u/supersteve32

Don't worry everyone, FirstEnergy is offering free water! They're also asking us to conserve electricity.

I'd much rather they fix the grid, personally.

From FirstEnergy: > We understand the frustration and hardship recent outages have caused for Lakewood residents, especially during this period of extreme heat. The heat wave has created extreme conditions across our region, driving extraordinary electricity demand and placing significant strain on electric infrastructure.

> As the extreme heat continues through the holiday weekend, we’re asking customers to conserve electricity when possible – especially between 3 and 6 p.m. daily when demand is typically highest. Using less electricity can help protect the system and prevent additional outages – and help you manage energy costs during this time of high use.

> If you should experience an outage, free water is available at the following Giant Eagle locations beginning at 4:00 p.m. on July 3 through Sunday evening, July 5.

> 14100 Detroit Ave. 3050 W 117th 22160 Center Ridge Rd.

> Additionally, local cooling centers are open and available for those who need a place to cool off and charge devices:

> Gunning Rec Center, 16700 Puritas Ave Cove Community Center, 12525 Lake Ave

To preface this post: fuck FirstEnergy. They have been negligent and are only attempting to fix things because of pressure put on them. I file a PUCO complaint every single time there's a power issue.

With that said, I'd like to express some optimism: I do think things will get better eventually.

• 2 new transformers are being added to Lakewood: https://www.firstenergycorp.com/newsroom/news_articles/illuminating-company-new-transformers-in-lakewood.html

• The first one was recently unveiled: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RA0p0PTWi4Y

From what I understand, these transformers are designed to address the core power issues we're seeing. However, they aren't online yet; the first one (noted above) won't be active until "later this year".