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The new human resource platform, Empower, will be live in June for employees to access and manage  information and perform tasks such as entering time, enrolling in benefits, viewing the company’s directory, and applying for open positions, among other tasks. Director of HR Technology, Stacey Silvis, sat down to talk further about the system, the benefits it…

Five Facts About Earth Hour Earth Hour is more about rebuilding connection than just switching off. It’s a moment when local and global communities unite and switch off their lights to show they care about the future of our planet – our one shared home. Desperate times lead to creative solutions. In 2020, Earth Hour…

JCP&L requested a review of its base electric rates by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) today. The proposed rate adjustment supports an approximately $185 million investments that strengthens the energy grid, enhance the customer experience and fund new low-income and senior citizen customer assistance programs. Since its last rate review in 2020,…

Employee volunteers from FirstEnergy’s Transportation Electrification Team staffed a booth at the 2023 Cleveland Auto Show to connect with customers and share information about transportation electrification. The team’s goals for the show were: To demo and promote FirstEnergy’s Choose EV website as a helpful source for customer questions about electric cars. To display and answer questions about charging and…

History of Hatfield’s Ferry Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station was one of the company’s largest coal-fired generating facilities in Pennsylvania. The 1,710-megawatt (MW) station was made up of three 570-MW units that came online from 1969 to 1971. The plant burned an average of 10,000 tons of coal per day. Hatfield’s Ferry got its name from…

Ohio Edison Meter Readers Stacey Smith and Jason Edler recently were traveling along the same stretch of highway – just a few cars apart – to start their daily customer routes. It was a clear February morning, and both employees took note of decreased visibility due to intense sun glare. In an instant, their day took an unexpected turn.…

To enhance literacy skills for at-risk students, FirstEnergy is leveraging our sponsorship with the Cleveland Cavaliers to support mobile book fairs in Cleveland and Akron area schools. This is the second year we’ve sponsored the program to strengthen and support the communities we serve. Recently, 225 students in Akron’s Pfieffer Elementary each chose two new…