For more than 100 years, Duquesne Light Company (DLC) has remained committed to providing safe, reliable electric service to customers across Allegheny and Beaver counties. We are committed to investing in infrastructure and technology that enable us to meet the increasing demand for energy in the region. A major part of that commitment is ensuring that our electrical infrastructure -- the wires, transformers, substations, poles and other equipment that make up the company's transmission and distribution system - delivers power safely and reliably to your home or business.
As a result, from time to time we must repair and enhance our system. While our infrastructure has served customers well for decades, various components are nearing the end of their useful operating lives. We proactively replace that equipment in order to maintain the levels of service and reliability that you've come to expect from DLC, and to ensure that the region will be able to meet future energy demands.
Current infrastructure improvement and underground residential development (URD) projects occurring across our service territory are listed below. If you are a customer impacted by upcoming work, please see below for scheduling, visit our general project information page for additional information and learn how you can prepare for scheduled outages.
Current Neighborhood Underground Residential Development (URD) Plan Distribution and Rehabilitation Projects:
Sheraden Park URD Plan (Pittsburgh)
Hotline #: 412-393-6815
The Sheraden URD plan is a mature Underground Residential Distribution Plan (URD) located in Pittsburgh. This plan will be upgraded by installing new underground cables in new conduit and replacing aging equipment with new pad mounted devices. Some additional devices may be installed to improve voltage regulation.
8/28 Update:
There will be NO SCHEDULED OUTAGES Thursday-Tuesday, enjoy the holiday weekend!!
Construction for the installation of new conduit is currently on hold. There will be minimal service interruptions for the conduit installation.
There will be No Parking Permits that will be issued for Allendale Circle and will be put out in the area the crew is working in.
Please continue to check this site for updates. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
Deer Haven URD Plan (Fox Chapel)
Hotline #: 412-393-6814
The Deer Haven URD plan is a mature Underground Residential Distribution Plan (URD) located in Pittsburgh. This plan will be upgraded by installing new underground cables in new conduit and replacing aging equipment with new pad mounted devices. Some additional devices may be installed to improve voltage regulation.
Work is set to begin the second week of September, when crew will upgrade all the existing primary cable and underground switching vaults and transformers to pad mount transformers and switching coffins that you see at the beginning of the neighborhood.
There will be scheduled outages for this work, but you will be given notice before the work happens.
Please continue to check this site for updates. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
North Aerial Cable Project
This project will replace aging wooden utility poles and distribution cables hanging from them. New poles will be set as closely to the existing poles as possible and DLC will completely remove the old poles before project completion. There could be some areas requiring vegetation trimming or tree removal.
If/when your property is impacted by DLC-owned vehicles or equipment, a DLC representative will also attempt to contact you in the same way as previously mentioned. Please be assured that any damages will be repaired and the property left as found or in better condition. We will do everything possible to leave your property in an acceptable state.
Work has begun and is now expected to be completed by mid-November 2024.
Hookstown Battery Energy Storage System Project
To increase reliability in the Hookstown area, DLC will install its first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to alternatively power up to one hundred customers. Using this technology during an outage, DLC can re-energize homes from the battery for a few hours while restoration work returns the circuit to normal operating conditions. When the circuit is restored, the customers supplied by the battery will transfer back to the grid source.
The preparation work, performed by both Duquesne Light and contracted crews, will consist of utility work on a pole line on Pleasant Hills Road and at the intersection of Pleasant Hills Road and Lincoln Hwy (Rt. 30). Work will occur on weekdays from approximately 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and will not result in service interruptions. You can expect to see construction vehicles within the work zones. As the end of the project nears, we will communicate to those affected with specifics about a needed service interruption for approximately 8 hours to complete the work.
Work will begin mid-June and is expected to be completed by September 2024. Thank you for your patience.
Transmission & Distribution Projects
Bus Rapid Transit (23kV Duct Bank Install) Project
Duquesne Light Company is replacing more than 2.5 miles of electric duct bank and 86,000 feet of outdated underground cables ahead of the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Bus Rapid Transit Project. This infrastructure update will bolster electric reliability in Pittsburgh’s Uptown, Downtown and Hill District neighborhoods.
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Brunot Island-Crescent Transmission Reliability Project
Duquesne Light is planning to replace the 138 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line from substation in Crescent Township, PA, to the substation located on Brunot Island on the Ohio River.
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Cheswick-Plum Reconfiguration Project
Duquesne Light is planning to reconfigure an existing 138 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line in Plum Borough between Plum Substation and Old Leechburg Rd.
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Mon-Fayette Expressway Project
Duquesne Light Company is working with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) to relocate several 138 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission lines in support of the Mon-Fayette Expressway project.
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Pilot Drone Inspection Project
Duquesne Light Co. is testing new inspection technology, including the use of aerial drones in several neighborhoods north of Pittsburgh.
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Universal-Plum Reliability Project
Duquesne Light Company is planning to build a new 138 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line from Universal Substation to Plum Substation.
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West Deer Transmission Reliability Project
Duquesne Light is planning to expand the network of 138-kilovolt transmission lines providing power to customers in West Deer and Indiana townships.
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