Company News & Information

FirstEnergy today announced that the board of directors has unanimously agreed to appoint Brian X. Tierney president and chief executive officer, effective June 1, 2023. He succeeds interim President and Chief Executive Officer John W. Somerhalder II. Mr. Somerhalder also serves as chair of FirstEnergy’s board, a position he will continue to hold. After FirstEnergy’s…

Potomac Edison has made strong service reliability enhancements in recent years through system upgrades, vegetation management, equipment inspections and other maintenance activities with the goal of enhancing and modernizing our electric infrastructure. To help support and advance these efforts, we have requested a review of our base electric rates by the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC).…

​FirstEnergy was presented with five ADDY® Awards at the 2023 Cleveland American Advertising Awards held on March 9. Conducted annually by the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the local phase is the first of a three-tier, national competition. Across the country, local entrants vie to win ADDY Awards each year – recognition as the very best…

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…