Colder winter temperatures can mean more energy use and higher bills. We’re here to help. If you’re struggling with your electric bills, you have options that can ease the burden:
We place them on power lines to monitor the flow of electricity. When a sensor on a line detects a problem, the nearest recloser automatically cuts power from that point in the line. Instead of every customer on the line losing power, only customers downstream of the recloser device are impacted. Then, our crews work as safely and quickly as possible to restore power to everyone who is out.
In November 2021, we installed the first vacuum recloser on a transmission line and plan to install more of these devices at locations that will provide the most benefit to our customers.
This is just one example of our commitment to innovate and invest in technologies that improve reliability.
Pictured: Three of the PPL Electric senior engineers who worked on the project. Left-right: Matt Donaldson, Jonathan Tsoi, and John Sonnelitter.
Outages are for the birds
Another way we innovate for reliability is by designing our equipment to minimize the potential for outages. Here’s an example: Did you know that bird droppings can conduct electricity and damage the insulators that connect wires to our poles? It’s true. That’s why we implemented a new umbrella-shaped insulator design. It acts as a shield to protect the insulators from being covered in bird droppings.
Stay winter storm safe
Winter is here. Here are three electrical safety tips to keep in mind when the snow starts piling up.
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