0001031296-12-000048.txt : 20121108 0001031296-12-000048.hdr.sgml : 20121108 20121108093725 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001031296-12-000048 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121108 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121108 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121108 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRSTENERGY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001031296 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911] IRS NUMBER: 341843785 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-21011 FILM NUMBER: 121188652 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 76 SOUTH MAIN ST CITY: AKRON STATE: OH ZIP: 44308-1890 BUSINESS PHONE: 330-761-7837 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 76 SOUTH MAIN ST CITY: AKRON STATE: OH ZIP: 44308-1890 8-K 1 fe-9302012x8kdatednovember.htm FORM 8-K FILED BY FIRSTENERGY CORP., DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2012 FE-9.30.2012-8K Dated November 8, 2012


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 8, 2012



Commission
 
Registrant; State of Incorporation;
 
I.R.S. Employer
File Number
 
Address; and Telephone Number
 
Identification No.
 
 
 
 
 
333-21011
 
FIRSTENERGY CORP.
 
34-1843785
 
 
(An Ohio Corporation)
 
 
 
 
76 South Main Street
 
 
 
 
Akron, OH  44308
 
 
 
 
Telephone (800)736-3402
 
 
 
 
 
 
 































Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 8, 2012, FirstEnergy Corp. issued two public documents regarding third quarter 2012 earnings, which are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto and incorporated by reference. FirstEnergy's Press Release and Consolidated Report to the Financial Community contain non-GAAP* financial measures. Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, FirstEnergy has provided quantitative reconciliations within the Press Release and Consolidated Report to the Financial Community of the non-GAAP* financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. The information in the Press Release and the Consolidated Report to the Financial Community and the information contained herein Items 2.02 and 9.01 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall such information and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

The Press Release and Consolidated Report to the Financial Community contain references to non-GAAP* financial measures including, among others, basic non-GAAP earnings per share, which are not calculated in accordance with GAAP because they exclude the impact of "special items." Special items reflect the impact on earnings of events that are not routine or that may be related to discontinued businesses. Management believes presenting normalized earnings calculated in this manner provides useful information to investors in evaluating the ongoing results of FirstEnergy's businesses and assists investors in comparing FirstEnergy's operating performance to the operating performance of other companies in the energy sector. Management believes presenting this non-GAAP* measure provides useful information to investors in assessing FirstEnergy's normalized operating performance. FirstEnergy's management frequently references this non-GAAP* financial measure in its decision-making, using it to facilitate historical and ongoing performance comparisons as well as comparisons to the performance of peer companies.

The non-GAAP* information presented in the Press Release and Consolidated Report to the Financial Community should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the most directly comparable financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. Also, the non-GAAP* financial measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits


(d)  
Exhibits


Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release issued by FirstEnergy Corp., dated November 8, 2012
99.2
 
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community, dated November 8, 2012







*This Form 8-K contains non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's historical or future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts, or is subject to adjustment that has the effect of excluding or including amounts, that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP.

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Forward-Looking Statements: This 8-K includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These statements include declarations regarding management's intents, beliefs and current expectations. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms “anticipate,” “potential,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate” and similar words. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially due to: the speed and nature of increased competition in the electric utility industry, the impact of the regulatory process on the pending matters before FERC and in the various states in which we do business including, but not limited to, matters related to rates, the uncertainties of various cost recovery and cost allocation issues resulting from ATSI's realignment into PJM, economic or weather conditions affecting future sales and margins, changing energy, capacity and commodity market prices and availability, financial derivative reforms that could increase our liquidity needs and collateral costs, the continued ability of our regulated utilities to collect transition and other costs, operation and maintenance costs being higher than anticipated, other legislative and regulatory changes, and revised environmental requirements, including possible GHG emission, water intake and coal combustion residual regulations, the potential impacts of CAIR, and any laws, rules or regulations that ultimately replace CAIR, and the effects of the EPA's MATS rules, the uncertainty of the timing and amounts of the capital expenditures that may arise in connection with any litigation, including NSR litigation or potential regulatory initiatives or rulemakings (including that such expenditures could result in our decision to deactivate or idle certain generating units), the uncertainties associated with our plans to deactivate our older unscrubbed regulated and competitive fossil units and our plans to change the operations of certain fossil plants, including the impact on vendor commitments, and the timing of those deactivations and operational changes as they relate to, among other things, the RMR arrangements and the reliability of the transmission grid, issues that could result from the NRC's review of the indications of cracking in the Davis Besse Plant shield building, adverse regulatory or legal decisions and outcomes with respect to our nuclear operations (including, but not limited to the revocation or non-renewal of necessary licenses, approvals or operating permits by the NRC or as a result of the incident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant), adverse legal decisions and outcomes related to ME's and PN's ability to recover certain transmission costs through their transmission service charge riders, the continuing availability of generating units, changes in their operational status and any related impacts on vendor commitments, replacement power costs being higher than anticipated or inadequately hedged, the ability to comply with applicable state and federal reliability standards and energy efficiency mandates, changes in customers' demand for power, including but not limited to, changes resulting from the implementation of state and federal energy efficiency mandates, the ability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits from strategic goals, our ability to improve electric commodity margins and the impact of, among other factors, the increased cost of fuel and fuel transportation on such margins, the ability to experience growth in the Regulated Distribution and Competitive Energy Services segments, changing market conditions that could affect the measurement of liabilities and the value of assets held in our NDTs, pension trusts and other trust funds, and cause us and our subsidiaries to make additional contributions sooner, or in amounts that are larger than currently anticipated, the impact of changes to material accounting policies, the ability to access the public securities and other capital and credit markets in accordance with our financing plans, the cost of such capital and overall condition of the capital and credit markets affecting us and our subsidiaries, changes in general economic conditions affecting us and our subsidiaries, interest rates and any actions taken by credit rating agencies that could negatively affect us and our subsidiaries' access to financing, increased costs thereof, and increase requirements to post additional collateral to support outstanding commodity positions, LOCs and other financial guarantees, the state of the national and regional economy and its impact on our major industrial and commercial customers, issues concerning the soundness of domestic and foreign financial institutions and counterparties with which we do business, the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in our SEC filings, and other similar factors. Dividends declared from time to time on FE's common stock during any annual period may in the aggregate vary from the indicated amount due to circumstances considered by FE's Board of Directors at the time of the actual declarations. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy or hold securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor assess the impact of any such factor on FirstEnergy's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. The registrant expressly disclaims any current intention to update, except as required by law, any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



November 8, 2012


 
 FIRSTENERGY CORP.
 
 Registrant
 
 
 
 
 By:  
 
/s/ Harvey L. Wagner
 
Harvey L. Wagner
Vice President, Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer



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 EX-99.1 2 ex991fe-9302012.htm PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY FIRSTENERGY CORP., DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2012 EX 99.1 FE-9.30.2012

Exhibit 99.1


FirstEnergy Corp.                        For Release: November 8, 2012
76 South Main Street
Akron, Ohio 44308
www.firstenergycorp.com    


News Media Contact:                        Investor Contact:
Tricia Ingraham                            Irene Prezelj
(330) 384-5247                            (330) 384-3859




FirstEnergy Announces Third Quarter 2012 Earnings
Provides Guidance for 2013 and Remainder of 2012

Akron, Ohio - FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced third quarter 2012 earnings of $1.11 per basic and diluted share of common stock on a non-GAAP* basis. These results exclude the impact of special items listed below. This compares to non-GAAP earnings of $1.39 per basic and diluted share in the third quarter of 2011.

On a GAAP basis, third quarter 2012 earnings were $1.02 per basic share of common stock ($1.01 diluted) on net income of $425 million and revenue of $4.3 billion. Third quarter 2011 GAAP earnings were $1.27 per basic and diluted share on net income of $530 million, with revenue of $4.7 billion.

The company also announced that it is narrowing 2012 non-GAAP earnings guidance to $3.30 to $3.40 per share, which is the lower end of the previous range of $3.30 to $3.60 per share. The company also provided 2013 non-GAAP earnings guidance of $2.85 to $3.15 per share.

“We continue to be very pleased with the progress of our retail strategy and we remain confident that FirstEnergy will be well-positioned for growth when the economy eventually recovers,” said FirstEnergy President and Chief Executive Officer Anthony J. Alexander. “We are taking a number of actions to manage our expenses and ensure that we are operating as cost-effectively as possible in light of the continued weak sales environment and low market prices for power.”

Third quarter 2012 non-GAAP results benefited from a reduction in operating costs, interest expense and depreciation expense, as well as lower gross receipts taxes. Results were negatively affected by reduced sales margins from competitive operations, lower distribution deliveries, and a higher effective income tax rate.

Total distribution deliveries decreased 4 percent in the quarter. Residential deliveries declined by 4 percent, primarily due to milder weather compared to the third quarter of 2011. Commercial deliveries decreased 3 percent, while industrial deliveries decreased 5 percent.

While FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) continues to successfully expand its business and customer base, commodity margin decreased compared to the third quarter of 2011 due to the absence of a third quarter 2011 benefit related to fuel contract restructuring and the impact of lower capacity prices. These factors offset higher contract sales volumes.




For the first nine months of 2012, net income was $919 million, or earnings of $2.20 per basic share of common stock ($2.19 diluted), on revenue of $12.3 billion. This compares to net income of $770 million, or earnings of $2.01 per basic share of common stock ($2.00 diluted) on revenue of $12.4 billion in the first nine months of 2011.


GAAP to Non-GAAP* Reconciliation
 
Third Quarter
 
Nine Months Ended Sept 30
 
Full Year
 
Full Year
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
Basic Earnings Per Share (GAAP)
$1.02
 
$1.27
 
$2.20
 
$2.01
 
$2.27-$2.51
 
$2.64-$2.94
 
Excluding Special Items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory Charges
0.03
 
—
 
0.06
 
0.05
 
0.08
 
0.06
 
Trust Securities Impairment
—
 
0.01
 
0.01
 
0.03
 
0.01
 
—
 
Income Tax Charge - Retiree Drug Change
0.02
 
—
 
0.06
 
—
 
0.08
 
—
 
Merger Transaction/Integration Costs
—
 
0.01
 
0.02
 
0.41
 
0.02
 
—
 
Impact of Non-Core Asset Sales/Impairments
—
 
0.02
 
—
 
0.08
 
—
 
0.05
 
Mark-To-Market Adjustments -
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Pension/OPEB actuarial assumptions
—
 
—
 
—
 
—
 
0.45-0.59
 
—
 
  Other
(0.03)
 
0.01
 
(0.08)
 
0.06
 
(0.08)
 
—
 
Plant Closing Costs
0.04
 
—
 
0.16
 
—
 
0.19
 
0.01
 
Restructuring Costs
—
 
—
 
—
 
—
 
0.02
 
0.01
 
Merger Accounting - Commodity Contracts
0.03
 
0.06
 
0.10
 
0.18
 
0.12
 
0.08
 
Litigation Resolution
—
 
0.01
 
—
 
0.06
 
—
 
—
 
Basic Earnings Per Share (Non-GAAP*)
$1.11
 
$1.39
 
$2.53
 
$2.88
 
$3.30-$3.40
 
$2.85-$3.15
 


FirstEnergy's Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - which provides highlights on company developments and financial results for the third quarter of 2012 as well as key 2013 earnings drivers - is posted on the company's Investor Information website - www.firstenergycorp.com/ir. To access the report, click on Third Quarter 2012 Consolidated Report to the Financial Community.

The company invites investors, customers and other interested parties to listen to a live Internet webcast of its teleconference for financial analysts at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time today. FirstEnergy management will present an overview of the company's financial results for the quarter, followed by a question-and-answer session. The teleconference can be accessed on the company's website by selecting the Q3 2012 Earnings Conference Call link. The webcast will be archived on the website.
 
FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia. Its generation subsidiaries control more than 20,000 megawatts of capacity from a diversified mix of scrubbed coal, non-emitting nuclear, natural gas, hydro, pumped-storage hydro and other renewables. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.

(*) This news release contains non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's historical or future financial performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial measures are intended to complement, and not considered as an alternative to, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Also, the non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other entities.



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Forward-Looking Statements: This news release includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These statements include declarations regarding management's intents, beliefs and current expectations. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms “anticipate,” “potential,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate” and similar words. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially due to: the speed and nature of increased competition in the electric utility industry, the impact of the regulatory process on the pending matters before FERC and in the various states in which we do business including, but not limited to, matters related to rates, the uncertainties of various cost recovery and cost allocation issues resulting from ATSI's realignment into PJM, economic or weather conditions affecting future sales and margins, changing energy, capacity and commodity market prices and availability, financial derivative reforms that could increase our liquidity needs and collateral costs, the continued ability of our regulated utilities to collect transition and other costs, operation and maintenance costs being higher than anticipated, other legislative and regulatory changes, and revised environmental requirements, including possible GHG emission, water intake and coal combustion residual regulations, the potential impacts of CAIR, and any laws, rules or regulations that ultimately replace CAIR, and the effects of the EPA's MATS rules, the uncertainty of the timing and amounts of the capital expenditures that may arise in connection with any litigation, including NSR litigation or potential regulatory initiatives or rulemakings (including that such expenditures could result in our decision to deactivate or idle certain generating units), the uncertainties associated with our plans to deactivate our older unscrubbed regulated and competitive fossil units and our plans to change the operations of certain fossil plants, including the impact on vendor commitments, and the timing of those deactivations and operational changes as they relate to, among other things, the RMR arrangements and the reliability of the transmission grid, issues that could result from the NRC's review of the indications of cracking in the Davis Besse Plant shield building, adverse regulatory or legal decisions and outcomes with respect to our nuclear operations (including, but not limited to the revocation or non-renewal of necessary licenses, approvals or operating permits by the NRC or as a result of the incident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant), adverse legal decisions and outcomes related to ME's and PN's ability to recover certain transmission costs through their transmission service charge riders, the continuing availability of generating units, changes in their operational status and any related impacts on vendor commitments, replacement power costs being higher than anticipated or inadequately hedged, the ability to comply with applicable state and federal reliability standards and energy efficiency mandates, changes in customers' demand for power, including but not limited to, changes resulting from the implementation of state and federal energy efficiency mandates, the ability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits from strategic goals, our ability to improve electric commodity margins and the impact of, among other factors, the increased cost of fuel and fuel transportation on such margins, the ability to experience growth in the Regulated Distribution and Competitive Energy Services segments, changing market conditions that could affect the measurement of liabilities and the value of assets held in our NDTs, pension trusts and other trust funds, and cause us and our subsidiaries to make additional contributions sooner, or in amounts that are larger than currently anticipated, the impact of changes to material accounting policies, the ability to access the public securities and other capital and credit markets in accordance with our financing plans, the cost of such capital and overall condition of the capital and credit markets affecting us and our subsidiaries, changes in general economic conditions affecting us and our subsidiaries, interest rates and any actions taken by credit rating agencies that could negatively affect us and our subsidiaries' access to financing, increased costs thereof, and increase requirements to post additional collateral to support outstanding commodity positions, LOCs and other financial guarantees, the state of the national and regional economy and its impact on our major industrial and commercial customers, issues concerning the soundness of domestic and foreign financial institutions and counterparties with which we do business, the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in our SEC filings, and other similar factors. Dividends declared from time to time on FE's common stock during any annual period may in the aggregate vary from the indicated amount due to circumstances considered by FE's Board of Directors at the time of the actual declarations. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy or hold securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor assess the impact of any such factor on FirstEnergy's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. FirstEnergy expressly disclaims any current intention to update, except as required by law, any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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 EX-99.2 3 ex992fe-9302012.htm CONSOLIDATED REPORT TO THE INVESTMENT COMMUNITY, DATED NOVEMBER 8, 2012 EX 99.2 FE-9.30.2012


Exhibit 99.2
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community                                                                           
Third Quarter 2012
 
(Released November 8, 2012)         (Unaudited)           

 
 
 
 
 
 
HIGHLIGHTS
 
After-Tax EPS Variance Analysis
3rd Qtr.
 
 
 
 
3Q 2011 Basic EPS - GAAP
$1.27
 
●
Normalized non-GAAP* earnings, excluding special items, were $1.11 per basic share for the third quarter of 2012, compared with third quarter 2011 normalized non-GAAP earnings of $1.39 per basic share. GAAP earnings for the third quarter of 2012 were $1.02 per basic share, compared with third quarter 2011 earnings of $1.27 per basic share. Results for the third quarter of 2011 have been revised to reflect the previously reported change in accounting for pensions and other post-employment benefits.
 
Special Items - 2011
0.12
 
 
 
3Q 2011 Normalized Basic EPS - Non-GAAP*
$1.39
 
 
 
Distribution Deliveries
(0.04)
 
 
 
Commodity Margin
(0.34)
 
 
 
O&M Expenses
0.10
 
 
 
Depreciation
0.02
 
 
 
Investment Income
(0.01)
 
 
 
Interest Expense
0.03
 
 
 
General Taxes
0.02
 
 
 
Effective Income Tax Rate
(0.05)
 
 
 
Other
(0.01)
 
    
 
 
3Q 2012 Normalized Basic EPS - Non-GAAP*
$1.11
 
 
 
 
Special Items - 2012
(0.09)
 
 
 
 
3Q 2012 Basic EPS - GAAP
$1.02
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3Q 2012 Results vs 3Q 2011
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Distribution Deliveries - Lower distribution delivery revenues decreased earnings by $0.04 per share. Electric distribution deliveries decreased 1.7 million megawatt-hours (MWH), or 4%. Cooling-degree-days were 4% lower than the same period last year, but 21% above normal. Residential deliveries decreased 563,000 MWH, or 4%, primarily due to milder weather, declining average customer consumption, and a slight reduction in the number of residential accounts. Commercial deliveries decreased 388,000 MWH, or 3%, while industrial deliveries decreased 718,000 MWH, or 5%.







*The 2012 and 2013 GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation statements can be found on page 21 of this report and all GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation statements are available on the Investor Information section of FirstEnergy Corp.'s website at www.firstenergycorp.com/ir.



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Commodity Margin EPS Summary
        
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity Margin EPS - 3Q12 vs 3Q11
 
Rate
 
Volume
 
Total
 
 
Contract Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   - Direct Sales
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
0.10

 
$
0.03

 
 
   - Governmental Aggregation Sales
 
(0.06
)
 
0.07

 
0.01

 
 
   - Mass Market Sales
 
—

 
0.09

 
0.09

 
 
   - POLR Sales
 
(0.05
)
 
(0.06
)
 
(0.11
)
 
 
   - Structured Sales
 
0.02

 
0.04

 
0.06

 
 
        Subtotal - Contract Sales
 
$
(0.16
)
 
$
0.24

 
$
0.08

 
 
Wholesale Sales
 
(0.07
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(0.08
)
 
 
Fuel Expense
 
0.04

 
0.20

 
0.24

 
 
Purchased Power
 
0.06

 
(0.46
)
 
(0.40
)
 
 
Capacity Expense
 
0.19

 
(0.03
)
 
0.16

 
 
Net MISO - PJM Transmission
 
0.10

 
(0.06
)
 
0.04

 
 
Net Financial Sales and Purchases
 
0.03

 
—

 
0.03

 
 
REC Sales
 
—

 
(0.01
)
 
(0.01
)
 
 
PJM Capacity, FRR Auction Revenues
 
(0.21
)
 
(0.01
)
 
(0.22
)
 
 
Fuel Contract Restructuring - 3Q11
 
(0.18
)
 
—

 
(0.18
)
 
 
       Net Increase / (Decrease)
 
$
(0.20
)
 
$
(0.14
)
 
$
(0.34
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(a)
Contract Sales - Competitive Energy Services' (CES) contract sales increased by 2.5 million MWH, or 10%. Increased sales volume more than offset lower average prices in the third quarter of 2012, increasing earnings by $0.08 per share.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FES Contract Sales - 3Q12 vs. 3Q11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(thousand MWH)
 
Retail
 
Non-Retail
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
 
Aggr.
 
Mass Market
 
POLR
 
Structured
 
Total
 
 
Contract Sales Increase / (Decrease)
 
1,224
 
685
 
888
 
(706)
 
416
 
2,507
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES) continues to successfully expand in competitive retail markets, including Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey and Maryland:
•The largest growth in direct sales occurred in central and southern Ohio.
•Governmental aggregation sales grew in Illinois and central and southern Ohio.
•Mass market sales more than doubled primarily in the Pennsylvania and Ohio markets.
Provider of Last Resort (POLR) generation sales decreased by 706,000 MWH, consistent with CES' strategy to realign its sales portfolio, while structured sales nearly doubled.



_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    2


(b) Wholesale Sales - Wholesale electricity sales decreased 227,000 MWH, or 3%. The combination of lower average prices and lower sales volume in the third quarter of 2012 decreased earnings by $0.08 per share.**
(c) Fuel Expenses - Excluding the absence of a fuel contract that was restructured in the third quarter of 2011 (see item j below), ongoing fuel expenses increased earnings by $0.24 per share.** Generation output decreased 3.4 million MWH, or 12%. Fossil supercritical and subcritical generation output decreased by 2.7 million MWH and 472,000 MWH, respectively. The reduction in fossil generation output was the result of recently deactivated units, or those planned to be deactivated, the decision to change operations at the Sammis Plant beginning in August 2012, and an increase in economic purchases. Nuclear generation output decreased 243,000 MWH.
(d) Purchased Power - Economic power purchases increased by 6.1 million MWH, or 169%, primarily due to lower generation output as discussed above, and increased retail generation sales. The increase in purchased power costs decreased earnings by $0.40 per share.**
(e) Capacity Expenses - Lower capacity prices more than offset CES' increased retail sales obligations, increasing earnings by $0.16 per share.
(f) Net MISO-PJM Transmission Expenses - Lower transmission expenses, primarily due to lower congestion, increased earnings by $0.04 per share.
(g) Net Financial Sales and Purchases - Net financial hedges, associated with FES' sales and generation portfolio, increased earnings by $0.03 per share.
(h) Renewable Energy Credit (REC) Sales - Fewer REC sales decreased earnings by $0.01 per share.
(i) PJM Capacity - Base Residual (BR) and Fixed Resource Requirement (FRR) Auctions - Lower capacity revenues decreased earnings by $0.22 per share, primarily as a result of lower capacity prices.
 
Planning Period
 
RTO
 
ATSI
 
 
 
Price Per Megawatt-Day
 
BR
 
FRR
 
 
 
June 2011 - May 2012
 
$110.00
 
$108.89
 
 
 
June 2012 - May 2013
 
$16.46
 
$20.46
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(j) Fuel Contract Restructuring - The absence in 2012 of a gain from a fuel contract that was restructured in the third quarter of 2011 decreased earnings by $0.18 per share in the third quarter of 2012 (see item c above).
**The following revenues and expenses associated with coal plants recently deactivated and RMR units through August 31, 2012 have been removed from each category above and are included as Special Items (see page 5): wholesale revenues, fuel expenses, wholesale revenues that are netted on an hourly basis against purchased power, O&M expenses and property taxes.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    3


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O&M Expenses - Lower O&M expenses increased earnings by $0.10 per share.
(a) Lower Regulated Distribution expenses, net of storm deferrals, increased earnings by $0.07 per share, primarily due to more work allocated to capital, including adjustments associated with integrating Allegheny's work management systems with FirstEnergy's earlier this year that were expensed in prior periods, and lower storm costs in all service territories.
Restoration costs associated with the Derecho storm, primarily impacting West Virginia and Pennsylvania, amounted to $144 million. A total of $37 million was related to O&M activities, of which $33 million was deferred for future recovery from customers.
(b) Lower O&M expenses associated with ongoing fossil operations increased earnings by $0.03 per share.**
•
Depreciation - Lower depreciation expense that increased earnings by $0.02 per share resulted from a reduction in depreciation rates for West Penn Power (WP) that was approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PPUC) in September 2012 , retroactive to January 1, 2012, and a reduced competitive asset base resulting from 2011 asset sales and impairments.
•
Investment Income - Lower nuclear decommissioning trust income decreased earnings by $0.01 per share.
•
Interest Expense - Lower interest expense on long-term debt, partially offset by increased short-term borrowings, increased earnings by $0.03 per share.
•
General Taxes - Lower general taxes increased earnings by $0.02 per share, primarily due to lower gross receipts and KWH tax, partially offset by higher property tax.**
•
Effective Income Tax Rate - A higher effective income tax rate decreased earnings by $0.05 per share. The increase principally reflects a change in the Pennsylvania state income tax allocation factor, lower state flow-through income tax benefits and higher tax valuation allowances.





**The following revenues and expenses associated with coal plants recently deactivated and RMR units through August 31, 2012 have been removed from each category above and are included as Special Items (see page 5): wholesale revenues, fuel expenses, wholesale revenues that are netted on an hourly basis
against purchased power, O&M expenses, and property taxes.



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Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    4


•
Special Items - The following special items were recognized during the third quarter of 2012:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Items
 
 
EPS
 
 
Regulatory charges
 
 
$0.03
 
 
Income tax charge - retiree prescription drug subsidy
 
 
0.02
 
 
Mark-to-market adjustments
 
 
(0.03)
 
 
Plant closing costs
 
 
0.04
 
 
Merger accounting - commodity contracts
 
 
0.03
 
 
 
Total
 
$0.09
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2012 Earnings Guidance
Normalized non-GAAP* earnings guidance for 2012, excluding special items, is narrowed from $3.30 - $3.60 per basic share to $3.30 - $3.40 per basic share.

2013 Earnings Guidance
Normalized non-GAAP* earnings guidance for 2013, excluding special items, is $2.85 to $3.15 per basic share.

    











*The 2012 and 2013 GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation statements can be found on page 21 of this report and all GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation statements are available on the Investor Information section of FirstEnergy Corp.'s website at www.firstenergycorp.com/ir.

For additional information, please contact:
Irene M. Prezelj
Meghan G. Beringer            Rey Y. Jimenez
Vice President, Investor Relations
Director, Investor Relations     Manager, Investor Relations
(330) 384-3859
(330) 384-5832             (330) 761-4239

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    5


FirstEnergy Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(In millions, except for per share amounts)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
Change
 
2012
 
2011
 
Change
 
 
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
Regulated distribution
 
$
2,438

 
$
2,865

 
$
(427
)
 
$
6,857

 
$
7,497

 
$
(640
)
 
 
(2
)
 
Regulated transmission
 
187

 
181

 
6

 
557

 
476

 
81

 
 
(3
)
 
Competitive energy services
 
1,929

 
2,029

 
(100
)
 
5,628

 
5,426

 
202

 
 
(4
)
 
Other and reconciling adjustments
 
(243
)
 
(356
)
 
113

 
(784
)
 
(1,044
)
 
260

 
 
(5
)
Total Revenues
 
4,311

 
4,719

 
(408
)
 
12,258

 
12,355

 
(97
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6
)
 
Fuel
 
636

 
632

 
4

 
1,833

 
1,720

 
113

 
 
(7
)
 
Purchased power
 
1,312

 
1,349

 
(37
)
 
3,815

 
3,755

 
60

 
 
(8
)
 
Other operating expenses
 
856

 
993

 
(137
)
 
2,582

 
3,051

 
(469
)
 
 
(9
)
 
Provision for depreciation
 
282

 
297

 
(15
)
 
859

 
809

 
50

 
 
(10
)
 
Amortization of regulatory assets, net
 
61

 
122

 
(61
)
 
198

 
344

 
(146
)
 
 
(11
)
 
General taxes
 
257

 
269

 
(12
)
 
761

 
748

 
13

 
 
(12
)
Total Expenses
 
3,404

 
3,662

 
(258
)
 
10,048

 
10,427

 
(379
)
 
 
(13
)
Operating Income
 
907

 
1,057

 
(150
)
 
2,210

 
1,928

 
282

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(14
)
 
Investment income
 
39

 
48

 
(9
)
 
63

 
100

 
(37
)
 
 
(15
)
 
Interest expense
 
(230
)
 
(267
)
 
37

 
(750
)
 
(763
)
 
13

 
 
(16
)
 
Capitalized interest
 
18

 
17

 
1

 
54

 
55

 
(1
)
 
 
(17
)
Total Other Expense
 
(173
)
 
(202
)
 
29

 
(633
)
 
(608
)
 
(25
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(18
)
Income Before Income Taxes
 
734

 
855

 
(121
)
 
1,577

 
1,320

 
257

 
 
(19
)
 
Income taxes
 
309

 
325

 
(16
)
 
658

 
550

 
108

 
 
(20
)
Net Income
 
425

 
530

 
(105
)
 
919

 
770

 
149

 
 
(21
)
 
Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
—

 
(2
)
 
2

 
1

 
(17
)
 
18

 
 
(22
)
Earnings Available to FirstEnergy Corp.
 
$
425

 
$
532

 
$
(107
)
 
$
918

 
$
787

 
$
131

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(23
)
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(24
)
 
Basic
 
$
1.02

 
$
1.27

 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
2.20

 
$
2.01

 
$
0.19

 
 
(25
)
 
Diluted
 
$
1.01

 
$
1.27

 
$
(0.26
)
 
$
2.19

 
$
2.00

 
$
0.19

 
 
(26
)
Weighted Average Number of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Shares Outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(27
)
 
Basic
 
417

 
418

 
(1
)
 
418

 
392

 
26

 
 
(28
)
 
Diluted
 
419

 
420

 
(1
)
 
419

 
394

 
25

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    6


FirstEnergy Corp.
Consolidated Income Segments
(In millions)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Competitive
 
Other &
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Energy
 
Reconciling
 
FirstEnergy
 
 
 
 
Distribution (a)
 
Transmission (b)
 
Services (c)
 
Adjustments (d)
 
Consolidated
 
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
Electric sales
$
2,398

 
$
—

 
1,648

 
—

 
$
4,046

 
(2
)
 
Other
40

 
187

 
71

 
(33
)
 
265

 
(3
)
 
Internal
—

 
—

 
210

 
(210
)
 
—

 
(4
)
Total Revenues
2,438

 
187

 
1,929

 
(243
)
 
4,311

 
 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5
)
 
Fuel
76

 
—

 
560

 
—

 
636

 
(6
)
 
Purchased power
1,010

 
—

 
511

 
(209
)
 
1,312

 
(7
)
 
Other operating expenses
398

 
31

 
470

 
(43
)
 
856

 
(8
)
 
Provision for depreciation
142

 
27

 
105

 
8

 
282

 
(9
)
 
Amortization of regulatory assets, net
60

 
1

 
—

 
—

 
61

 
(10
)
 
General taxes
186

 
12

 
52

 
7

 
257

 
(11
)
Total Expenses
1,872

 
71

 
1,698

 
(237
)
 
3,404

 
(12
)
Operating Income
566

 
116

 
231

 
(6
)
 
907

 
 
Other Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(13
)
 
Investment income
20

 
—

 
36

 
(17
)
 
39

 
(14
)
 
Interest expense
(135
)
 
(23
)
 
(73
)
 
1

 
(230
)
 
(15
)
 
Capitalized interest
3

 
1

 
11

 
3

 
18

 
(16
)
Total Other Expense
(112
)
 
(22
)
 
(26
)
 
(13
)
 
(173
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(17
)
Income Before Income Taxes
454

 
94

 
205

 
(19
)
 
734

 
(18
)
 
Income taxes
168

 
35

 
76

 
30

 
309

 
(19
)
Net Income
286

 
59

 
129

 
(49
)
 
425

 
(20
)
 
Income attributable to noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(21
)
Earnings Available to FirstEnergy Corp.
$
286

 
$
59

 
$
129

 
$
(49
)
 
$
425

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)

Revenues are primarily derived from the delivery of electricity within FirstEnergy Corp.'s (FirstEnergy) service areas, cost recovery of regulatory assets and the sale of electric generation service to retail customers who have not selected an alternative supplier (POLR or default service). Its results reflect the commodity costs of securing electric generation from FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES) and Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC (AE Supply) and from non-affiliated power suppliers and the deferral and amortization of certain fuel costs.
 
(b)

Revenues are primarily derived from rates that recover costs and provide a return on transmission capital investment owned and operated by certain of FirstEnergy's utilities and transmission companies. Revenues are also derived from providing transmission services to electric energy providers, power marketers and receiving transmission-related revenues from operation of a portion of the FirstEnergy transmission system. Its results reflect the net transmission expenses related to the delivery of the respective generation loads.
 
(c)

Supplies electric power to end-use customers through retail and wholesale arrangements, including competitive retail sales to customers primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey, and the provision of partial POLR and default service for affiliated and non-affiliated utilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
 
(d)

Consists primarily of interest expense related to holding company debt, corporate support services revenues and expenses and elimination of intersegment transactions.
 
 
 
 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    7


FirstEnergy Corp.
Consolidated Income Segments
(In millions)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Competitive
 
Other &
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Energy
 
Reconciling
 
FirstEnergy
 
 
 
 
 
Distribution (a)
 
Transmission (b)
 
Services (c)
 
Adjustments (d)
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
Electric sales
$
2,811

 
$
—

 
1,611

 
—

 
$
4,422

 
 
(2
)
 
Other
53

 
181

 
103

 
(52
)
 
285

 
 
(3
)
 
Internal
1

 
—

 
315

 
(304
)
 
12

 
 
(4
)
Total Revenues
2,865

 
181


2,029

 
(356
)
 
4,719

 
 
 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5
)
 
Fuel
92

 
—

 
540

 
—

 
632

 
 
(6
)
 
Purchased power
1,294

 
—

 
362

 
(307
)
 
1,349

 
 
(7
)
 
Other operating expenses
459

 
28

 
533

 
(27
)
 
993

 
 
(8
)
 
Provision for depreciation
151

 
29

 
110

 
7

 
297

 
 
(9
)
 
Amortization of regulatory assets, net
122

 
2

 
—

 
(2
)
 
122

 
 
(10
)
 
General taxes
198

 
11

 
55

 
5

 
269

 
 
(11
)
Total Expenses
2,316

 
70


1,600

 
(324
)
 
3,662

 
 
(12
)
Operating Income
549

 
111


429

 
(32
)
 
1,057

 
 
 
Other Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(13
)
 
Investment income
28

 
—

 
28

 
(8
)
 
48

 
 
(14
)
 
Interest expense
(136
)
 
(24
)
 
(82
)
 
(25
)
 
(267
)
 
 
(15
)
 
Capitalized interest
3

 
1

 
9

 
4

 
17

 
 
(16
)
Total Other Expense
(105
)
 
(23
)

(45
)
 
(29
)
 
(202
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(17
)
Income Before Income Taxes
444

 
88


384

 
(61
)
 
855

 
 
(18
)
 
Income taxes
164

 
32

 
142

 
(13
)
 
325

 
 
(19
)
Net Income
280

 
56


242

 
(48
)
 
530

 
 
(20
)
 
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
—

 
(2
)
 
(2
)
 
 
(21
)
Earnings Available to FirstEnergy Corp.
$
280

 
$
56


$
242

 
$
(46
)
 
$
532

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)

Revenues are primarily derived from the delivery of electricity within FirstEnergy’s service areas, cost recovery of regulatory assets and the sale of electric generation service to retail customers who have not selected an alternative supplier (POLR or default service). Its results reflect the commodity costs of securing electric generation from FES and AE Supply and from non-affiliated power suppliers and the deferral and amortization of certain fuel costs.
 
 
(b)

Revenues are primarily derived from rates that recover costs and provide a return on transmission capital investment owned and operated by certain of FirstEnergy's utilities and transmission companies. Revenues are also derived from providing transmission services to electric energy providers, power marketers and receiving transmission-related revenues from operation of a portion of the FirstEnergy transmission system. Its results reflect the net transmission expenses related to the delivery of the respective generation loads.
 
 
(c)

Supplies electric power to end-use customers through retail and wholesale arrangements, including competitive retail sales to customers primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey, and the provision of partial POLR and default service for affiliated and non-affiliated utilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
 
 
(d)

Consists primarily of interest expense related to holding company debt, corporate support services revenues and expenses and elimination of intersegment transactions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    8


FirstEnergy Corp.
Consolidated Income Segments
(In millions)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 vs. Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Competitive
 
Other &
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Energy
 
Reconciling
 
FirstEnergy
 
 
 
 
 
Distribution (a)
 
Transmission (b)
 
Services (c)
 
Adjustments (d)
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
Electric sales
$
(413
)
 
$
—

 
37

 
—

 
$
(376
)
 
 
(2
)
 
Other
(13
)
 
6

 
(32
)
 
19

 
(20
)
 
 
(3
)
 
Internal revenues
(1
)
 
—

 
(105
)
 
94

 
(12
)
 
 
(4
)
Total Revenues
(427
)
 
6


(100
)
 
113

 
(408
)
 
 
 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5
)
 
Fuel
(16
)
 
—

 
20

 
—

 
4

 
 
(6
)
 
Purchased power
(284
)
 
—

 
149

 
98

 
(37
)
 
 
(7
)
 
Other operating expenses
(61
)
 
3

 
(63
)
 
(16
)
 
(137
)
 
 
(8
)
 
Provision for depreciation
(9
)
 
(2
)
 
(5
)
 
1

 
(15
)
 
 
(9
)
 
Amortization of regulatory assets, net
(62
)
 
(1
)
 
—

 
2

 
(61
)
 
 
(10
)
 
General taxes
(12
)
 
1

 
(3
)
 
2

 
(12
)
 
 
(11
)
Total Expenses
(444
)
 
1


98

 
87

 
(258
)
 
 
(12
)
Operating Income
17

 
5


(198
)
 
26

 
(150
)
 
 
 
Other Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(13
)
 
Investment income
(8
)
 
—

 
8

 
(9
)
 
(9
)
 
 
(14
)
 
Interest expense
1

 
1

 
9

 
26

 
37

 
 
(15
)
 
Capitalized interest
—

 
—

 
2

 
(1
)
 
1

 
 
(16
)
Total Other Expense
(7
)
 
1


19

 
16

 
29

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(17
)
Income Before Income Taxes
10

 
6


(179
)
 
42

 
(121
)
 
 
(18
)
 
Income taxes
4

 
3

 
(66
)
 
43

 
(16
)
 
 
(19
)
Net Income
6

 
3


(113
)
 
(1
)
 
(105
)
 
 
(20
)
 
Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
—

 
2

 
2

 
 
(21
)
Earnings Available to FirstEnergy Corp.
$
6

 
$
3


$
(113
)
 
$
(3
)
 
$
(107
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)

Revenues are primarily derived from the delivery of electricity within FirstEnergy’s service areas, cost recovery of regulatory assets and the sale of electric generation service to retail customers who have not selected an alternative supplier (POLR or default service). Its results reflect the commodity costs of securing electric generation from FES and AE Supply and from non-affiliated power suppliers and the deferral and amortization of certain fuel costs.
 
 
(b)

Revenues are primarily derived from rates that recover costs and provide a return on transmission capital investment owned and operated by certain of FirstEnergy's utilities and transmission companies. Revenues are also derived from providing transmission services to electric energy providers, power marketers and receiving transmission-related revenues from operation of a portion of the FirstEnergy transmission system. Its results reflect the net transmission expenses related to the delivery of the respective generation loads.
 
 
(c)

Supplies electric power to end-use customers through retail and wholesale arrangements, including competitive retail sales to customers primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey, and the provision of partial POLR and default service for affiliated and non-affiliated utilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
 
 
(d)

Consists primarily of interest expense related to holding company debt, corporate support services revenues and expenses and elimination of intersegment transactions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    9


FirstEnergy Corp.
Consolidated Income Segments
(In millions)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Competitive
 
Other &
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Energy
 
Reconciling
 
FirstEnergy
 
 
 
 
 
Distribution (a)
 
Transmission (b)
 
Services (c)
 
Adjustments (d)
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
Electric sales
$
6,727

 
$
—

 
4,707

 
—

 
$
11,434

 
 
(2
)
 
Other
130

 
557

 
235

 
(100
)
 
822

 
 
(3
)
 
Internal
—

 
—

 
686

 
(684
)
 
2

 
 
(4
)
Total Revenues
6,857

 
557


5,628

 
(784
)
 
12,258

 
 
 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5
)
 
Fuel
173

 
—

 
1,660

 
—

 
1,833

 
 
(6
)
 
Purchased power
2,987

 
—

 
1,512

 
(684
)
 
3,815

 
 
(7
)
 
Other operating expenses
1,226

 
96

 
1,392

 
(132
)
 
2,582

 
 
(8
)
 
Provision for depreciation
439

 
88

 
307

 
25

 
859

 
 
(9
)
 
Amortization of regulatory assets, net
197

 
1

 
—

 
—

 
198

 
 
(10
)
 
General taxes
543

 
33

 
162

 
23

 
761

 
 
(11
)
Total Expenses
5,565

 
218


5,033

 
(768
)
 
10,048

 
 
(12
)
Operating Income
1,292

 
339


595

 
(16
)
 
2,210

 
 
 
Other Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(13
)
 
Investment income
62

 
1

 
48

 
(48
)
 
63

 
 
(14
)
 
Interest expense
(405
)
 
(70
)
 
(209
)
 
(66
)
 
(750
)
 
 
(15
)
 
Capitalized interest
9

 
2

 
34

 
9

 
54

 
 
(16
)
Total Other Expense
(334
)
 
(67
)

(127
)
 
(105
)
 
(633
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(17
)
Income Before Income Taxes
958

 
272


468

 
(121
)
 
1,577

 
 
(18
)
 
Income taxes
355

 
101

 
173

 
29

 
658

 
 
(19
)
Net Income
603

 
171


295

 
(150
)
 
919

 
 
(20
)
 
Income attributable to noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
—

 
1

 
1

 
 
(21
)
Earnings Available to FirstEnergy Corp.
$
603

 
$
171


$
295

 
$
(151
)
 
$
918

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)

Revenues are primarily derived from the delivery of electricity within FirstEnergy’s service areas, cost recovery of regulatory assets and the sale of electric generation service to retail customers who have not selected an alternative supplier (POLR or default service). Its results reflect the commodity costs of securing electric generation from FES and AE Supply and from non-affiliated power suppliers and the deferral and amortization of certain fuel costs.
 
 
(b)

Revenues are primarily derived from rates that recover costs and provide a return on transmission capital investment owned and operated by certain of FirstEnergy's utilities and transmission companies. Revenues are also derived from providing transmission services to electric energy providers, power marketers and receiving transmission-related revenues from operation of a portion of the FirstEnergy transmission system. Its results reflect the net transmission expenses related to the delivery of the respective generation loads.
 
 
(c)

Supplies electric power to end-use customers through retail and wholesale arrangements, including competitive retail sales to customers primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey, and the provision of partial POLR and default service for affiliated and non-affiliated utilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
 
 
(d)

Consists primarily of interest expense related to holding company debt, corporate support services revenues and expenses and elimination of intersegment transactions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    10


FirstEnergy Corp.
Consolidated Income Segments
(In millions)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Competitive
 
Other &
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Energy
 
Reconciling
 
FirstEnergy
 
 
 
 
 
Distribution (a)
 
Transmission (b)
 
Services (c)
 
Adjustments (d)
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
Electric sales
$
7,338

 
$
—

 
4,167

 
—

 
$
11,505

 
 
(2
)
 
Other
158

 
476

 
283

 
(123
)
 
794

 
 
(3
)
 
Internal
1

 
—

 
976

 
(921
)
 
56

 
 
(4
)
Total Revenues
7,497

 
476


5,426

 
(1,044
)
 
12,355

 
 
 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5
)
 
Fuel
189

 
—

 
1,531

 
—

 
1,720

 
 
(6
)
 
Purchased power
3,617

 
—

 
1,062

 
(924
)
 
3,755

 
 
(7
)
 
Other operating expenses
1,212

 
86

 
1,789

 
(36
)
 
3,051

 
 
(8
)
 
Provision for depreciation
409

 
74

 
307

 
19

 
809

 
 
(9
)
 
Amortization of regulatory assets, net
337

 
7

 
—

 
—

 
344

 
 
(10
)
 
General taxes
551

 
30

 
150

 
17

 
748

 
 
(11
)
Total Expenses
6,315

 
197


4,839

 
(924
)
 
10,427

 
 
(12
)
Operating Income
1,182

 
279


587

 
(120
)
 
1,928

 
 
 
Other Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(13
)
 
Investment income
76

 
—

 
49

 
(25
)
 
100

 
 
(14
)
 
Interest expense
(395
)
 
(66
)
 
(226
)
 
(76
)
 
(763
)
 
 
(15
)
 
Capitalized interest
6

 
2

 
31

 
16

 
55

 
 
(16
)
Total Other Expense
(313
)
 
(64
)

(146
)
 
(85
)
 
(608
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(17
)
Income Before Income Taxes
869

 
215


441

 
(205
)
 
1,320

 
 
(18
)
 
Income taxes
322

 
79

 
163

 
(14
)
 
550

 
 
(19
)
Net Income
547

 
136


278

 
(191
)
 
770

 
 
(20
)
 
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
—

 
(17
)
 
(17
)
 
 
(21
)
Earnings Available to FirstEnergy Corp.
$
547

 
$
136


$
278

 
$
(174
)
 
$
787

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)

Revenues are primarily derived from the delivery of electricity within FirstEnergy’s service areas, cost recovery of regulatory assets and the sale of electric generation service to retail customers who have not selected an alternative supplier (POLR or default service). Its results reflect the commodity costs of securing electric generation from FES and AE Supply and from non-affiliated power suppliers and the deferral and amortization of certain fuel costs.
 
 
(b)

Revenues are primarily derived from rates that recover costs and provide a return on transmission capital investment owned and operated by certain of FirstEnergy's utilities and transmission companies. Revenues are also derived from providing transmission services to electric energy providers, power marketers and receiving transmission-related revenues from operation of a portion of the FirstEnergy transmission system. Its results reflect the net transmission expenses related to the delivery of the respective generation loads.
 
 
(c)

Supplies electric power to end-use customers through retail and wholesale arrangements, including competitive retail sales to customers primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey, and the provision of partial POLR and default service for affiliated and non-affiliated utilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
 
 
(d)

Consists primarily of interest expense related to holding company debt, corporate support services revenues and expenses and elimination of intersegment transactions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    11


FirstEnergy Corp.
Consolidated Income Segments
(In millions)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 vs. Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Competitive
 
Other &
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Energy
 
Reconciling
 
FirstEnergy
 
 
 
 
 
Distribution (a)
 
Transmission (b)
 
Services (c)
 
Adjustments (d)
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
 
Electric sales
$
(611
)
 
$
—

 
540

 
—

 
$
(71
)
 
 
(2
)
 
Other
(28
)
 
81

 
(48
)
 
23

 
28

 
 
(3
)
 
Internal revenues
(1
)
 
—

 
(290
)
 
237

 
(54
)
 
 
(4
)
Total Revenues
(640
)
 
81


202

 
260

 
(97
)
 
 
 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5
)
 
Fuel
(16
)
 
—

 
129

 
—

 
113

 
 
(6
)
 
Purchased power
(630
)
 
—

 
450

 
240

 
60

 
 
(7
)
 
Other operating expenses
14

 
10

 
(397
)
 
(96
)
 
(469
)
 
 
(8
)
 
Provision for depreciation
30

 
14

 
—

 
6

 
50

 
 
(9
)
 
Amortization of regulatory assets, net
(140
)
 
(6
)
 
—

 
—

 
(146
)
 
 
(10
)
 
General taxes
(8
)
 
3

 
12

 
6

 
13

 
 
(11
)
Total Expenses
(750
)
 
21


194

 
156

 
(379
)
 
 
(12
)
Operating Income
110

 
60


8

 
104

 
282

 
 
 
Other Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(13
)
 
Investment income
(14
)
 
1

 
(1
)
 
(23
)
 
(37
)
 
 
(14
)
 
Interest expense
(10
)
 
(4
)
 
17

 
10

 
13

 
 
(15
)
 
Capitalized interest
3

 
—

 
3

 
(7
)
 
(1
)
 
 
(16
)
Total Other Expense
(21
)
 
(3
)

19

 
(20
)
 
(25
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(17
)
Income Before Income Taxes
89

 
57


27

 
84

 
257

 
 
(18
)
 
Income taxes
33

 
22

 
10

 
43

 
108

 
 
(19
)
Net Income
56

 
35


17

 
41

 
149

 
 
(20
)
 
Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
—

 
—

 
—

 
18

 
18

 
 
(21
)
Earnings Available to FirstEnergy Corp.
$
56

 
$
35


$
17

 
$
23

 
$
131

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)

Revenues are primarily derived from the delivery of electricity within FirstEnergy’s service areas, cost recovery of regulatory assets and the sale of electric generation service to retail customers who have not selected an alternative supplier (POLR or default service). Its results reflect the commodity costs of securing electric generation from FES and AE Supply and from non-affiliated power suppliers and the deferral and amortization of certain fuel costs.
 
 
(b)

Revenues are primarily derived from rates that recover costs and provide a return on transmission capital investment owned and operated by certain of FirstEnergy's utilities and transmission companies. Revenues are also derived from providing transmission services to electric energy providers, power marketers and receiving transmission-related revenues from operation of a portion of the FirstEnergy transmission system. Its results reflect the net transmission expenses related to the delivery of the respective generation loads.
 
 
(c)

Supplies electric power to end-use customers through retail and wholesale arrangements, including competitive retail sales to customers primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan and New Jersey, and the provision of partial POLR and default service for affiliated and non-affiliated utilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
 
 
(d)

Consists primarily of interest expense related to holding company debt, corporate support services revenues and expenses and elimination of intersegment transactions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    12


FirstEnergy Corp.
Financial Statements
(In millions)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of
 
As of
 
 
Assets
 
Sep. 30, 2012
 
Dec. 31, 2011
 
 
Current Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
150

 
$
202

 
 
 
Receivables
 
1,831

 
1,794

 
 
 
Other
 
1,728

 
1,359

 
 
Total Current Assets
 
3,709

 
3,355

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment
 
31,441

 
30,337

 
 
Investments
 
3,451

 
3,522

 
 
Deferred Charges and Other Assets
 
10,137

 
10,112

 
 
Total Assets
 
$
48,738

 
$
47,326

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Capitalization
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currently payable long-term debt
 
$
1,473

 
$
1,621

 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
 
1,604

 
—

 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
925

 
1,174

 
 
 
Other
 
1,918

 
2,060

 
 
Total Current Liabilities
 
5,920

 
4,855

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capitalization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total equity
 
13,449

 
13,299

 
 
 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations
 
15,627

 
15,716

 
 
Total Capitalization
 
29,076

 
29,015

 
 
Noncurrent Liabilities
 
13,742

 
13,456

 
 
Total Liabilities and Capitalization
 
$
48,738

 
$
47,326

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
General Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
Debt redemptions
 
$
(124
)
 
$
(579
)
 
$
(870
)
 
$
(1,581
)
 
 
New long-term debt issues
 
$
478

 
$
100

 
$
660

 
$
603

 
 
Short-term borrowings increase (decrease)
 
$
(286
)
 
$
(656
)
 
$
1,604

 
$
(700
)
 
 
Property additions
 
$
775

 
$
500

 
$
1,686

 
$
1,464

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Capitalization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of September 30
 
As of December 31
 
 
 
 
2012
 
% Total
 
2011
 
% Total
 
 
Total equity (GAAP)
 
$
13,449

 
41
 %
 
$
13,299

 
43
 %
 
 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations
 
15,627

 
48
 %
 
15,716

 
51
 %
 
 
Currently payable long-term debt
 
1,473

 
5
 %
 
1,621

 
5
 %
 
 
Short-term borrowings
 
1,604

 
5
 %
 
—

 
0
 %
 
 
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sale-leaseback net debt equivalents
 
1,136

 
4
 %
 
1,278

 
4
 %
 
 
Securitization debt and cash
 
(870
)
 
-3
 %
 
(971
)
 
-3
 %
 
 
Adjusted capitalization (Non-GAAP)
 
$
32,419

 
100
 %
 
$
30,943

 
100
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    13


FirstEnergy Corp.
Statements of Cash Flows and Liquidity
(In millions)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
 
September 30
 
September 30
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
425

 
$
530

 
$
919

 
$
770

 
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization of regulatory assets, net
 
343

 
419

 
1,057

 
1,153

 
 
Nuclear fuel and lease amortization
 
57

 
60

 
163

 
152

 
 
Deferred purchased power and other costs
 
(65
)
 
(54
)
 
(214
)
 
(222
)
 
 
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits
 
289

 
98

 
712

 
696

 
 
Deferred rents and lease market valuation liability
 
44

 
44

 
(62
)
 
(17
)
 
 
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits
 
(8
)
 
6

 
(168
)
 
(25
)
 
 
Commodity derivative transactions, net
 
6

 
(1
)
 
(80
)
 
(22
)
 
 
Pension trust contribution
 
—

 
(113
)
 
(600
)
 
(375
)
 
 
Asset impairments
 
3

 
18

 
10

 
59

 
 
Cash collateral paid, net
 
(25
)
 
(35
)
 
(3
)
 
(66
)
 
 
Change in working capital and other
 
145

 
226

 
(458
)
 
126

 
 
Cash flows provided from operating activities
 
1,214

 
1,198

 
1,276

 
2,229

 
 
Cash flows provided from (used for) financing activities
 
(169
)
 
(1,363
)
 
662

 
(2,402
)
 
 
Cash flows used for investing activities
 
(989
)
 
(20
)
 
(1,990
)
 
(555
)
 
 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
 
$
56

 
$
(185
)
 
$
(52
)
 
$
(728
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Liquidity position as of September 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company
Type
Maturity
Amount
Available
 
 
FirstEnergy(1)
Revolving
May 2017
$2,000
$1,371
 
 
FES / AE Supply
Revolving
May 2017
2,500
2,498
 
 
FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC (FET)(2)
Revolving
May 2017
1,000
—

 
 
Allegheny Generating Company (AGC)
Revolving
Dec 2013
50
—

 
 
  (1) FirstEnergy Corp. and subsidiary borrowers
Subtotal:
$5,550
$3,869
 
 
  (2) Includes FET, American Transmission Systems, Incorporated (ATSI), and Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company, (TrAIL)
 
Cash:
—

124
 
 
 
Total:
$5,550
$3,993
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    14


FirstEnergy Corp.
Statistical Summary

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electric Sales Statistics (thousand MWH)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electric Distribution Deliveries
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30*
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
Change
 
2012
 
2011
 
Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ohio
 - Residential
 
4,955

 
5,059

 
-2.1
 %
 
13,353

 
13,852

 
-3.6
 %
 
 
 
 - Commercial
 
4,148

 
4,192

 
-1.0
 %
 
11,723

 
11,823

 
-0.8
 %
 
 
 
 - Industrial
 
5,177

 
5,562

 
-6.9
 %
 
15,605

 
15,437

 
1.1
 %
 
 
 
 - Other
 
84

 
87

 
-3.4
 %
 
251

 
258

 
-2.7
 %
 
 
 
Total Ohio
 
14,364

 
14,900

 
-3.6
 %
 
40,932

 
41,370

 
-1.1
 %
 
 
Pennsylvania
 - Residential
 
4,864

 
5,031

 
-3.3
 %
 
13,949

 
13,259

 
5.2
 %
 
 
 
 - Commercial
 
3,300

 
3,409

 
-3.2
 %
 
9,530

 
8,817

 
8.1
 %
 
 
 
 - Industrial
 
5,001

 
5,250

 
-4.7
 %
 
15,359

 
14,447

 
6.3
 %
 
 
 
 - Other
 
27

 
31

 
-12.9
 %
 
92

 
87

 
5.7
 %
 
 
 
Total Pennsylvania
 
13,192

 
13,721

 
-3.9
 %
 
38,930

 
36,610

 
6.3
 %
 
 
New Jersey
 - Residential
 
3,126

 
3,250

 
-3.8
 %
 
7,414

 
7,757

 
-4.4
 %
 
 
 
 - Commercial
 
2,482

 
2,676

 
-7.2
 %
 
6,865

 
7,096

 
-3.3
 %
 
 
 
 - Industrial
 
563

 
636

 
-11.5
 %
 
1,819

 
1,865

 
-2.5
 %
 
 
 
 - Other
 
22

 
23

 
-4.3
 %
 
66

 
67

 
-1.5
 %
 
 
 
Total New Jersey
 
6,193

 
6,585

 
-6.0
 %
 
16,164

 
16,785

 
-3.7
 %
 
 
Maryland
 - Residential
 
771

 
856

 
-9.9
 %
 
2,322

 
1,833

 
26.7
 %
 
 
 
 - Commercial
 
563

 
568

 
-0.9
 %
 
1,561

 
1,244

 
25.5
 %
 
 
 
 - Industrial
 
428

 
414

 
3.4
 %
 
1,231

 
932

 
32.1
 %
 
 
 
 - Other
 
5

 
4

 
25.0
 %
 
13

 
10

 
30.0
 %
 
 
 
Total Maryland
 
1,767

 
1,842

 
-4.1
 %
 
5,127

 
4,019

 
27.6
 %
 
 
West Virginia
 - Residential
 
1,292

 
1,375

 
-6.0
 %
 
3,896

 
2,964

 
31.4
 %
 
 
 
 - Commercial
 
943

 
979

 
-3.7
 %
 
2,705

 
2,098

 
28.9
 %
 
 
 
 - Industrial
 
1,216

 
1,241

 
-2.0
 %
 
3,726

 
2,920

 
27.6
 %
 
 
 
 - Other
 
8

 
7

 
14.3
 %
 
22

 
17

 
29.4
 %
 
 
 
Total West Virginia
 
3,459

 
3,602

 
-4.0
 %
 
10,349

 
7,999

 
29.4
 %
 
 
Total Residential
 
 
15,008

 
15,571

 
-3.6
 %
 
40,934

 
39,665

 
3.2
 %
 
 
Total Commercial
 
 
11,436

 
11,824

 
-3.3
 %
 
32,384

 
31,078

 
4.2
 %
 
 
Total Industrial
 
 
12,385

 
13,103

 
-5.5
 %
 
37,740

 
35,601

 
6.0
 %
 
 
Total Other
 
 
146

 
152

 
-3.9
 %
 
444

 
439

 
1.1
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Companies Distribution Deliveries
 
38,975

 
40,650

 
-4.1
 %
 
111,502

 
106,783

 
4.4
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Includes the Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AE) companies for 9 months in 2012 and 7 months in 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    15


FirstEnergy Corp.
Statistical Summary




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weather
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
Normal
 
2012
 
2011
 
Normal
 
 
Composite Heating-Degree-Days
 
97
 
66
 
79
 
2,789
 
3,491
 
3,533
 
 
Composite Cooling-Degree-Days
 
792
 
828
 
655
 
1,136
 
1,143
 
906
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shopping Statistics
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
OE
 
77%
 
75%
 
76%
 
73%
 
 
PP
 
63%
 
59%
 
64%
 
57%
 
 
CEI
 
85%
 
84%
 
85%
 
82%
 
 
TE
 
75%
 
75%
 
75%
 
73%
 
 
JCP&L
 
47%
 
42%
 
49%
 
43%
 
 
Met-Ed
 
62%
 
48%
 
60%
 
43%
 
 
Penelec
 
67%
 
59%
 
66%
 
53%
 
 
MP
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
 
PE(1)
 
47%
 
44%
 
46%
 
44%
 
 
WP
 
59%
 
52%
 
58%
 
50%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Represents Maryland only.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Competitive Operating Statistics*
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30
 
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
Ongoing Generation Capacity Factors:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nuclear
 
96%
 
98%
 
91%
 
88%
 
 
 
Fossil - Baseload
 
64%
 
76%
 
64%
 
69%
 
 
 
Fossil - Load Following
 
43%
 
48%
 
39%
 
51%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ongoing Generation Fuel Rate:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nuclear
 
$7.45
 
$7.69
 
$7.53
 
$7.38
 
 
 
Fossil
 
$28
 
$23
 
$28
 
$26
 
 
 
Total Fleet
 
$20
 
$18
 
$21
 
$20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ongoing Generation Output:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nuclear
 
35%
 
30%
 
35%
 
32%
 
 
 
Fossil - Baseload
 
51%
 
54%
 
53%
 
51%
 
 
 
Fossil - Load Following
 
7%
 
13%
 
7%
 
15%
 
 
 
Peaking/Hydro
 
7%
 
3%
 
5%
 
2%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* All competitive units excluding recently deactivated plants; includes units receiving RMR payments effective Sept. 1, 2012. Data for AE's unregulated generating plants for 9 months in 2012 and 7 months in 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    16


FirstEnergy Corp.
Competitive Energy Services Sources & Uses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Competitive Energy Services' Sources and Uses (MWH in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30
 
Nine Months Ended September 30*
 
 
Contract Sales
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
Change
 
2012
 
2011
 
Change
 
 
POLR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       - OH
 
 
1,354

 
1,165

 
189

 
4,749

 
5,877

 
(1,128
)
 
 
       - PA
 
 
2,308

 
3,172

 
(864
)
 
7,174

 
9,826

 
(2,652
)
 
 
       - MD
 
 
752

 
783

 
(31
)
 
2,232

 
1,677

 
555

 
 
 
Total POLR
 
 
4,414

 
5,120

 
(706
)
 
14,155

 
17,380

 
(3,225
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Structured Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       - Bilaterals
 
 
821

 
775

 
46

 
2,224

 
1,138

 
1,086

 
 
       - Muni/Co-op
 
 
483

 
113

 
370

 
1,361

 
1,183

 
178

 
 
       Total Structured Sales
 
 
1,304

 
888

 
416

 
3,585

 
2,321

 
1,264

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct - LCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       - OH
 
 
7,398

 
6,360

 
1,038

 
20,899

 
16,839

 
4,060

 
 
       - PA
 
 
3,976

 
3,899

 
77

 
11,946

 
10,704

 
1,242

 
 
       - NJ
 
 
285

 
477

 
(192
)
 
942

 
1,278

 
(336
)
 
 
       - MI
 
 
627

 
538

 
89

 
1,757

 
1,440

 
317

 
 
       - IL
 
 
891

 
810

 
81

 
2,385

 
2,231

 
154

 
 
       - MD
 
 
274

 
187

 
87

 
590

 
484

 
106

 
 
 
Total Direct - LCI
 
 
13,451

 
12,271

 
1,180

 
38,519

 
32,976

 
5,543

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Direct - MCI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       - OH
 
 
564

 
573

 
(9
)
 
1,718

 
1,344

 
374

 
 
       - PA
 
 
285

 
244

 
41

 
778

 
556

 
222

 
 
       - IL
 
 
12

 
—

 
12

 
13

 
—

 
13

 
 
       - MD
 
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1

 
—

 
1

 
 
 
Total Direct - MCI
 
 
861

 
817

 
44

 
2,510

 
1,900

 
610

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aggregation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       - OH
 
 
4,851

 
4,540

 
311

 
12,400

 
12,319

 
81

 
 
       - IL
 
 
377

 
3

 
374

 
433

 
3

 
430

 
 
 
Total Aggregation
 
 
5,228

 
4,543

 
685

 
12,833

 
12,322

 
511

 
 
Mass Market
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       - OH
 
 
448

 
224

 
224

 
1,095

 
529

 
566

 
 
       - PA
 
 
1,056

 
428

 
628

 
2,715

 
624

 
2,091

 
 
       - IL
 
 
16

 
—

 
16

 
24

 
—

 
24

 
 
       - MD
 
 
20

 
—

 
20

 
31

 
—

 
31

 
 
 
Total Mass Market
 
 
1,540

 
652

 
888

 
3,865

 
1,153

 
2,712

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Contract Sales
 
 
26,798

 
24,291

 
2,507

 
75,467

 
68,052

 
7,415

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wholesale Sales**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       - Spot
 
 
6,842

 
7,069

 
(227
)
 
15,196

 
14,436

 
760

 
 
       Total Wholesale Sales
 
 
6,842

 
7,069

 
(227
)
 
15,196

 
14,436

 
760

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchased Power**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       - Bilaterals
 
 
317

 
673

 
(356
)
 
1,245

 
2,306

 
(1,061
)
 
 
       - Spot
 
 
9,418

 
2,940

 
6,478

 
19,327

 
9,121

 
10,206

 
 
       Total Purchased Power
 
 
9,735

 
3,613

 
6,122

 
20,572

 
11,427

 
9,145

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Generation Output**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      - Fossil
 
 
16,930

 
20,090

 
(3,160
)
 
49,850

 
50,389

 
(539
)
 
 
      - Nuclear
 
 
8,418

 
8,661

 
(243
)
 
23,785

 
23,039

 
746

 
 
 
Total Generation Output
 
25,348

 
28,751

 
(3,403
)
 
73,635

 
73,428

 
207

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Includes AE Supply for 9 months in 2012 and 7 months in 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
**Actual MWH - includes generation from plants recently deactivated or planned to be deactivated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    17


FirstEnergy Corp.
Special Items - By Segment
(In millions)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Competitive
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Energy
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Items - Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
Distribution
 
Transmission
 
Services
 
Other
 
Consolidated
 
 
Pre-Tax Items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory charges
 
$
(21
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(21
)
 
 
 
Trust securities impairment
 
—

 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
 
 
Merger transaction/integration costs
 
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
 
 
Non-core asset sales/impairments
 
—

 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
 
 
Mark-to-market adjustments
 
—

 
—

 
4

 
20

 
24

 
 
 
Merger accounting - commodity contracts
 
(2
)
 
—

 
(17
)
 
—

 
(19
)
 
 
 
Debt redemption costs
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
 
 
 
Restructuring
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
 
 
 
Plant closing costs
 
(5
)
 
—

 
(19
)
 
—

 
(24
)
 
 
 
    Subtotal
 
(29
)
 
—

 
(38
)
 
20

 
(47
)
 
 
 
Income tax charge - retiree prescription drug subsidy
 
(7
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
(9
)
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
11

 
—

 
14

 
(7
)
 
18

 
 
 
    After-Tax Effect
 
$
(25
)
 
$
—

 
$
(26
)
 
$
13

 
$
(38
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Competitive
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Energy
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Items - Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Distribution
 
Transmission
 
Services
 
Other
 
Consolidated
 
 
Pre-Tax Items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory charges
 
$
(3
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(3
)
 
 
 
Trust securities impairment
 
(1
)
 
—

 
(8
)
 
—

 
(9
)
 
 
 
Merger transaction/integration costs
 
(2
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
(4
)
 
 
 
Non-core asset sales/impairments
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
(16
)
 
(17
)
 
 
 
Mark-to-market adjustments
 
—

 
—

 
(6
)
 
—

 
(6
)
 
 
 
Merger accounting - commodity contracts
 
(2
)
 
—

 
(39
)
 
—

 
(41
)
 
 
 
Litigation resolution
 
1

 
—

 
(5
)
 
—

 
(4
)
 
 
 
Debt redemption costs
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
 
 
    Subtotal
 
(7
)
 
—

 
(61
)
 
(16
)
 
(84
)
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
3

 
—

 
23

 
8

 
34

 
 
 
    After-Tax Effect
 
$
(4
)
 
$
—

 
$
(38
)
 
$
(8
)
 
$
(50
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    18


FirstEnergy Corp.
Special Items - By Segment
(In millions)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Competitive
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Energy
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Items - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
Distribution
 
Transmission
 
Services
 
Other
 
Consolidated
 
 
Pre-Tax Items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory charges
 
$
(38
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(38
)
 
 
 
Trust securities impairment
 
(1
)
 
—

 
(8
)
 
—

 
(9
)
 
 
 
Merger transaction/integration costs
 
(3
)
 
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
(6
)
 
 
 
Non-core asset sales/impairments
 
—

 
—

 
5

 
(1
)
 
4

 
 
 
Mark-to-market adjustments
 
—

 
—

 
52

 
—

 
52

 
 
 
Merger accounting - commodity contracts
 
(6
)
 
—

 
(64
)
 
—

 
(70
)
 
 
 
Debt redemption costs
 
—

 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
 
 
Restructuring
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
 
 
 
Plant closing costs
 
(16
)
 
—

 
(91
)
 
—

 
(107
)
 
 
 
    Subtotal
 
(64
)
 
—

 
(112
)
 
(1
)
 
(177
)
 
 
 
Income tax charge - retiree prescription drug subsidy
 
(19
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
(4
)
 
(25
)
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
24

 
—

 
41

 
(1
)
 
64

 
 
 
    After-Tax Effect
 
$
(59
)
 
$
—

 
$
(73
)
 
$
(6
)
 
$
(138
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Competitive
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulated
 
Regulated
 
Energy
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Items - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Distribution
 
Transmission
 
Services
 
Other
 
Consolidated
 
 
Pre-Tax Items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory charges
 
$
(24
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(10
)
 
$
(34
)
 
 
 
Trust securities impairment
 
(2
)
 
—

 
(16
)
 
—

 
(18
)
 
 
 
Merger transaction/integration costs
 
(82
)
 
(4
)
 
(87
)
 
(5
)
 
(178
)
 
 
 
Non-core asset sales/impairments
 
—

 
—

 
(22
)
 
(27
)
 
(49
)
 
 
 
Mark-to-market adjustments
 
—

 
—

 
(38
)
 
—

 
(38
)
 
 
 
Merger accounting - commodity contracts
 
(4
)
 
—

 
(112
)
 
—

 
(116
)
 
 
 
Litigation resolution
 
2

 
—

 
(10
)
 
(29
)
 
(37
)
 
 
 
Debt redemption costs
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
 
 
    Subtotal
 
(110
)
 
(4
)
 
(286
)
 
(73
)
 
(473
)
 
 
 
Income tax charge/income tax resolution
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
(36
)
 
(37
)
 
 
 
Income taxes
 
38

 
1

 
98

 
29

 
166

 
 
 
    After-Tax Effect
 
$
(72
)
 
$
(3
)
 
$
(189
)
 
$
(80
)
 
$
(344
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    19


FirstEnergy Corp.
Special Items - Consolidated
(In millions, except for per share amounts)

 
Special Items
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
 
 
September 30
 
September 30
 
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
Pre-tax Items - Income Increase (Decrease)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory charges (a)
$
(21
)
 
$
(3
)
 
$
(38
)
 
$
(34
)
 
 
Trust securities impairment (b)
(2
)
 
(9
)
 
(9
)
 
(18
)
 
 
Merger transaction/integration costs (c)
(1
)
 
(4
)
 
(6
)
 
(178
)
 
 
Non-core asset sales/impairments (d)
(2
)
 
(17
)
 
4

 
(49
)
 
 
Mark-to-market adjustments (e)
24

 
(6
)
 
52

 
(38
)
 
 
Merger accounting - commodity contracts (f)
(19
)
 
(41
)
 
(70
)
 
(116
)
 
 
Plant closing costs (g)
(24
)
 
—

 
(107
)
 
—

 
 
Litigation resolution (h)
—

 
(4
)
 
—

 
(37
)
 
 
Restructuring (i)
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
 
Debt redemption costs (j)
(1
)
 
—

 
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
 
 
Total-Pretax Items
$
(47
)
 
$
(84
)
 
$
(177
)
 
$
(473
)
 
 
Income tax charge/Income tax resolution
(9
)
 
—

 
(25
)
 
(37
)
 
 
EPS Effect
 
$
(0.09
)
 
$
(0.12
)
 
$
(0.33
)
 
$
(0.87
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
For YTD 2012, $34 million included in "Other operating expenses"; $2 million included in Revenues; $2 million included in "Amortization of regulatory assets, net". For YTD 2011, $16 million included in "Amortization of regulatory assets, net"; $12 million included in "Other operating expenses"; $6 million included in "Revenues".
 
 
(b)
Included in "Investment income"
 
 
(c)
For YTD 2012, included in "Other operating expenses". For YTD 2011, $172 million included in "Other operating expenses"; $6 million included in "Fuel".
 
 
(d)
For YTD 2012, ($17) million included in "Revenues"; $13 million included in "Investment income". For YTD 2011, $41 million included in "Impairment of long-lived assets"; $8 million included in "Revenues".
 
 
(e)
Included in "Other operating expenses"
 
 
(f)
For YTD 2012, $31 million included in "Fuel"; $35 million included in "Revenues"; $6 million included in "Purchased Power"; $(2) million included in "Other operating expenses". For YTD 2011 $45 million included in "Fuel"; $50 million included in "Revenues"; $21 million included in "Other operating expenses".
 
 
(g)
For YTD 2012, ($9) million included in "Revenues", $199 million included in "Fuel", ($154) million included in Purchased Power, $64 million included in "Other operating expenses"; and $8 million included in General Taxes.
 
 
(h)
For YTD 2011, $29 million included in "Other operating expenses"; $22 million included in "Revenues"; ($9) million included in "Amortization of regulatory assets, net"; ($5) million included in "Purchased Power".
 
 
(i)
Included in "Other operating expenses"
 
 
(j)
Included in "Interest expense"
 


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Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    20


FirstEnergy Corp.
EPS Reconciliations


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
 
 
(Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Estimate
 
Estimate
 
 
 
 
 
September 30
 
September 30
 
for Year
 
for Year
 
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic EPS (GAAP basis)
 
$
1.02

 
$
1.27

 
$
2.20

 
$
2.01

 
$2.27 - $2.51

 
$2.64 - $2.94

 
 
Excluding Special Items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regulatory charges
 
0.03

 
—

 
0.06

 
0.05

 
0.08

 
0.06

 
 
 
Trust securities impairment
 
—

 
0.01

 
0.01

 
0.03

 
0.01

 
—

 
 
 
Income tax charge - retiree prescription drug subsidy
 
0.02

 
—

 
0.06

 
—

 
0.08

 
—

 
 
 
Merger transaction/integration costs
 
—

 
0.01

 
0.02

 
0.41

 
0.02

 
—

 
 
 
Impact of non-core asset sales/impairments
 
—

 
0.02

 
—

 
0.08

 
—

 
0.05

 
 
 
Mark-to-market adjustments -
 


 


 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Pension/OPEB actuarial assumptions
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
0.45 - 0.59

 
—

 
 
 
  Other
 
(0.03
)
 
0.01

 
(0.08
)
 
0.06

 
(0.08
)
 
 
 
 
 
Plant closing costs
 
0.04

 
—

 
0.16

 
—

 
0.19

 
0.01

 
 
 
Restructuring costs
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
0.02

 
0.01

 
 
 
Merger accounting - commodity contracts
 
0.03

 
0.06

 
0.10

 
0.18

 
0.12

 
0.08

 
 
 
Litigation resolution
 
—

 
0.01

 
—

 
0.06

 
—

 
—

 
 
Basic EPS (Non-GAAP basis)
 
$
1.11

 
$
1.39

 
$
2.53

 
$
2.88

 
$3.30 - $3.40

 
$2.85 - $3.15

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    21


2013 Earnings Drivers

The following represents a high-level summary of significant assumptions and drivers included in expected 2013 non-GAAP* earnings of $2.85 - $3.15 per share:

•
Regulated Distribution segment sales of 148.5M MWH in 2013 vs. 147.8M MWH in 2012

•
Higher Ohio Delivery Capital Recovery Rider revenues of $55M - $60M vs. 2012

•
Regulated Transmission segment revenue decrease of approximately $35M vs. 2012 primarily due to lower TrAIL rate base resulting from higher accumulated deferred income taxes due to bonus depreciation in 2012 and reduced Network Integration Transmission Service (NITS) revenues which are based on peak load

•
CES segment will dispatch its generating facilities based on market conditions; competitive generation output of 78 - 93M MWH in 2013

•
CES capacity revenue (RPM/FRR/Bilateral) reduction of $160M vs. 2012

•
CES channel sales of 104M MWH in 2013:


2013F
 
 
Channel Sales
M MWH
 
$M
 
$/MWH
 
 
   LCI
54
 
$2,770
 
$52
 
 
   MCI
4
 
240
 
60
 
 
   Gov Agg
22
 
1,250
 
56
 
 
   Mass Mkt
6
 
390
 
65
 
 
Total Direct Retail Sales
86
 
$4,650
 
$54
 
 
   POLR
13
 
660
 
51
 
 
   Structured
5
 
240
 
49
 
 
Total Channel Sales
104
 
$5,550
 
$53
 
 

•
CES committed sales of 84M MWH or 81% as of November 8, 2012

•
2013 power price assumptions as of October 15, 2012

•
O&M expense reduction of $75M - $85M vs. 2012; includes the impact of staffing reductions, benefit changes, overall corporate cost reductions and fewer fossil and nuclear outages in 2013

•
Repurchase of certain equity and other interests in the 1987 Bruce Mansfield and Beaver Valley 2 sale-leaseback transactions in 2012 improves pre-tax income by $30M in 2013

•
Increased depreciation expense of $55M - $60M vs. 2012

•
2013 effective income tax rate assumption of 38% - 38.5%



*The 2013 GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation statements can be found on page 21 of this report and all GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation statements are available on the Investor Information section of FirstEnergy Corp.'s website at www.firstenergycorp.com/ir.

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Consolidated Report to the Financial Community - 3rd Quarter 2012                    22


Recent Developments

Financial Matters
Dividend
On September 18, 2012, the Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. (FirstEnergy or FE) declared an unchanged quarterly dividend of $0.55 per share of outstanding FE common stock. The dividend will be payable December 1, 2012, to shareholders of record as of November 7, 2012.

Financing Activities    
On August 16, 2012, FirstEnergy terminated $1.6 billion of forward starting interest rate swap agreements that were executed in the second quarter of 2012, resulting in a gain and cash proceeds of approximately $6 million.

On August 21, 2012, FirstEnergy Generation Corp. (FGC) remarketed $135 million of pollution control revenue bonds (PCRBs) previously held by the company. Of the total, $106.5 million was remarketed in a four year mandatory put mode at an annual fixed-rate of 2.25% and $28.5 million was remarketed at an annual fixed rate of 2.15% until maturity in 2017. On September 18, 2012, FGC and FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp. (NGC) also remarketed $130 million and $214 million of PCRBs, respectively. The PCRBs, also previously held by the companies, were remarketed in multiple year mandatory put modes at annual fixed interest rates from 2.20% to 2.70%.

On August 24, 2012, NGC repurchased lessor equity interests in Ohio Edison Company's (OE) existing sale and leaseback of Beaver Valley Unit 2 for $108 million. Additionally, during the second half of the year, FGC completed the acquisition of certain lessor interests in connection with the 1987 Bruce Mansfield Plant sale and leaseback transactions for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $156.6 million.

Operational Matters
Operational Changes at Sammis
In August 2012, FGC changed the operating status of the 2,220 MW coal-fired W. H. Sammis power plant to cold-storage. The decision was made to reduce operating costs in the face of a continued weak economy and historically low market prices for electricity. The plant will remain available for reliability purposes when called on by PJM.

As announced earlier this year, units at seven coal-fired power plants (Albright, Armstrong, Bay Shore Units 2-4, Eastlake Units 4-5, R. Paul Smith Units 3-4, Rivesville, and Willow Island) were deactivated as of September 1, 2012. Units at three coal-fired power plants (Ashtabula Unit 5, Eastlake Units 1-3, and Lake Shore Unit 18) will continue to operate pursuant to Reliability Must Run arrangements with PJM.

Beaver Valley Power Station to Expand Fuel Storage Capacity
On September 17, 2012, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) announced a plan to expand used nuclear fuel storage capacity at the Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pa.  Under the plan, above-ground, airtight steel and concrete canisters will be installed to provide cooling, through natural air circulation, to used fuel assemblies. Construction of the fuel storage system will begin in fall 2012 with completion planned for 2014.  Certain costs incurred for this project are expected to be reimbursable by the U.S. Department of Energy under a January 2012 settlement.




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FirstEnergy Announces Workforce Reductions
On September 19, 2012, FirstEnergy announced that it is conducting an organizational study to determine how its workforce should be aligned to best meet the challenges of the continued weak economy.  The initiative included a review of corporate support departments and FES.  The results of the study were announced on November 1, 2012, with reductions of approximately 200 staff positions. In addition, the company also expects further workforce reductions of approximately 300-400 occurring throughout 2013 as replacement of employees who leave the company through normal attrition will be limited. FirstEnergy expects to incur approximately $10 million of severance related expenses in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Beaver Valley Unit 2 Refueling Outage
On September 24, 2012, Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 2 safely shut down for refueling, maintenance, and a turbine upgrade expected to improve efficiency and reliability. The 904 MW unit operated safely and reliably for 532 consecutive days and generated more than 12 million megawatt hours of electricity since the completion of its last refueling in April 2011. On November 2, 2012, the plant successfully and safely completed the outage.

Impact of Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy affected 2.3 million FE customers in NJ, PA, OH, MD, and WV. More than 19,000 employees, outside utility crews and contractors participated in storm restoration efforts. Approximately 93% of customers affected have been restored as of November 8, 2012. In our Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) and Monongahela Power territories, restoration work continues in the hardest-hit areas. Storm costs are expected to exceed $500 million, of which approximately 95% is expected to be capitalized or deferred for future recovery from customers. Final storm costs will be determined during the fourth quarter of 2012.

Regulatory Matters
JCP&L Rate Case Filing
On July 31, 2012 the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities ordered JCP&L to file a base rate case using a historic 2011 test year on or before November 1, 2012. However, due to Hurricane Sandy JCP&L requested an extension and will file by December 1, 2012.

Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Vacated
On August 21, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) CSAPR and directed the EPA to continue administering the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), which CSAPR was meant to replace. CSAPR would have accelerated emission reductions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOX) from power plants.

PJM Removes Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) Project from Expansion Plans
On August 24, 2012, PJM removed the PATH project from its long-range expansion plans. Citing a slow economy for reducing the projected growth in electricity use, PJM said its updated analysis no longer indicates a need for the $2.1 billion, 275-mile transmission line to maintain grid stability. Initially a joint venture between Allegheny Energy and American Electric Power, the project was suspended by PJM in February 2011. PATH expects to recover approximately $121 million in costs over the next 5 years, of which $62 million relates to PATH Allegheny and approximately $59 million relates to PATH-WV.








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Ohio Companies' Alternative Energy Rider
On September 20, 2011, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) opened a new docket to review the alternative energy rider for OE, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, and The Toledo Edison Company (Ohio Companies). The PUCO selected auditors to perform a financial and management audit, and final reports were filed with the PUCO on August 15, 2012. While generally supportive of the Ohio Companies' approach to procurement of renewable energy credits, the management/performance auditor recommended that the PUCO examine for possible disallowance, certain costs associated with the procurement of In-State All Renewable obligations. The PUCO set this matter for hearing on February 19, 2013.

PUCO Approves Ohio Securitization
On October 10, 2012, the PUCO approved the application of the Ohio Companies for a financing order to securitize previously incurred costs that are currently being recovered from customers under certain PUCO-approved deferred recovery riders. As filed in the application, those riders were estimated at $436 million as of December 31, 2012. The Ohio Companies expect to file an application for rehearing on November 9, 2012, to obtain certain clarifications and changes to the PUCO order necessary to complete the transaction.


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Forward-Looking Statements: This Consolidated Report to the Financial Community includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These statements include declarations regarding management's intents, beliefs and current expectations. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms “anticipate,” “potential,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate” and similar words. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially due to: the speed and nature of increased competition in the electric utility industry, the impact of the regulatory process on the pending matters before FERC and in the various states in which we do business including, but not limited to, matters related to rates, the uncertainties of various cost recovery and cost allocation issues resulting from ATSI's realignment into PJM, economic or weather conditions affecting future sales and margins, changing energy, capacity and commodity market prices and availability, financial derivative reforms that could increase our liquidity needs and collateral costs, the continued ability of our regulated utilities to collect transition and other costs, operation and maintenance costs being higher than anticipated, other legislative and regulatory changes, and revised environmental requirements, including possible GHG emission, water intake and coal combustion residual regulations, the potential impacts of CAIR, and any laws, rules or regulations that ultimately replace CAIR, and the effects of the EPA's MATS rules, the uncertainty of the timing and amounts of the capital expenditures that may arise in connection with any litigation, including NSR litigation or potential regulatory initiatives or rulemakings (including that such expenditures could result in our decision to deactivate or idle certain generating units), the uncertainties associated with our plans to deactivate our older unscrubbed regulated and competitive fossil units and our plans to change the operations of certain fossil plants, including the impact on vendor commitments, and the timing of those deactivations and operational changes as they relate to, among other things, the RMR arrangements and the reliability of the transmission grid, issues that could result from the NRC's review of the indications of cracking in the Davis Besse Plant shield building, adverse regulatory or legal decisions and outcomes with respect to our nuclear operations (including, but not limited to the revocation or non-renewal of necessary licenses, approvals or operating permits by the NRC or as a result of the incident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant), adverse legal decisions and outcomes related to ME's and PN's ability to recover certain transmission costs through their transmission service charge riders, the continuing availability of generating units, changes in their operational status and any related impacts on vendor commitments, replacement power costs being higher than anticipated or inadequately hedged, the ability to comply with applicable state and federal reliability standards and energy efficiency mandates, changes in customers' demand for power, including but not limited to, changes resulting from the implementation of state and federal energy efficiency mandates, the ability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits from strategic goals, our ability to improve electric commodity margins and the impact of, among other factors, the increased cost of fuel and fuel transportation on such margins, the ability to experience growth in the Regulated Distribution and Competitive Energy Services segments, changing market conditions that could affect the measurement of liabilities and the value of assets held in our NDTs, pension trusts and other trust funds, and cause us and our subsidiaries to make additional contributions sooner, or in amounts that are larger than currently anticipated, the impact of changes to material accounting policies, the ability to access the public securities and other capital and credit markets in accordance with our financing plans, the cost of such capital and overall condition of the capital and credit markets affecting us and our subsidiaries, changes in general economic conditions affecting us and our subsidiaries, interest rates and any actions taken by credit rating agencies that could negatively affect us and our subsidiaries' access to financing, increased costs thereof, and increase requirements to post additional collateral to support outstanding commodity positions, LOCs and other financial guarantees, the state of the national and regional economy and its impact on our major industrial and commercial customers, issues concerning the soundness of domestic and foreign financial institutions and counterparties with which we do business, the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in our SEC filings, and other similar factors. Dividends declared from time to time on FE's common stock during any annual period may in the aggregate vary from the indicated amount due to circumstances considered by FE's Board of Directors at the time of the actual declarations. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy or hold securities and is subject to revision or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor assess the impact of any such factor on FirstEnergy's business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. The registrant expressly disclaims any current intention to update, except as required by law, any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



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