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READING, Pa., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Met-Ed, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), continues to conduct tree trimming work in communities across its service area in Pennsylvania as part of its ongoing efforts to help enhance electric service reliability.
Maintaining proper clearances around electrical equipment can help reduce the frequency and duration of tree-related power outages, especially those associated with severe weather such as spring and summer thunderstorms.
Since the beginning of the year, tree contractors have trimmed along about 650 miles of distribution and transmission lines in the Met-Ed area as part of the company s $28 million vegetation management program for 2020. Met-Ed s program remains on schedule to complete an additional 2,550 miles of work by year end.