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AKRON, Ohio, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), announced its Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio, returned to service at 1:08 p.m. today following a March 18, 2013, shutdown for refueling and maintenance. The 1,268-megawatt unit is currently operating at 21 percent power. Power levels will vary over the next several days as part of routine testing. The plant is expected to reach full power...

Tractor Trailer of Furniture, Supplies, Clothing and Household Items Will Be Unloaded by Local Volunteers MORRISTOWN, N.J., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Local Hurricane Sandy relief efforts will be given a boost on Thursday by the Akron, Ohio-based Hope Always Lives On (HALO) Foundation as a tractor trailer of donated items - including furniture, supplies, food, clothing and household items - will be unloaded at the People's Pantry in Toms River by dozens of local volunteers,...

AKRON, Ohio, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced first quarter 2013 basic and diluted earnings of $0.76 per share of common stock on a non-GAAP* basis. This compares to basic and diluted non-GAAP earnings of $0.82 per share of common stock in the first quarter of 2012. On a GAAP basis, first quarter 2013 basic and diluted earnings were $0.47 per share of common stock on net income of $196 million and revenue of $3.7 billion. First quarter 2012...

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The AFL-CIO and the Utility Workers Union of America are urging shareholders of FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) to vote "against" the company's advisory vote on compensation for its named executive officers -- also known as the "Say-on-Pay" vote. The AFL-CIO and UWUA also recommend that FirstEnergy's shareholders "withhold" their votes from all five director nominees who are members of the Board of Directors' Compensation Committee -- Robert B....

AKRON, Ohio, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From bake sales to salad bars to online auctions and donations of cash and canned goods, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) employees contributed the equivalent of more than 2.6 million meals during the recently completed 2013 Harvest for Hunger campaign. Overall, FirstEnergy employees raised more than $356,000 and contributed approximately 69 tons of food to local food banks and hunger centers, the equivalent of approximately 168 meals for each of...

AKRON, Ohio, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy's (NYSE: FE) Ohio utilities -- Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison - will offer energy conservation kits and educational materials beginning May 1, 2013, to their Ohio residential customers as part of the company's programs supporting Ohio Senate Bill 221, Ohio's energy efficiency law. FirstEnergy utility customers in Ohio can now call (877) 639-0218 or visit www.ohioenergykit.com to request an energy...

Lowest Fixed Price Currently Available to PPL Customers AKRON, Ohio, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents served by PPL now have the opportunity to lock in a low fixed price of 6.35 cents per kilowatt-hour for electric generation until June 2016 through ChamberChoice and FirstEnergy Solutions. This is a savings over PPL's current average residential rate of 7.24 cents per kWh, and the estimated rate of 8.24 cents per kWh starting June 1, 2013. "Although offers have been made...

AKRON, Ohio, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) will release first quarter 2013 earnings before markets open on May 7. These results will be discussed by FirstEnergy management during a conference call with financial analysts at 1 p.m. EDT that day. A question-and-answer session will follow. Investors, customers and other interested parties are invited to listen to a live webcast of the call via FirstEnergy's Investor Information website,...

FirstEnergy Announces $1,000 Bounty for State's Oldest Functioning Refrigerator AKRON, Ohio, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy's (NYSE: FE) Ohio utilities are joining forces with other utilities throughout the state to launch Ohio's Oldest Refrigerator Contest, which offers valuable prizes for Ohio's oldest working refrigerator. To participate, FirstEnergy utility customers can call 1-877-545-4112, or visit www.energysaveOhio.com, to schedule a home pick up of their old...

AKRON, Ohio, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE), is encouraging customers in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia with questions regarding their most-recent bills to contact the company call center at 1-800-686-0011. As part of its effort to enhance the overall efficiency of its meter-reading process, in February and March Potomac Edison reconfigured its meter-reading routes. The switchover to the new routes temporarily...