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Check out the list of May’s service anniversaries​.​​​​   ​

Potomac Edison is working with the Electric Auto Association – a volunteer organization dedicated to accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) – to support Maryland’s efforts to get 300,000 zero-emission vehicles on the road by 2025. It’s an ambitious goal, and according to Jim Sears, president, Maryland Operations, it’s also an exciting opportunity for the…

Read about how three organizations in our JCP&L, Met-Ed and West Penn Power service areas are benefitting from FirstEnergy Foundation support. Jackie Espinoza, consultant, Regional External Affairs, JCP&L (r.), presented a $5,000 FirstEnergy Foundation check to Chris Hemmer, chief development officer, SCARC Foundation. The organization’s mission is to raise funds to provide programs and services…

If you’ve ever used a voice-activated assistant, like Siri or Alexa, then you know how convenient they can be for quickly providing valuable information in real time – delivering answers within seconds of being prompted. And now voice assistance technology – available via Amazon’s Alexa app, Echo devices and Fire TV – can help you…

Here are some examples of our company’s efforts to keeping education and our youth a top priority. The Lebanon Valley organization received a $6,000 FirstEnergy Foundation check. The funds will assist with the printing of a bilingual version of The Adventures of Lebanon Lilly. The book follows Lilly, a cow, throughout Lebanon County, highlighting various…

​Whether its preparing items for foodbank distribution or assisting with an annual holiday lights display, FirstEnergy employees are willing to help in the community whenever needed. Employees in Outage Management recently volunteered at the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank. In a pandemic-safe environment, the team assembled enough boxes to provide 6,000 meals for families in need.…

Jason Tomich scales the wooden utility pole with the agility of a wiry sailor ascending a ship’s mast. His sharp spikes dislodge splinters of yellow pine as he climbs. “Wood chips are fine,” notes the West Penn Power lineman, descending the practice pole outside the Charleroi Service Center. “As long as it’s not chunks.” Tomich kills…