Girard Safety Service Director Jerry Lambert said he appreciates hearing from the company that steps are being taken and put in place but members of council want to see results. In addition to the work outlined above, Ohio Edison personnel will continue to inspect and maintain equipment in the area to help identify potential problems before they cause service interruptions. We anticipate similar results within the city of Girard once the work is completed this year,” Siburkis said “Thousands of Ohio Edison customers in areas of Trumbull County where similar work has been completed have seen their average restoration times improve by nearly an hour in more complex outage scenarios, such as equipment damage from severe weather or a vehicle accident. Tree-trimming along several miles of power lines in Girard is scheduled this year as part of the normal four-year trimming cycle. To determine the best locations for automated devices, utility personnel, in conjunction with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, reviewed outage patterns across Trumbull County and identified areas - like Girard - that would benefit from new technology. The device’s smart technology will quickly pinpoint the location of the fault and help utility personnel better understand the cause of the outage to help speed restoration,” Siburkis said. “If the device senses a more serious issue, like a fallen tree on electrical equipment, it will isolate the outage to that area and limit the total number of affected customers. Siburkis said this technology is safer and more efficient because it often allows utility personnel to automatically restore service to customers rather than sending a crew to investigate. Installation of new automated reclosing devices in nearby substations and along power lines to help limit the frequency, duration and scope of service interruptions.
She said circuit ties essentially split the circuit into sections, isolating outages to a smaller number of areas and reducing the overall number of customers impacted during an outage by switching them to a different circuit for faster service restoration Siburkis said a single circuit can serve thousands of customers, which means an outage due to a fallen tree on a power line could affect all customers served by that circuit. Creation of additional circuit ties along power lines that will allow more flexibility in restoring an outage faster.Siburkis said such ties offer a backup power feed that will help keep the lights on for customers if wires or equipment on their regular line are damaged or need to be taken out of service Retirement of the T450 circuit feed from Niles-McKinley, and serving Girard from a nearby circuit and a newly constructed backup line.Some of the reliability improvements that are included in the grid modernization plan to benefit customers in Girard: The work underway in the area will provide new technology and backup power lines for hundreds of local customers,” Siburkis said. “While events out of our control, like severe weather or vehicle accidents, still have the potential to cause outages, our work in Girard will help limit them to just a brief or momentary disruption. The work was approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in 2019. She said prior to recent outage events, Ohio Edison identified a reliability issue along this circuit, to be addressed through the company’s grid modernization plan, which is underway. Siburkis said a significant portion of Girard is served by a circuit known as T450. At Monday’s city council meeting, members of council and city officials expressed concern about the number of times the power has gone out. Lauren Siburkis, spokeswoman for FirstEnergy, said the company has received regarding service reliability in Girard.
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