FirstEnergy Solutions Licensed to Sell Electricity in Illinois

FirstEnergy Corp. has announced that FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., its competitive subsidiary, has been licensed by the Illinois Commerce Commission as an electric generation supplier in the Ameren service territory in Illinois.

“Even though FirstEnergy Solutions is a new electric generation supplier in Illinois, we have been very active in deregulated markets for more than 10 years,” said Arthur Yuan, vice president of Sales and Marketing at FirstEnergy Solutions. “Our knowledge of the regional marketplace, combined with our innovative products and services, already have helped us secure several commercial and industrial customers in the Ameren area, and we plan to expand our customer base there even more.”

FirstEnergy Solutions provides competitive electricity and other energy-related products and services, and is a licensed supplier in parts of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. With more than 400,000 customers, FirstEnergy Solutions is the largest competitive electricity supplier in the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator region — an area that includes 15 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Manitoba.

To receive a free, no-obligation electric generation quote, eligible commercial and industrial customers can contact FirstEnergy Solutions at 1-800-977-0500, or at www.fes.com .

FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Its subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, as well as energy management and other energy-related services. Its seven electric utility operating companies comprise the nation’s fifth largest investor-owned electric system based on serving 4.5 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; and its generation subsidiaries control more than 14,000 megawatts of capacity.