More than 4,500 FirstEnergy employees - including 2,300 line, service and forestry crews working around the clock restored service to customers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland who lost power following Hurricane Irene. More than 797,000 of the 920,000 Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed), Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec) … [Read more...]
FirstEnergy Merger Lawsuit Reaches Final Agreement
November 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
FirstEnergy Corp. and Allegheny Energy, Inc., along with all parties to their merger proceeding in West Virginia, today filed a comprehensive settlement with the West Virginia Public Service Commission (WVPSC) that resolves all issues raised in the case. The filing includes a commitment for a regional headquarters for Allegheny Power's West Virginia utility operations, a … [Read more...]
FirstEnergy Merger Will Help Ohio, Hurt Pennsylvania
October 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Governor Edward R. Rendell today called on the Pennsylvania Utility Commission to deny the merger request by FirstEnergy and Allegheny Energy, saying the proposed deal could kill 980 good-paying jobs in southwestern Pennsylvania and harm competition in electricity markets at a time when prices are rising. The Governor directed the Department of Environmental Protection to … [Read more...]
Local Energy Plant Saving Detroit Tons of Money
October 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Hundreds of businesses in Detroit Edison's service area are saving money by switching their electric generation supplier to FirstEnergy Solutions (FES), the competitive subsidiary of Akron-Ohio based FirstEnergy Corp. Now FES is offering more businesses the opportunity to take advantage of savings should legislation pass that would increase the current cap on shopping in … [Read more...]
