FIRST ENERGY

FirstEnergy Corporation is a diversified energy company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity; marketing of natural gas; and energy management and other energy-related services. Through its affiliates, FirstEnergy Corporation serves nearly 4.5 million customers within nearly 40,000-square-miles of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The company operates approximately 20 power plants with a total system capacity of more than 10,000 megawatts. FirstEnergy also provides natural gas service to more than 2,000 industrial and commercial customers in the Midwest. In addition, the company s facilities service subsidiaries provide a range of services, such as heating, ventilating, air conditioning, refrigeration, process piping, plumbing, electrical, building controls and systems and facility management. FirstEnergy also has a majority ownership position in First Communications, a company that serves more than 60,000 customers with long-distance service, local phone service and advanced data solutions. Anthony J. Alexander has been the chief executive officer of FirstEnergy for more than two years. He has been with the utility company for over 34 years. Alexander earned a BS degree, and a JD, from the University of Akron. FirstEnergy Corporation has its headquarters in Akron, Ohio.