Schuylkill County Reliability Projects
PPL Electric UtilitiesSchuylkill County Reliability
We’re doing work across Schuylkill County to make our grid stronger, smarter and more resilient.
Below is a look at the type of work we’re doing across Schuylkill County. Those projects include:
- Upgrading substations with new and improved equipment.
- Installing smart grid devices to improve our ability to restore power remotely.
- Relocating power lines in nine areas to reduce the risk of tree-caused outages and make the lines more accessible for repairs.
- Adding backup power sources to speed up restoration when outages occur.
- Moving three sections overhead power lines underground to reduce the risk for outages.
- Doing routine tree trimming maintenance across the county.
Strengthening Our System
Completed in 2024-25
- Upgraded six substations with new and improved equipment.
- Installed six sectionalizing devices to enhance reliability and reduce outage length.
Planned work in 2025-26
- Upgrading 18 substations with new and improved equipment.
- Strengthening more than twenty-seven miles of lines with new cable, poles and conductors.
Expanding Grid Automation
Completed in 2024-25
- Installed seven smart grid devices to improve our ability to restore power remotely.
- Installed 27 early fault detection devices that can predict problems along power lines before they occur.
Planned work in 2025-26
- Installing 29 more smart grid de vices to improve our ability to restore power remotely.
- Installing seven additional early fault detection devices that can predict problems along power lines before they occur.
Tree Trimming Maintenance
Completed in 2024-25
- Trimmed trees and limbs along 346 miles of power lines to re duce outages.
- Removed 1,154 trees identified as outage-causing risks.
Planned work in 2025-26
- Trimming trees and limbs along 305 miles of power lines.