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As FirstEnergy marks its 25th anniversary this week, it is recognizing the 12,000 employees who are driving the company’s transformation and lighting the way in the communities where they live and work. Employees from across the company will join Board Chair and Interim President and Chief Executive Officer John W. Somerhalder II and other executives to…

“I was totally surprised by this honor and recognition,” said John Huber, director, Emergency Preparedness, after receiving a 2022 Patriot Award. John was the recipient of the U.S. Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award after being nominated by Luke Anderson, advanced business analyst, Emergency Preparedness. A member of the Ohio Army National…

Learning isn’t just reading, writing, mathematics and science – it can incorporate many topics and benefit many individuals. Here are a few ways FirstEnergy employees and the FirstEnergy Foundation are supporting learning opportunities. The Northern Tier Industry & Education Consortium (NTIEC) in Penelec’s service territory  received a $15,000 FirstEnergy Investing with Purpose grant. NTIEC’s mission…

Here are some examples of our employees and the FirstEnergy Foundation supporting one of our Core Values: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, Toledo Edison employees volunteered at two Hispanic nonprofit agencies. One group of employees helped to winterize a garden at the Sofia Quintero Arts and Cultural Center. A second…

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has awarded JCP&L the construction responsibility to connect clean energy generated by New Jersey’s offshore wind farms to the power grid. The BPU selected JCP&L’s plan from among 80 proposals submitted by 13 different transmission developers in the nation’s first coordinated offshore wind transmission bidding process. The…

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

Two nonprofit organizations recently benefitted from FirstEnergy Foundation support. The IM ABLE Foundation in Wyomissing, Pa., received a $5,000 FirstEnergy Foundation check. IM ABLE’s mission is to remove obstacles that keep people with challenges on the sidelines, providing them access to programs and equipment tailored to their needs and a community of all abilities to…