FirstEnergy Corp., the parent of 11 electric distribution companies serving parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland, and New York, announced on March 2 that it has received selection from PJM Interconnection to lead a major grid modernization effort in its Ohio and Pennsylvania territories. The utility is committing $950 million to this specific project, which focuses on modernizing equipment, rebuilding aging transmission lines, and upgrading critical substations to enhance overall system reliability and resiliency. The investment plan details specific allocations across different regions and infrastructure types. Approximately $490 million of the budget is dedicated to Ohio, primarily for constructing nearly 200 miles of new 765 kilovolt transmission lines in the greater Columbus area to improve service consistency. Additional funds in Ohio are earmarked for building a new substation in Clark County where two major power lines converge and for upgrading existing lines in that vicinity. In Pennsylvania, FirstEnergy is allocating $165 million to upgrade infrastructure in York and Adams counties by converting an existing 115-kV line into a double-circuit line, which increases capacity and redundancy. Furthermore, the utility plans to invest in Armstrong and Indiana counties by upgrading and connecting existing 500-kV lines to improve network efficiency. This project is part of a broader five-year capital investment program totaling $36 billion that FirstEnergy announced previously to address long-term reliability needs and grid resiliency across its service territory.