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 rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution
or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that such attorney in fact shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
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/ William T. Cottle
_________________
William T. Cottle





State of Ohio	)
		)  ss:
County of Summit)


The foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged before
me this 17th day of May, 2011, by William T. Cottle.


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