POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all persons by these present that the
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of
Rhonda S. Ferguson, Daniel M. Dunlap,
Jacqueline S. Cooper and Edward J. Udovich,
signing singly, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney in fact to:

(1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or
employee of FirstEnergy Corp. and/or any of its
subsidiaries and affiliates (referred to as the ?Company?),
as applicable, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(?Section 16?) and Form 144 (?Form 144?) pursuant to
ule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 (?Rule 144?)
and the rules thereunder;

(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable
to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4, 5
or 144 and file such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange
or similar authority; and

(3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever
in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
of such attorney in fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by the
undersigned; it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney in fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney in fact may approve
in such attorney in fact's reasonable discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney
in fact full power and authority to do and perform
any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of
any of the rights and powers herein granted,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney in fact shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this power of attorney
nd the rights and powers herein granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys in fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 or Rule 144.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys
in fact.  Additionally, this Power of Attorney revokes
any and all previous Power of Attorney forms for this
same purpose which was entered into by the undersigned.

This Power of Attorney shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the law of the State of Ohio,
regardless of the law that might be applied under
principles of conflict of laws.






The undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 17th day of May, 2011.



/s/ George M. Smart
__________________
George M. Smart




State of Ohio	)
		)  ss:
County of Summit	)


The foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged
before me this 17th day of May, 2011, by George M. Smart.


/s/Susie M. Hoisten
____________________________________
       Susie M. Hoisten, Notary Public
          Residence ? Summit County
         State Wide Jurisdiction, Ohio
My Commission Expires December 9, 2011