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We did it! Even during the pandemic and our virtual environment, FirstEnergy employees fully supported our 2021 Harvest for Hunger campaign. We raised $333,088 and collected 8,429 pounds of food resulting in 2,338,639 meals – surpassing our goal by nearly 17%. “I’m always proud but not surprised by the generosity of our employees. Even with…

The Illuminating Company (CEI) Forestry group recently achieved 23 years without incurring an Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)-recordable injury or a controllable motor vehicle accident (CMVA). According to Frank McGraw, supervisor, Regional Operations, the team’s safety success over more than two decades is the result of three main ingredients. “It all starts by having the…

Nearly 2,500 line workers are employed at FirstEnergy’s 10 utility companies in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and West Virginia. We couldn’t be prouder of these men and women who help us deliver the safe and reliable power our customers depend on each day. Yesterday was National Lineman Appreciation Day. In the video message below, hear from some of our…

FirstEnergy’s commitment to establishing habitats where butterflies, bees and other pollinators can flourish will be among the subjects of an Earth Day webinar on April 21. “I plan to discuss how FirstEnergy and the electric utility industry are making positive environmental contributions in the communities and habitats they serve,” said Becky Spach, director of Vegetation Management.…

Met-Ed Troubleman Chris Siford recently was named Lineman of the Month by T&D World magazine. The online trade publication selects one worker each month to showcase. Chris was featured in the January 2021 edition after being nominated by Curt Christenson, general manager, Regional Operations Services. “Chris is a very outgoing employee who expresses a love and appreciation of his job,…

This is the fourth in a series of articles on distribution program investments that are supporting our vision for the grid of the future. Potomac Edison is contributing to our efforts to enhance service reliability by completing multiple distribution automation projects to help reduce power outages for thousands of customers in the company’s Maryland service…

Penelec recently hosted Pennsylvania Sen. Dan Laughlin on a tour of its Erie headquarters. During the visit, Sen. Laughlin learned about FirstEnergy’s ongoing capital investment in Penelec territory, which includes significant upgrades to infrastructure, technology and equipment to help ensure service reliability for customers. He was also interested in FE’s efforts to keep our essential…