Welcome to our dedicated page for Firstenergy news (Ticker: FE), a resource for investors and traders seeking the latest updates and insights on Firstenergy stock.
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is a utility holding company whose electric distribution companies serve more than six million customers across Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. Its transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines connecting the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. The news surrounding FirstEnergy reflects its role in nuclear electric power generation, electric distribution and transmission within the utilities sector.
This news page brings together company-issued updates and other coverage related to FE. Readers can find announcements about quarterly and annual financial results, earnings teleconferences and investor presentations, often referenced in Form 8-K filings and news releases. These items provide insight into how management views performance, uses GAAP and non-GAAP measures and communicates core earnings guidance and strategic priorities.
Because FirstEnergy operates regulated utilities, a significant portion of its news flow centers on regulatory developments and settlements. Examples include Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) proceedings and comprehensive settlement agreements that address riders, audits and customer restitution and refunds for Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison customers. Such updates can be important for understanding potential impacts on rates, customer bills and regulatory relationships.
Operational and infrastructure news is another key theme. FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries, including entities like Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission and Jersey Central Power & Light, issue releases on grid modernization projects, high-voltage line rebuilds, substation upgrades and other investments intended to enhance reliability and support growth in local communities.
In addition, the FirstEnergy Foundation regularly announces “Gifts of the Season” and other grants to nonprofits in the company’s service territories, highlighting community and philanthropic initiatives. Investors, customers and observers can use this news page to follow developments across financial, regulatory, operational and community dimensions of FirstEnergy’s business.
Potomac Edison (NYSE:FE) will provide automatic energy relief bill credits to more than 247,000 Maryland residential customers in February 2026 under the state's Legislative Energy Relief Refund program.
Credit amounts are tiered by annual household use: $45.32 (<570 kWh), $52.82 (570–1,705 kWh) and $60.32 (>1,705 kWh). Credits are funded by utilities and suppliers under Maryland renewable energy laws and will not be charged back to customers.
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) completed an underground cable upgrade in McKean County to improve reliability for more than 1,000 Bradford and Bradford Township customers. The work adds larger cables, redundant lines, and protective conduit and follows a 2024 transformer upgrade.
This project is part of Penelec's LTIIP III $538 million investment and FirstEnergy's Energize365 $28 billion modernization plan for 2025–2029.
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) says crews and contractors are staged and its 24/7 incident command structure is active as a winter storm brings snow and extreme cold across its six‑state service area through next week. The company highlighted routine winter prep: year‑round tree trimming, pre‑winter equipment checks, aerial inspections, staffing reviews, postponement of nonessential outages and coordination with grid operators. FirstEnergy cited its $28 billion Energize365 program as a major system upgrade initiative and provided customer safety tips, outage reporting numbers and links for bill assistance.
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results after market close on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Management will discuss results on a conference call with analysts at 9:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, followed by a Q&A. Investors may listen via a live webcast and view presentation slides on the company's investor website, with replay and slide access available for up to one year.
The company said it will post its fourth-quarter presentation and supporting materials to the investor site after markets close on Feb. 17. FirstEnergy serves more than 6 million customers and operates roughly 24,000 miles of transmission lines across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to Feeding Pennsylvania's Fill a Glass with Hope® program during the Pennsylvania Farm Show kickoff on January 9, 2026. The donation is expected to provide approximately 200,000 servings of fresh milk to Pennsylvania families and raises the Foundation's total support for the program to $250,000 since 2016. The program has helped deliver more than 41 million servings of milk statewide; Feeding Pennsylvania estimates $1 supplies eight glasses of milk to local food banks.
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) announced PUCO approval of a settlement delivering $275 million in restitution and refunds to Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison customers.
The settlement returns $250 million directly to customers, adds $5 million in residential credits, and dedicates $20 million to low‑income bill assistance, weatherization and energy‑efficiency programs. Average residential customers using 1,000 kWh/month are expected to receive about $65.61 in bill credits over three months.
FirstEnergy said it remains focused on investing $14 billion in Ohio transmission and distribution through 2029. The settlement resolves four PUCO proceedings and is subject to any remaining PUCO adjustments or final actions.
FirstEnergy Transmission (NYSE: FE) extended its exchange offer for up to $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% Senior Notes due 2033. The offer, previously set to expire January 7, 2026, now expires at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on January 21, 2026, unless further extended. As of 5:00 p.m. on January 7, 2026, holders tendered $449,480,000 (99.88%) of the Outstanding Notes. The New Notes are registered under the Securities Act through a prospectus dated December 5, 2025, and the registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-291265) was declared effective December 3, 2025. The exchange agent is U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association.
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) and its Ohio electric companies reached a settlement to resolve four PUCO proceedings and provide $275 million to Ohio customers on Dec. 19, 2025. The agreement directs $250 million in restitution and refunds to customer bills in 2026 and an additional $25 million for residential customers, including $20 million for low-income bill assistance, weatherization and efficiency programs.
FirstEnergy also plans $14 billion of Ohio transmission and distribution investment from 2025–2029. The settlement requires PUCO approval and lists multiple consumer and industry parties as signatories.
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 44.5 cents per share on Dec. 17, 2025.
The dividend is payable March 1, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 6, 2026. FirstEnergy serves more than 6 million customers across Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York and its transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of transmission lines.
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) and its Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission unit are rebuilding the Allentown-Lyons-South Hamburg 69-kV line to strengthen service for Lehigh and Berks counties. The project rebuilds a 15-mile stretch and upgrades components at four substations, began in August 2025 and is expected to finish in November 2027. The approximately $28 million project is part of Energize365, FirstEnergy's $28 billion grid investment program for 2025–2029, and aims to reduce outages, improve rerouting during emergencies, and support regional growth for Met-Ed's ~592,000 customers.
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