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Potomac Edison Spending $55 Million On Upgrades

WILLIAMSPORT, Md. (AP) -- Potomac Edison says it's spending $55 million this year to upgrade its electrical system in western Maryland and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

The company said Tuesday that the projects include new distribution circuits and replacement of underground cable and utility poles.

Potomac Edison is a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. of Akron, Ohio.

(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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