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Your spirit of volunteerism is needed for our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day of Service activities. As always, our strong commitment to safety extends beyond the workplace. In light of current COVID-19 conditions in our service area, we are temporarily pausing all company-organized in-person indoor volunteer events to help reduce the spread of the disease. As…

The Workplace Return Team, together with members from Corporate Health & Safety and our medical staff, continue to monitor a number of COVID-19-related factors across our five-state service territory to determine the best course of action to keep employees safe and heathy. Recently, the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Steering Committee and Executive Council agreed that…

FirstEnergy family is saddened by the loss of David Porter, supervisor, Network Support IT, at Met-Ed. Dave passed away on Jan. 3 due to complications from COVID-19. He was employed by the company for nearly 40 years. Dave leaves behind his wife, Kathie, three sons, and six grandchildren. Outside of work, Dave was active in his…

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Jasan Hileman holds dear this quote from George Santayana, philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist. The Potomac Edison employee is doing his part to ensure we remember the past through a passion for history – especially the Civil War. “For more than 30 years I have…

Many of the Energizing the Future (EtF) projects completed in 2021 were designed to reinforce the power grid in Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at some of the major work undertaken in the Keystone State as part of FirstEnergy’s multi-year initiative to upgrade transmission facilities with advanced equipment and technologies. Roxbury Substation transformer upgrade – Built new 115-kilovolt (kV)…

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

Energizing the Future (EtF) – a multi-year initiative to upgrade FirstEnergy’s transmission facilities with advanced equipment and technologies – continued to reinforce the power grid throughout 2021. Last year, more than 700 EtF projects supported our efforts to help reduce the frequency and duration of customer outages. “Since launching the initiative in 2014, our goal has been to…