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:

Deer Valley URD Plan (Sewickley)
Hotline #: 412-393-6816

The Deer Valley URD plan is a mature Underground Residential Distribution Plan (URD) located in Sewickley. This plan will be upgraded by installing new underground and replacing aging equipment with pad mounted devices. Some additional devices may be installed to improve voltage regulation.

5/20/25 Update:

Due to the forecasted weather for the remainder of the week and the upcoming Memorial Day Holiday, there will NOT be any schedules outages this week!

The previously scheduled outage has been moved to Tuesday 5/27/2025 from 8:30am - 4:30pm for the following addresses:

101 and 129-145 Deer Valley Drive

112-125 Rippling Brook Drive

101-102 Cool Springs Dr

ALL houses on Lindana Ct

There will be brief 30-minute outages for all other customers in the mornings and afternoon for switching purposes, required for worker safety.

Please call the hotline or check back here after 5pm for outage updates.

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 and replacing aging equipment with pad mounted devices. Some additional devices may be installed to improve voltage regulation.

2025 Update:

As of now, this project is not scheduled for 2025 construction. 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.

Transmission & Distribution Projects