Type: Public
On the web: http://www.firstenergycorp.com
Employees: 13,330
Employee growth: (0.4%)

FirstEnergy's first goal is to deliver power, but its second goal is to survive deregulation. Its ten utilities provide electricity to six million customers in Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The company's domestic power plants have a total generating capacity of 24,000 MW, most generated by coal-fired plants. Subsidiary FirstEnergy Solutions trades energy commodities in deregulated US markets and has more than 120,000 accounts. FirstEnergy's other nonregulated operations include electrical and mechanical contracting and energy planning and procurement. In 2011 the company acquired Allegheny Energy in a $8.5 billion deal.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $13,339.0M
One year growth: 2.9%
Net income: $784.0M
Income growth: (22.1%)

Officers:
Chairman: George M. Smart
President, CEO, and Director, FirstEnergy Corp. and FirstEnergy Service: Anthony J. Alexander
VP Corporate Affairs and Community Involvement: Mary Beth Carroll

Competitors:
AEP
Dominion Resources
Public Service Enterprise Group

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