POWER OF ATTORNEY


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



/s/ Paul T. Addison_________________
Paul T. Addison




State of Ohio	)
		)  ss:
County of Summit)


The foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged before me this
_____ day of May, 2011, by Paul T. Addison.




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