Potomac Edison Residential Customers in Maryland to Receive Second Round of Energy Relief Bill Credits
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.
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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),
Positive
- 247,000+ Maryland residential customers eligible for February credits
- Tiered credit amounts of $45.32, $52.82, $60.32 based on annual usage
- Credits applied automatically to customer February bills; no sign-up required
- Credits funded under Maryland renewable energy laws and not charged back to customers
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- Eligibility limited to customers with an active residential account as of Nov 1, 2025
- Customers must have recorded usage between Sept 1, 2024 and Aug 31, 2025 to qualify
- Customer must still have an active account when the credit is applied
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Key Figures
- Maryland customers credited
- More than 247,000 customers
- Eligible Potomac Edison residential customers in Maryland receiving February 2026 credits
- Low-usage bill credit
- $45.32
- Credit for households using less than 570 kWh over prior year
- Mid-usage bill credit
- $52.82
- Credit for households using 570–1,705 kWh over prior year
- High-usage bill credit
- $60.32
- Credit for households using more than 1,705 kWh over prior year
- Lower usage threshold
- 570 kWh
- Annual average usage threshold for lowest bill credit tier
- Upper usage threshold
- 1,705 kWh
- Upper bound of middle bill credit tier
- Maryland customers served
- About 285,000 customers
- Potomac Edison customers in seven Maryland counties
- West Virginia customers served
- About 155,000 customers
- Potomac Edison customers in Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
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Credits will appear automatically on February bills
Jim Myers, FirstEnergy's President of
What Customers Can Expect
Eligible customers who received the first round of bill credits in September 2025 will automatically receive the second round in February 2026. The credit amount is based on each household's average electricity use over the past year:
- Less than 570 kWh:
$45.32 - 570-1705 kWh:
$52.82 - Greater than 1,705 kWh:
$60.32
Who's Eligible
To qualify for the February credit, customers must:
- Have an active residential electricity account as of Nov. 1, 2025.
- Have recorded electricity use between Sept. 1, 2024, and Aug. 31, 2025.
- Still have an active account when the credit is applied.
Eligible customers will automatically receive the credit – there's no need to sign up or apply. The credits are funded through payments made by utilities and electricity suppliers under
For more information, please visit firstenergycorp.com/MDEnergyReliefCredit.
Year-Round Ways to Manage Energy Costs
The energy relief credit complements Potomac Edison's year-round offerings designed to help customers save energy and manage monthly bills, including assistance programs, energy-saving tools and rebates. Customers can explore resources at:
- Bill assistance: firstenergycorp.com/billassist.
- Energy efficiency programs and rebates: energysavemd.com.
- Energy-saving tips: firstenergycorp.com/saveenergy.
If you'd like to help others in need, Potomac Edison encourages donations to local energy assistance programs: PotomacEdison.com/assistance.
Potomac Edison serves about 285,000 customers in seven counties in
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving more than six million customers in
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