Pennsylvania Power Grid Challenged by Record Number of Outage Events in 2024, PUC Report Finds
ReutersAug 21, 2025 7:16 PM
Aug 21 (Reuters) - PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION:
SAYS PENNSYLVANIA EXPERIENCED 71 “REPORTABLE OUTAGE EVENTS” IN 2024 – THE HIGHEST NUMBER RECORDED IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS
SAYS THE 71 OUTAGE EVENTS MARKED SHARP INCREASE FROM 49 EVENTS IN 2023, WERE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT RISE IN TOTAL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS AFFECTED
SAYS MORE THAN 2.8 MILLION PENNSYLVANIANS LOST SERVICE AT SOME POINT DURING THE YEAR, COMPARED TO 1.67 MILLION IN 2023
SAYS THESE FIGURES UNDERSCORE CONTINUED CHALLENGES POSED BY SEVERE STORMS, VEGETATION-RELATED DAMAGE, AND IMPACTS OF AN AGING POWER GRID
SAYS MOST OF PENNSYLVANIA’S 11 ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES (EDCS) STRUGGLED TO MEET ESTABLISHED RELIABILITY BENCHMARKS IN 2024
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