Exhibit 24(a)

REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and officers of FirstEnergy Corp., an Ohio corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby constitutes and appoints Charles E. Jones, Leila L. Vespoli, Ebony Yeboah-Amankwah, and Kimberly J. Pustulka of Jones Day, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact or attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of each of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) one or more Registration Statements on Form S-3 relating to the registration of certain securities of the Corporation, including equity and debt securities of the Corporation, with any and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, including pre-effective and post-effective amendments or supplements and Registration Statements filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever required, necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, hereby ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and any of them and any such substitute.

This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person executing it.

Executed as of this 2nd day of March, 2018.

/s/ Charles E. Jones Charles E. Jones President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	/s/ James F. Pearson James F. Pearson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ K. Jon Taylor K. Jon Taylor Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)	/s/ Paul T. Addison Paul T. Addison Director
/s/ Michael J. Anderson Michael J. Anderson Director	/s/ William T. Cottle William T. Cottle Director
/s/ Steven J. Demetriou Steven J. Demetriou Director	/s/ Julia L. Johnson Julia L. Johnson Director
/s/ Donald T. Misheff Donald T. Misheff Director	/s/ Thomas N. Mitchell Thomas N. Mitchell Director
/s/ James F. O’Neil III James F. O’Neil III Director	/s/ Christopher D. Pappas Christopher D. Pappas Director
/s/ Luis A. Reyes Luis A. Reyes Director	/s/ George M. Smart George M. Smart Director (Non-Executive Chairman of Board)
/s/ Jerry Sue Thornton Jerry Sue Thornton Director	/s/ Sandra Pianalto Sandra Pianalto Director