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
nd 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/ Julia L. Johnson
___________________
Julia L. Johnson






State of Ohio	)
		)  ss:
County of Summit)


The foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged
before me this 17th day of May, 2011, by Julia L. Johnson.


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