Big Upgrades Coming to Akron's East Side Mean Fewer Outages and Faster Restoration

AKRON, Ohio, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A major upgrade is underway in East Akron that is set to make electric service more reliable and resilient for about 12,000 Ohio Edison customers, including Summa Akron City Hospital.American Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI), a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary, is expanding and modernizing an East Akron substation to help reduce the number of outages and shorten the time it takes to restore power when issues do occur. FirstEnergy crews in Summit County, ...