Teams with the Electric Power Research Institute to help protect bats HOLMDEL, N.J., Aug. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric company Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has installed 64 artificial, free-standing bat roosts along two transmission rights-of-way that run through Warren, Morris and Union counties as part of the company's ongoing efforts to protect endangered species near electrical infrastructure. This work is part of a collaborative research study with the Electric ...

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced that it has reached an agreement, effective Aug. 12, 2024, with the Office of the Ohio Attorney General and the Office of the Summit County Prosecutor to resolve all outstanding proceedings between the parties. "We are pleased to have reached a resolution with the Ohio Attorney General's Office and the Office of the Summit County Prosecutor, which recognizes the substantial actions FirstEnergy has taken to establish a hi ...

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to around-the-clock hard work by more than 7,500 storm responders, FirstEnergy announced that nearly all customers will have power restored much sooner than the original global estimate of Wednesday, Aug. 14. To date, power has been restored to nearly 90% of Illuminating Company customers, with less than 35,000 remaining without service. Line crews from FirstEnergy's Pennsylvania electric vcompanies assist with power restoration in the greater Cleveland area ...

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Thousands of workers from FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE), along with outside support from 17 states, continue working around the clock restoring power to customers across Greater Cleveland following historic storms on Aug. 6. Each day, service is being restored to large numbers of customers. In addition, significant progress removing trees and other debris is paving the way for the intricate work required to restore service in the hardest hit areas. More than 627,700 custo ...

Mon Power will hold demonstrations on how to stay safe around electrical equipment FAIRMONT, W.Va., Aug. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric company Mon Power is bringing its live wire electrical safety trailer to the upcoming State Fair of West Virginia in Lewisburg, where it will use the trailer's 7,200-kilovolt power lines to offer highly visual demonstrations on the power of electricity, how to recognize dangerous conditions and, most important, how to stay safe around power li ...

Free water and ice available for customers who remain without power AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Power is actively being restored around the clock to the approximately 194,500 FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) customers in Northeast Ohio who remain without service following the severe thunderstorms, wind and tornados that swept through the area on Tuesday. While restoration efforts are expected to continue into next week, many customers will have power restored well before that time. Photos and video ...

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric company personnel are prepared to respond to potential service interruptions caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby, which is forecast to bring heavy rains and gusty winds to Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia beginning on Friday. A video playlist of utility personnel discussing the impact of wind storms on equipment and restoration efforts is available on YouTube. Company meteorologists have been track ...

Crews continue working 24/7 to restore service to 265,000 customers following historic storm AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has restored power to more than 215,000 customers of Ohio Edison and The Illuminating Company following a historic weather event Tuesday that included two tornados with winds up to 110 mph in Cuyahoga County, one of which traveled a path 17 miles long and 350 yards wide through the heavily populated area from Brookpark to Bedford. This was the mo ...

High winds, heavy rain cause power outages for nearly 578,000 FirstEnergy customers AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Power has been restored to more than 230,000 of the approximately 578,000 FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) customers who lost service due to severe storms that swept across northeast Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey on Monday. With help from more than 4,100 additional line workers and field personnel from contractors and mutual assistance organizations, FirstEnergy's electric company pe ...

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 31, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Irene Prezelj - Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications Brian Tierney - President & Chief Executive Officer Jon Taylor - Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Shar Pourreza - Guggenheim Partners Steve Fleishman - Wolfe Research Jeremy Tonet - JPMorgan Chase Nick Campanella - Barclays Carly Davenport - Goldman Sachs Michael Lonegan - Evercore ISI Paul ...