing 395.

Tree trimming

With trees a top cause of power outages, our crews follow a four-year cycle to trim trees and cut brush away from our power lines and equipment. Since we began this program, tree-related outages have decreased by more than 90%.

In 2024, we’ll trim and clear along 1,638 miles of eastern Ohio power lines.

One response to “Powering On: Improving Your Service in Eastern Ohio

  1. Appreciate your preventative maintenance program. Great to be proactive instead or reactive.
    Thank you!

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