Western Pennsylvania’s power companies may not be expecting widespread outages, but they say they are prepared just in case.West Penn Power and Duquesne Light said they’re ready for this weekend. “Based on this afternoon, based on the weather forecasts we have right now, we’re not expecting power interruptions across our territory,” Duquesne Light spokesperson Matt Neistein said.West Penn Power expects minimal power outages because the snowfall in the upcoming storm is not expected to put a strain on trees to rip down power lines.”So as long as we see a drier, fluffier snow, as is the forecast right now, that reduces the risk of power outages associated with this storm,” FirstEnergy spokesperson Chris Hoenig said.Both utility companies will still be ready with extra staff in the event of outages and advise residents to do their part to be ready. They recommend not using stoves or ovens as heat sources, keeping generators away from windows, and having flashlights and car chargers handy.”It’s the upgrades we make in the grid to make the grid more storm-resilient, and increase the technology that allows us to isolate outages faster, isolate the damage,” Hoenig said.”We keep upgrading the grid with better technology. We just launched something called Gridware that gives us a better idea of where outages occur in a more specific place that speeds up our response time,” Neistein said.Interested in learning more about Duquesne Light’s app?Apple Users: Click here. Google Play Store: Click here.
PITTSBURGH —
Western Pennsylvania’s power companies may not be expecting widespread outages, but they say they are prepared just in case.
West Penn Power and Duquesne Light said they’re ready for this weekend.
“Based on this afternoon, based on the weather forecasts we have right now, we’re not expecting power interruptions across our territory,” Duquesne Light spokesperson Matt Neistein said.
West Penn Power expects minimal power outages because the snowfall in the upcoming storm is not expected to put a strain on trees to rip down power lines.
“So as long as we see a drier, fluffier snow, as is the forecast right now, that reduces the risk of power outages associated with this storm,” FirstEnergy spokesperson Chris Hoenig said.
Both utility companies will still be ready with extra staff in the event of outages and advise residents to do their part to be ready. They recommend not using stoves or ovens as heat sources, keeping generators away from windows, and having flashlights and car chargers handy.
“It’s the upgrades we make in the grid to make the grid more storm-resilient, and increase the technology that allows us to isolate outages faster, isolate the damage,” Hoenig said.
“We keep upgrading the grid with better technology. We just launched something called Gridware that gives us a better idea of where outages occur in a more specific place that speeds up our response time,” Neistein said.
Interested in learning more about Duquesne Light’s app?
Apple Users: Click here.
Google Play Store: Click here.