FirstEnergy Facility Tour

Join us for a tour of FirstEnergy's Center for Advanced Energy Technology (CAET) and Akron Control Center! We will provide transportation to the facility (~40 minutes away from campus) and FirstEnergy will provide lunch for all attendees.

Important information about the tour:
- Lunch will be provided at 12:00 pm, followed by a tour of the CAET (1 hour) and the Akron Control Center; so please plan to be with us for approximately 2 ½ hours.
- No photos or videos are allowed to be taken during the tour.

All participants:
- Must be 18 years of age or older, minors are not permitted in the labs.
- Need to have a photo ID with them to enter the facility.
- Are required to wear closed toed shoes and safety glasses. If you do not have safety glasses, they will be provided.

Key highlights about these FirstEnergy facilities:
The Center for Advanced Energy Technology (CAET) is a leading-edge facility dedicated to evaluating and testing transmission technology as well as training staff on new grid solutions that can enhance service reliability for customers. The 88,000-square-foot facility is one of the most comprehensive testing and training facilities of its kind in the country and supports FirstEnergy’s efforts to modernize the grid across its six-state service area. (See attached brochure).

Transmission Operations (TOS) operates the Transmission and Subtransmission system of FirstEnergy to ensure continuous safe and reliable delivery of energy while meeting all compliance requirements. TOS monitors and controls a system consisting of 24,500 miles of Transmission/Sub-transmission lines in a 65,000 square-mile service territory for approximately 6 million customers. TOS performs these functions from the Akron Control Center.

File Attachments: CAETbrochure

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