POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all persons by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Mary M. Swann and Darnella T. Robertson 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, employee and/or director 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,
including without limitation, the preparation and submission to the
Securities and Exchange Commission of such forms as may be required
to ensure that the undersigned is an EDGAR filer with authorized access
codes; 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 13th day of December 2023.

/s/Allan Wade Smith

State of Washington)
		)  ss:
County of King)


The foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged before me this
13th day of December, 2023, by Allan Wade Smith.


/s/Diane Christine Smith
        Diane C. Smith, Notary Public
          State of Washington
My Commission Expires December 1, 2027