NYSEG Investing $7.9 Million to Improve Five Miles of Circuits in Western New York
Company expects completion of Langner and Davis circuits in West Seneca and Orchard Park in 2025
$7.9 million in upgrades to benefit more than 4,000 customers in Southtowns
LANCASTER, N.Y. — June 25, 2025 — New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) expects completion this year of upgrades to two distribution circuits, Langner 433 and Davis 531, located in West Seneca and Orchard Park, respectively. The Company invested $7.9 million in the projects, which deliver electricity to more than 4,000 customers.
“Our goal is to provide energy reliability in the communities we serve,” said Matthew Smith, project manager of major construction for NYSEG. “These two circuits in West Seneca and Orchard Park have had issues in recent years due to fallen trees and failing equipment. By investing in these projects, thousands of customers in Western New York will see fewer outages and disruptions.”
The Langner circuit serves approximately 2,100 customers and is located west of I-90 in West Seneca, primarily in the neighborhoods around Covington Drive and Kirkwood Drive. Along these two streets, there are backlot lines that are against a heavily treed rail trail embankment. The circuit also serves commercial customers around the Langner Road intersection with Ridge Road and to neighborhoods south of Fisher Road just north of US-219.
NYSEG invested $3.3 million on the Langner circuit. Crews are relocating and rebuilding more than three miles of high-voltage lines. The company is also installing additional remotely operable devices and made connections to adjacent circuits. These improvements allow the Company to isolate damaged lines and restore power more quicky during outages, sometimes within a few minutes.
The rebuild along Covington Drive will improve energy reliability by reducing the risk of tree-related outages. It also allows roadside access for crews to quickly address potential future interruptions. Work along Kirkwood Drive saw sturdier poles installed and covered tree wire that makes the existing infrastructure more resilient to tree incidents. NYSEG’s rebuild along Fisher Road improves resiliency by allowing flexibility to re-energize portions of the circuit temporarily off another circuit in the event of an outage.
“We are grateful for the extensive work that NYSEG has done to the Langner circuit over the years,” said Gary Dickson, West Seneca Town Supervisor. “I have definitely noticed a significant reduction in the number of power outages over the past couple of years. We look forward to the completion of this latest project which will benefit our residents for years to come.”
NYSEG is investing $4.6 million to improve approximately 2.5 miles of the Davis 531 circuit in Orchard Park. This circuit has sustained a significant amount of tree and equipment-related outages, highlighting the need to invest and upgrade. The Company continues to rebuild and convert approximately one mile of lines along Ellicott Road between Philson Drive and Dennis Road. NYSEG also upgraded 1.58 miles of lines along Armor Duells Road, California Road, Duerr Road, and Thorne Avenue. The longer line provides an alternate source of power to the Orchard Park Substation in the event of an outage. A remotely operable protection device was also installed on Powers Road that will isolate damage and other issues with the line downstream of that device without affecting the rest of the circuit.
NYSEG has invested more than $378 million on major capital projects since May 2023. The Company regularly invests hundreds of millions of dollars into ongoing maintenance, customer focused programs, compliance programs and standards, smart meters, safety, and other improvements. These investments provide customers with reliable access to energy, improve the customer experience, and enable NYSEG to remain in compliance with state and federal regulations.
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