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At least 200 union workers picketed FirstEnergy's annual shareholder meeting in West Virginia on Tuesday, demanding the Ohio-based utility hire enough people to keep the power on without forcing an ever-shrinking labor force to work as many as 1,800 hours of overtime a year.

A FirstEnergy official says the planned $1.1 billion sale of a coal-fired power plant is a reasonable price for protection against the much more expensive option of buying electricity on the spot market.

Morristown, NJ, May 16, 2013 - Local Hurricane Sandy relief efforts will be given a boost by the Akron, Ohio-based Hope Always Lives On Foundation as a tractor trailer of donated items - including furniture, supplies, food, clothing and household items - will be unloaded at the People's Pantry in Toms River by dozens of local volunteers, including ... (more)

's stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by TheStreet in a research note issued on Thursday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

The New Jersey Coalition for Affordable Power, comprised of consumer and industry groups, says it will urge the state to scrutinize the billions of dollars electric utilities have proposed for various projects and rate increases.

The firm currently has a $44.00 price target on the company's shares. Shares of FirstEnergy traded down 0.82% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $42.558. FirstEnergy has a one year low of $38.26 and a one year high of $51.14. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $44.32. The company has a market cap of $17.798 billion and a P/E ... (more)

A proposed natural gas-fired electric power plant in the City of Oregon received support from those who testified Wednesday during a hearing conducted by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on the plant's draft permit for air emissions.

A tree fell on power lines near Lake Valhalla Sunday night and crews are expected to be working in the area for most of the day, police said.

Jersey Central Power & Light was reporting outages for 730 customers from Lopatcong Township, 530 customers from Phillipsburg and a handful in Harmony, White and Pohatcong townships.

's stock had its "market perform" rating restated by equities researchers at BMO Capital Markets in a report issued on Wednesday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports.

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FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. is power generation company that provides energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail customers.

We're in the heart of first quarter earnings season for the energy sector, and FirstEnergy has released a bunch of reports on companies that should be of interest to investors.

Red Bank staff of Jersey Central Power & Light recently held bake sales and luncheons, collected food items and donated cash toward the 2013 Harvest for Hunger campaign.

FirstEnergy Corp. announced first quarter 2013 basic and diluted earnings of $0.76 per share of common stock on a non-GAAP* basis.

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Adelaida Colon, representative of Jersey Central Power and Light , attended the Montville Township Committee meeting on April 30 to introduce herself as the new area manager.

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An amped up Mayor Jeffrey Lansky has composed another letter regarding FirstEnergy Corp.