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FirstEnergy provides power, natural gas and services to parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, it serves 4.4 million customers. FirstEnergy's electric utility customers are served through seven operating companites: Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Jersey Central Power and Light, Metropolitan Edison, Ohio Edison, Pennsylvania Electric Company ("Penelec"), Penn Power, and Toledo Edison. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... To suggest a relevant news story for the main page, refer to the criteria then add your suggestion at the candidates page. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 355 km 355 km 8. ... Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 255 km 455 km 2. ... Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ... The Fortune 500 is a ranking of the top 500 United States corporations as measured by gross revenue. ... Nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Motto: Official website: http://www. ...

FirstEnergy was formed by the merger of Ohio Edison and Centerior Energy (parent of Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison) in 1997. In 2001, FirstEnergy acquired GPU, Inc.

FirstEnergy's electric generation is primarily from coal and nuclear power plants. The system also includes natural gas, oil, and hydroelectric plants. FirstEnergy operates the Beaver Valley, Davis-Besse, and Perry nuclear power plants. Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station is a nuclear power plant covering 500 acres (2 km²) near Shippingport, Pennsylvania, 34 miles (54 km) west by north of Pittsburgh. ... Davis-Besse nuclear power plant is a single unit nuclear reactor located in Oak Harbor, Ohio. ... The Perry nuclear power plant is a General Electric boiling water reactor located on 1,100 acres (4. ... A nuclear power plant (NPP) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. ...

A string of coincidental accidents and mistakes at FirstEnergy are thought to have caused the 2003 North America blackout. The 2003 North America blackout was a massive power outage which occurred throughout parts of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada on Thursday, August 14, 2003. ...

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission voted on January 16, 2004 to investigate Metropolitan Edison, Pennsylvania Electric and Pennsylvania Power, all owned by FirstEnergy, because their service reliability "may have fallen below established standards." January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On Friday, January 20, 2006, the owner of Davis-Besse nuclear power plant in Ohio FirstEnergy Corporation of Akron, OH, acknowledged a cover-up of serious safety violations by former workers, and accepted a plea bargain with the US Department of Justice in lieu of possible federal criminal prosecution. The plea bargain relates to the March 2002 discovery of severe corrosion in the containment building of the reactor (see below under "Incident History"). In the agreement, the company agreed to pay fines of $23 million, with an additional $5 million to be contributed toward research on alternative energy sources and to Habitat for Humanity as well as to pay for costs related to the federal investigation. In addition, two former employees and one former contractor were indicted for purposely deceiving Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspectors in multiple documents, including one video-tape, over several years, hiding evidence that the reactor containment building was was being seriously eaten into by acid. The maximum penalty for the three is 25 years in prison. The indictment names other employees as providing false information to inspectors as well, but does not name them. Davis-Besse nuclear power plant is a single unit nuclear reactor located in Oak Harbor, Ohio. ... A plea bargain is an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant. ... The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. ... Official Habitat for Humanity logo Habitat for Humanity is an international, Christian, non-governmental, non-profit organization devoted to building quality, low-cost, affordable housing. ... The NRC, or Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is a United States government agency that was established by the Energy Reorganization Act in 1974, and was first opened January 19, 1975. ...

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