Company News & Information
Announcing Our FirstEnergy Hero Award Winners
September 19, 2023
On Sept. 15, seven employees received FirstEnergy Hero Awards for their acts of courage and compassion by coming to the assistance of an injured or at-risk person. President and CEO Brian Tierney hosted an awards ceremony for the recipients – as well as their guests, nominators and members of our leadership team. “It’s a privilege to honor…
FirstEnergy Named Top Utility for Economic Development for Fifth Year in a Row
September 15, 2023
For the fifth year in a row, FirstEnergy has been named by Site Selection magazine as one of the nation’s leading utilities in promoting economic development, helping to attract more than 12,000 new jobs and $7.3 billion in third-party corporate facility investment in our six-state service area in 2022. Twenty Site Selection award winners were chosen from a field…
Living Stewardship and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Schools
September 14, 2023
Recently FirstEnergy employees who are also members of Black Greek lettered organizations contributed to the Black College Hall of Fame’s Education Day by reading to students at both Crouse Community Learning Center and Emmanuel Christian Academy in Akron, Ohio. This was part of the Black College Hall of Fame Classic Weekend’s Reading Playbook Program. The…
Eastern Ohio Gets 20-Mile Upgrade
September 12, 2023
FirstEnergy subsidiary American Transmission Systems, Inc. (ATSI) has begun upgrading 20 miles of a high-voltage power line in Belmont and Harrison counties in Ohio to strengthen the regional transmission system. The third phase of a larger 64-mile project, the rebuilt 138-kilovolt line will enhance service reliability, improve system resiliency and accommodate increasing customer demand for…
Fort Martin and Harrison Improve Wastewater Treatment Process
September 11, 2023
As part of our commitment to minimizing the environmental impact of our operations, we have begun construction on two projects that will improve the wastewater treatment process at our regulated power plants in West Virginia. The environmental upgrades at Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville, and Harrison Power Station in Haywood, will help Mon Power…
In Touch with the Community
September 10, 2023
FirstEnergy continues to support the communities we serve by educating customers about electrical safety, giving them an opportunity to engage with our employees and see the equipment we use to keep power flowing safely and reliably to their homes. We recently supported two events in our Ohio Edison and Penelec service territories to help spread…
FirstEnergy Team Wows at Corporate Soap Box Derby
September 5, 2023
The 2023 Corp Soap Box Derby members were: Dewayne Edwards, manager, Transmission Design Tara Costa, advanced business analyst Jasina Chapman, contractor, Corporate Affairs & Community Involvement Stephen Walters, supervisor, Regional Operations Line and Substation John Huber, director, Emergency Preparedness Rachel Elkins, advanced business analyst Patricia Sewell, Supply Chain analyst IV Idowu Oke, engineer II The Corporate Soap…