Penelec tree contractors have trimmed approximately 1,750 circuit miles of electric transmission and distribution lines since January and expect to trim another 2,450 miles by year end.

ERIE, Pa., May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Penelec, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) utility, plans to inject aging underground distribution lines serving an Erie condominium complex with a silicon… ...

Customers who use Penelec as their power generation supplier are paying more for their electricity. Penelec’s residential price to compare effective Dec. 1 increased 7.49% from 9.74 cents per ...

Penelec customers will see a significant increase in their price of electricity beginning Sunday. The residential rate for electricity will increase from 7.73 cents per kilowatt hour to 9.28 cents ...

More than 400 Penelec customers will be without electrical service for a portion of Thursday due to planned repair projects in Erie and Millcreek Township. Service will be interrupted to 342 ...

Penelec has requested an annual increase of $132 million. If approved, the total bill for the typical residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month would increase 9.8% or $19.79 for a new monthly ...

ERIE, Pa., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Penelec, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has completed the conversion of more than 2,300 high-pressure sodium streetlights to smart LED st… ...

ERIE, Pa., March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Penelec, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), recently completed its yearly emergency preparation drill focused on testing its storm restorat… ...

Penelec's parent company, FirstEnergy, has proposed a 9.8% rate increase that would boost the monthly electric bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours by nearly $20.

Firefighters from across central Pennsylvania recently gathered at the 130th Central District Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention in Nanty-Glo. The event offered the perfect opportunity for ...

ERIE, Pa., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the hot, humid summer months expected to produce higher electric usage and potentially severe weather, Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec), a ...

Penelec plans to rejuvenate more than 8,500 feet of buried electric cable and replace an additional 11,000 feet of aging underground cable throughout its service area in 2021.