- FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE -1.4%) says it is working on ~$100M in new transmission projects and evaluating additional system upgrades to support West Virginia's expanding Marcellus Shale gas industry, and will enhance electric service reliability for Mon Power customers.
- FE says the new gas customer facilities account for projected load growth of ~400 MW through 2019, or the equivalent of ~200K new homes in Mon Power's system.
- FE says that among the new projects, the 18-mile, $55M Oak Mound-Waldo Run transmission project is expected to be placed into service by year-end 2015.