Reliability Projects

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:

East Hills Park Apartments URD Plan (Penn Hills)
Hotline #: 412-393-6814

The East Hills Park Apartments URD plan is a mature Underground Residential Distribution Plan (URD) located in Penn Hills. 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.

10/14 Update:

Work is scheduled to begin this week on the utility poles on Park Hill Dr.

There will be NO planned outages as a result of this work.

Future outages will be required to upgrade your service. Please check back on this website for information on when those outages will occur. You will also be notified by our crews who will be performing the work.

Call the hotline after 5pm for outage update or Duquesne Light’s website duquesnelight.com/reliability 

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

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.

10/3 Update:

All outages are complete!

Road repaving on the three sections where we had to cut trenches in the street will be completed by the end of October. Travel on Allendale Circle will be impacted during the paving.

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.

Final 2024 Update:

It has been determined that this project will be delayed until next year. The anticipated start date is unknown at this time. Customers will be notified approximately a month prior to construction start. We apologize for any inconvenience this caused, and we greatly appreciate your 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 late-October 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