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FirstEnergy Engineers Promote Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
February 21, 2023
This week, we are joining the National Society of Professional Engineers in celebrating National Engineers Week. It’s also Black History Month, a special opportunity to recognize the unique achievements of our Black/African American employees, friends and neighbors. We often don’t consider the importance of conveniences like the three-light traffic signal, refrigerated trucks or automatic elevator…

JCP&L Connects Solar Project to Grid
February 17, 2023
JCP&L has completed a grid connection for a 19.8-megawatt solar project located at a former landfill property in Mount Olive, New Jersey, that is now delivering clean energy through FirstEnergy’s transmission lines. For the past year, JCP&L has worked with the project’s developer to construct a grid connection point with an existing 34.5-kilovolt transmission line…

FirstEnergy Sponsors Phonebank for Akron Children’s Hospital Radiothon
February 17, 2023
The 98.1 KDD Radiothon to benefit Akron Children’s Hospital was held Feb. 9 and 10 in the hospital lobby and our employees were there to answer the call. Literally. Employee volunteers took pledges coming into the FirstEnergy-sponsored Phonebank, and the FirstEnergy Foundation matched donations – up to $10,000. Since 2000, the 98.1 KDD Radiothon has…

FirstEnergy Ambassador Network: Creating New Connections
February 15, 2023
At FirstEnergy, building relationships with colleges, universities, and other educational organizations are essential to us. We strive to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve to better meet our customers’ diverse needs. We are making strides toward this goal through FirstEnergy Ambassador Network (FAN). Ambassador Network Lead, Terry Malone, is excited to see where 2023…

FirstEnergy Employee’s Kids Make Cover of Special Needs Living Canton/Akron
February 15, 2023
Sharmba Varner lights up when she talks about her kids. While she takes great pride in her work as an admin tech III in Power Billing, her passion is in advocating for special needs families, particularly those struggling with their emotions. Her other two children, 9-year-old Mhani and 4-year-old RJ, were recently featured on the February…

FirstEnergy Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results
February 14, 2023
FirstEnergy today reported full year 2022 GAAP earnings of $406 million, or $0.71 per basic and diluted share, on revenue of $12.5 billion. In 2021, the company reported GAAP earnings of $1,283 million, or $2.35 per basic and diluted share, on revenue of $11.1 billion. Results include the special items listed below, including a non-cash tax…

Weis Used His Wise Insights to Help a Coworker
February 13, 2023
They spoke daily, but on this particular day, something was drastically different. The morning of Dec. 1, 2022, JCP&L Senior Relay Tech, Alek Stulic was driving to work and called Distribution Tech, Gerard (Gerry) Weis to inform him he was running late. Gerry said, “I knew almost immediately that there was a serious problem. Alek wasn’t making sense. He…