UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C.  20549

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 20072008

OR

[  ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from
 
to
 

Commission
Registrant; State of Incorporation;
I.R.S. Employer
File Number
Address; and Telephone Number
Identification No.
   
333-21011
FIRSTENERGY CORP.
34-1843785
 
(An Ohio Corporation)
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH  44308 
 
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44308
Telephone (800)736--34023402
 
   
1-2578
333-145140-01
OHIO EDISON COMPANY
FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP.
34-0437786
31-1560186
 
(An Ohio Corporation)
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44308
Telephone (800)736-3402
1-2578OHIO EDISON COMPANY34-0437786
(An Ohio Corporation)
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH  44308 
 
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44308
Telephone (800)736--34023402
 
   
1-2323
THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY
34-0150020
 
(An Ohio Corporation)
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH  44308 
 
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44308
Telephone (800)736--34023402
 
   
1-3583
THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY
34-4375005
 
(An Ohio Corporation)
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH  44308 
 
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44308
Telephone (800)736--34023402
 
   
1-3141
JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
21-0485010
 
(A New Jersey Corporation)
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH  44308 
 
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44308
Telephone (800)736--34023402
 
   
1-446
METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
23-0870160
 
(A Pennsylvania Corporation)
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH  44308 
 
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44308
Telephone (800)736--34023402
 
   
1-3522
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
25-0718085
 
(A Pennsylvania Corporation)
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH  44308 
 
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
76 South Main Street
Akron, OH 44308
Telephone (800)736--34023402
 



Indicate by check mark whether each of the registrantsregistrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes Yes (X) No (  )  No (  )
FirstEnergy Corp., Ohio Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company
Yes (  )  No (X)
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company and Metropolitan Edison Company

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.smaller reporting company. See definitionthe definitions of "accelerated"large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and large accelerated filer"“smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer
(X)
FirstEnergy Corp.
Accelerated Filer
(  )
N/A
Non-accelerated Filer (X)(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
(X)
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company

Smaller Reporting Company
(  )
N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes (  ) No (X)
FirstEnergy Corp., FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, and Pennsylvania Electric Company

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes ( ) No (X)

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer'sissuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

 
OUTSTANDING
CLASS
AS OF MAY 9, 20078, 2008
FirstEnergy Corp., $.10$0.10 par value304,835,407
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., no par value7
Ohio Edison Company, no par value60
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, no par value67,930,743
The Toledo Edison Company, $5 par value29,402,054
Jersey Central Power & Light Company, $10 par value15,009,33514,421,637
Metropolitan Edison Company, no par value859,500
Pennsylvania Electric Company, $20 par value5,290,5964,427,577

FirstEnergy Corp. is the sole holder of FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company common stock.

This combined Form 10-Q is separately filed by FirstEnergy Corp., FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company. Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant is filed by such registrant on its own behalf. No registrant makes any representation as to information relating to any other registrant, except that information relating to any of the FirstEnergy subsidiary registrants is also attributed to FirstEnergy Corp.

OMISSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION

FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan Edison Company and Pennsylvania Electric Company meet the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and are therefore filing this Form 10-Q with the reduced disclosure format specified in General Instruction H(2) to Form 10-Q.



Forward-Looking Statements:This Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These statements include declarations regarding management’s intents, beliefs and current expectations. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms “anticipate,” “potential,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate” and similar words. Forward-looking statements involve estimates, assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Actual results may differ materially due to the speed and nature of increased competition and deregulation in the electric utility industry, economic or weather conditions affecting future sales and margins, changes in markets for energy services, changing energy and commodity market prices, replacement power costs being higher than anticipated or inadequately hedged, the continued ability of FirstEnergy’s regulated utilities to collect transition and other charges or to recover increased transmission costs, maintenance costs being higher than anticipated, legislative and regulatory changes (including revised environmental requirements), and the legal and regulatory changes resulting from the implementation of the EPACT (including, but not limited to, the repeal of the PUHCA), the uncertainty of the timing and amounts of the capital expenditures needed to, among other things, implement the Air Quality Compliance Plan (including that such amounts could be higher than anticipated) or levels of emission reductions related to the Consent Decree resolving the New Source Review litigation, adverse regulatory or legal decisions and outcomes (including, but not limited to, the revocation of necessary licenses or operating permits and oversight) by the NRC and the various state public utility commissions as disclosed in the registrants’ SEC filings, the timing and outcome of various proceedings before the PUCO (including, but not limited to, the distribution rate cases for the Ohio Companies and the successful resolution of the issues remanded to the PUCO by the Ohio Supreme Court regarding the Rate Stabilization Plan) and the PPUC( including the transition rate plan filings for Met-Ed and Penelec and Penn’s default service plan filing), the continuing availability and operation of generating units, the ability of generating units to continue to operate at, or near full capacity, the inability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits from strategic goals (including employee workforce initiatives), the anticipated benefits from voluntary pension plan contributions, the ability to improve electric commodity margins and to experience growth in the distribution business, the ability to access the public securities and other capital markets and the cost of such capital, the outcome, cost and other effects of present and potential legal and administrative proceedings and claims related to the August 14, 2003 regional power outage, the successful structuring and completion of a potential sale and leaseback transaction for Bruce Mansfield Unit 1 currently under consideration by management, any purchase price adjustment under the accelerated share repurchase program announced March 2, 2007, to:
·  the speed and nature of increased competition in the electric utility industry and legislative and regulatory changes affecting how generation rates will be determined following the expiration of existing rate plans in Ohio and Pennsylvania,
·  economic or weather conditions affecting future sales and margins,
·  changes in markets for energy services,
·  changing energy and commodity market prices,
·  replacement power costs being higher than anticipated or inadequately hedged,
·  the continued ability of FirstEnergy’s regulated utilities to collect transition and other charges or to recover increased transmission costs,
·  maintenance costs being higher than anticipated,
·  other legislative and regulatory changes, revised environmental requirements, including possible GHG emission regulations,
·  the uncertainty of the timing and amounts of the capital expenditures needed to, among other things, implement the Air Quality Compliance Plan (including that such amounts could be higher than anticipated) or levels of emission reductions related to the Consent Decree resolving the New Source Review litigation or other potential regulatory initiatives,
·  adverse regulatory or legal decisions and outcomes (including, but not limited to, the revocation of necessary licenses or operating permits and oversight) by the NRC (including, but not limited to, the Demand for Information issued to FENOC on May 14, 2007),
·  the timing and outcome of various proceedings before the
-  PUCO (including, but not limited to, the distribution rate cases and the generation supply plan filing for the Ohio Companies and the successful resolution of the issues remanded to the PUCO by the Ohio Supreme Court regarding the RSP and RCP, including the deferral of fuel costs)
-  and Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s transmission service charge filings with the PPUC as well as the resolution of the Petitions for Review filed with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania with respect to the transition rate plan for Met-Ed and Penelec,
·  the continuing availability of generating units and their ability to operate at, or near full capacity,
·  the changing market conditions that could affect the value of assets held in the registrants’ nuclear decommissioning trusts, pension trusts and other trust funds,
·  the ability to comply with applicable state and federal reliability standards,
·  the ability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits from strategic goals (including employee workforce initiatives),
·  the ability to improve electric commodity margins and to experience growth in the distribution business,
·  the ability to access the public securities and other capital markets and the cost of such capital,
·  the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in the registrants’ SEC filings, and other similar factors.

The foregoing review of factors should not be construed as exhaustive. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all such factors, nor assess the impact of any such factor on the registrants’ business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Also, a security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities, and it may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time and each such rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. The registrants expressly disclaim any current intention to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.












TABLE OF CONTENTS



  
Pages
Glossary of Terms
iii-v
   
Part I.Financial Information
 
   
Items 1. and 2. - Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of FinancialofFinancial Condition and Results of OperationsOperations.
FirstEnergy Corp.
 
   
 Notes to Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and1-32
Results of Operations
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm33
Consolidated Financial Statements of Income1-2134
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income35
Consolidated Balance Sheets36
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows37
   
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.
 
   
 Consolidated StatementsManagement's Narrative Analysis of IncomeResults of Operations22
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income23
Consolidated Balance Sheets24
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows2538-40
 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm2641
 Management's DiscussionConsolidated Statements of Income and AnalysisComprehensive Income42
Consolidated Balance Sheets43
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCash Flows27-5944
   
Ohio Edison Company
 
   
Management's Narrative Analysis of Results of Operations45-46
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm47
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income48
Consolidated Balance Sheets49
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows50
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
Management's Narrative Analysis of Results of Operations51-52
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm53
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income54
Consolidated Balance Sheets55
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows56
The Toledo Edison Company
Management's Narrative Analysis of Results of Operations57-58
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm59
 Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income60
 Consolidated Balance Sheets61
 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows62
 

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Jersey Central Power & Light Company
Pages
Management's Narrative Analysis of Results of Operations63-64
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm6365
 Management's DiscussionConsolidated Statements of Income and AnalysisComprehensive Income66
Consolidated Balance Sheets67
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCash Flows64-6768
   
The Cleveland Electric IlluminatingMetropolitan Edison Company
 
   
 Consolidated StatementsManagement's Narrative Analysis of Income and Comprehensive IncomeResults of Operations68
Consolidated Balance Sheets69
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows7069-70
 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm71
 Management's DiscussionConsolidated Statements of Income and AnalysisComprehensive Income72
Consolidated Balance Sheets73
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCash Flows72-7574
   
The Toledo EdisonPennsylvania Electric Company
 
   
 Consolidated StatementsManagement's Narrative Analysis of Income and Comprehensive IncomeResults of Operations76
Consolidated Balance Sheets77
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows7875-76
 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm79
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations80-82


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Pages
Jersey Central Power & Light Company
77
 Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income8378
 Consolidated Balance Sheets8479
 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows85
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm86
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations87-8980
   
Metropolitan Edison CompanyCombined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries
81-94
  
Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
95-123
 Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income90
Item 3.                      Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Consolidated Balance Sheets91
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows92
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm93
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations94-96124
   
Pennsylvania Electric CompanyItem 4.                      Controls and Procedures – FirstEnergy.
124
Item 4T.                    Controls and Procedures – FES, OE, CEI, TE, JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec.
124
   
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income97
Consolidated Balance Sheets98
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows99
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm100
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations101-103
Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries
104-115
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
116
Item 4.Controls and Procedures
116
Part II.Other Information
 
   
Item 1.Legal ProceedingsProceedings.
117125
   
Item 1A.Risk FactorsFactors.
117125
  
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of ProceedsProceeds.
117125
  
Item 6.Exhibits                      Exhibits.
117-118126





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GLOSSARY OF TERMS


The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in this report to identify FirstEnergy Corp. and its current and former subsidiaries:

ATSIAmerican Transmission Systems, Inc., owns and operates transmission facilities
CEIThe Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, an Ohio electric utility operating subsidiary
Centerior
Centerior Energy Corporation, former parent of CEI and TE, which merged with OE to form
FirstEnergy on November 8, 1997
CompaniesOE, CEI, TE, JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec
FENOCFirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, operates nuclear generating facilities
FESFirstEnergy Solutions Corp., provides energy-related products and services
FESCFirstEnergy Service Company, provides legal, financial and other corporate support services
FGCOFirstEnergy Generation Corp., owns and operates non-nuclear generating facilities
FirstEnergyFirstEnergy Corp., a public utility holding company
FSG
FirstEnergy Facilities Services Group, LLC, former parent company of several heating, ventilation,
air conditioning and energy management companies
GPU
GPU, Inc., former parent of JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec, which merged with FirstEnergy on
November 7, 2001
JCP&LJersey Central Power & Light Company, a New Jersey electric utility operating subsidiary
JCP&L Transition
Funding
JCP&L Transition Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and issuer of transition
   bonds
JCP&L Transition
Funding II
JCP&L Transition Funding II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and issuer of transition
bonds
Met-EdMetropolitan Edison Company, a Pennsylvania electric utility operating subsidiary
MYRMYR Group, Inc., a utility infrastructure construction service company
NGCFirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp., owns nuclear generating facilities
OEOhio Edison Company, an Ohio electric utility operating subsidiary
Ohio CompaniesCEI, OE and TE
PenelecPennsylvania Electric Company, a Pennsylvania electric utility operating subsidiary
PennPennsylvania Power Company, a Pennsylvania electric utility operating subsidiary of OE
Pennsylvania CompaniesMet-Ed, Penelec and Penn
PNBVPNBV Capital Trust, a special purpose entity created by OE in 1996
ShippingportShippingport Capital Trust, a special purpose entity created by CEI and TE in 1997
TEThe Toledo Edison Company, an Ohio electric utility operating subsidiary
TEBSATermobarranquillaTermobarranquila S.A., Empresa de Servicios Publicos
  
The following abbreviations and acronyms are used to identify frequently used terms in this report:
  
ALJAEPAdministrative Law JudgeAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.
AOCLAccumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
APBAQCAir Quality Control
ARBAccounting Principles Board
APB 12Research BulletinAPB Opinion No. 12, “Omnibus Opinion - 1967”
AROAsset Retirement Obligation
B&WBabcock & Wilcox Company
BechtelASMBechtel Power CorporationAncillary Services Market
BGSBasic Generation Service
BPJBest Professional Judgment
CAAClean Air Act
CAIRClean Air Interstate Rule
CALConfirmatory Action Letter
CAMRClean Air Mercury Rule
CBPCompetitive Bid Process
CO22
Carbon Dioxide
DFIDemand for Information
DOJUnited States Department of Justice
DRADivision of Ratepayer Advocate
ECAREISEast Central Area Reliability Coordination AgreementEnergy Independence Strategy
EITFEmerging Issues Task Force
EITF 06-10EMP
EITF Issue No. 06-10, “Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit
Aspects of Collateral Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements”
Energy Master Plan
EPAUnited States Environmental Protection Agency
EPACTEnergy Policy Act of 2005
EROESPElectric Reliability OrganizationSecurity Plan
FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board
FERCFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
FINFASB Interpretation

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FIN 46RFIN 46 (revised December 2003), "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities"
FIN 47
FIN 47, "Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations - an interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 143"
FIN 48
FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement
No. 109”
FitchFirstComFitch Ratings, Ltd.First Communications, Inc.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS, Cont’d.


FMBFirst Mortgage Bonds
FSPFASB Staff Position
FSP FAS 157-2FSP FAS 157-2, “Effective Date of  FASB Statement No. 157”
FTRFinancial Transmission Rights
GAAPAccounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States
GHGGreenhouse Gases
ICEIntercontinental Exchange
IRSInternal Revenue Service
ISOIndependent System Operator
kVKilovolt
KWHKilowatt-hours
LIBORLondon Interbank Offered Rate
LOCLetter of Credit
MEIUGMet-Ed Industrial Users Group
MISOMidwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Moody’sMoody’s Investors Service
MOUMROMemorandum of UnderstandingMarket Rate Offer
MWMegawatts
NAAQSNational Ambient Air Quality Standards
NERCNorth American Electric Reliability Corporation
NJBPUNew Jersey Board of Public Utilities
NOACNorthwest Ohio Aggregation Coalition
NOPRNotice of Proposed Rulemaking
NOVNotice of Violation
NOXX
Nitrogen Oxide
NRCNuclear Regulatory Commission
NSRNew Source Review
NUGNon-Utility Generation
NUGCNon-Utility Generation Charge
NYMEXNew York Mercantile Exchange
OCAOffice of Consumer Advocate
OCCOTCOffice ofOver the Ohio Consumer’s CounselCounter
OVECOhio Valley Electric Corporation
PCAOBPCRBPublic Company Accounting Oversight BoardPollution Control Revenue Bond
PICAPenelec Industrial Customer Alliance
PJMPJM Interconnection L. L. C.
PLRProvider of Last Resort
PPUCPennsylvania Public Utility Commission
PRPPotentially Responsible Party
PSAPower Supply AgreementsAgreement
PUCOPublic Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUHCAPublic Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
RCPRate Certainty Plan
RECBRegional Expansion Criteria and Benefits
RFPRequest for Proposal
RPMReliability Pricing Model
RSPRate Stabilization Plan
RTCRegulatory Transition Charge
RTORegional Transmission Organization
RTORRegional Through and Out Rates
S&PStandard & Poor’s Ratings Service
SBCSocietal Benefits Charge
SECU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
SECASeams Elimination Cost Adjustment
SFASStatement of Financial Accounting Standards
SFAS 106SFAS No. 106, “Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions”
SFAS 107SFAS No. 107, “Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”
SFAS 109SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”
SFAS 123(R)SFAS No. 123(R), "Share-Based Payment"
SFAS 133SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”
SFAS 141(R)SFAS No 141(R), “Business Combinations”
SFAS 143SFAS No. 143, "Accounting“Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations"Obligations”
SFAS 157SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”
SFAS 159
SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an
Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115”
SFAS 160
SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an Amendment
   of ARB No. 51”
SFAS 161
SFAS No 161, “Disclosure about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an Amendment
   of FASB Statement No. 133”


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GLOSSARY OF TERMS, Cont’d.



SIPState Implementation Plan(s) Under the Clean Air Act
SNCRSelective Non-Catalytic Reduction
SO22
Sulfur Dioxide
SRMSpecial Reliability Master
TBCTransition Bond Charge
TMI-1Three Mile Island Unit 1
TMI-2Three Mile Island Unit 2
TSCTransmission Service Charge
VIEVariable Interest Entity


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEMS 1. AND 2. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.


FIRSTENERGY CORP.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Net income in the first quarter of 2008 was $276 million, or basic earnings of $0.91 per share of common stock ($0.90 diluted), compared with net income of $290 million, or basic and diluted earnings of $0.92 per share in the first quarter of 2007. The decrease in FirstEnergy’s earnings was driven primarily by increased operating expenses, partially offset by increased revenues.

Change in Basic Earnings Per Share
From Prior Year First Quarter
Basic Earnings Per Share – First Quarter 2007$ 0.92
Gain on non-core asset sales – 2008   0.06
Saxton decommissioning regulatory asset – 2007   (0.05)
Trust securities impairment   (0.02)
Revenues   0.55
Fuel and purchased power   (0.42)
Depreciation and amortization   (0.03)
Deferral of new regulatory assets   (0.03)
Energy Delivery O&M expenses   (0.03)
General taxes   (0.02)
Corporate-owned life insurance   (0.06)
Other expenses   0.01
Reduced common shares outstanding   0.03
Basic Earnings Per Share – First Quarter 2008$ 0.91

Regulatory Matters - Ohio

Legislative Process

On April 22, 2008, an amended version of Substitute Senate Bill 221 (Substitute SB221) was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives and sent back to the Ohio Senate for concurrence. On April 23, 2008, the Ohio Senate approved the House's amendments to Substitute SB221 and forwarded the bill to the Governor for signature, which he signed on May 1, 2008. Amended Substitute SB221 requires all electric distribution utilities to file an RSP, now called an ESP, with the PUCO. An ESP is required to contain a proposal for the supply and pricing of retail generation. A utility could also simultaneously file an MRO in which it would have to demonstrate the following objective market criteria: The utility or its transmission service affiliate belongs to a FERC-approved RTO having a market-monitor function and the ability to mitigate market power, and a published source exists that identifies information for traded electricity and energy products that are contracted for delivery two years into the future. The PUCO would test the ESP and its pricing and all other terms and conditions against the MRO and may only approve the ESP if it is found to be more favorable to customers. As part of an ESP with a plan period longer than three years, the PUCO shall prospectively determine every fourth year of the plan whether it is substantially likely the plan will provide the electric distribution utility a return on common equity significantly in excess of the return likely to be earned by publicly traded companies, including utilities, that face comparable business and financial risk (comparable companies). If so, the PUCO may terminate the ESP. Annually under an ESP, the PUCO shall determine whether an electric distribution utility's earned return on common equity is significantly in excess of returns earned on common equity during the same period by comparable companies, and if so, shall require the utility to return such excess to customers by prospective adjustments. Amended Substitute SB221 also includes provisions dealing with advanced and renewable energy standards and energy efficiency, including requirements to meet annual benchmarks. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating this legislation and expects to file an ESP in the second or third quarter of 2008.


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Distribution Rate Request

On February 25, 2008, evidentiary hearings concluded in the distribution rate requests for the Ohio Companies. The requests for $332 million in revenue increases were filed on June 7, 2007. Public hearings were held from March 5, 2008 through March 24, 2008. Main briefs were filed on March 28, 2008, and reply briefs were filed on April 18, 2008. The PUCO is expected to render its decision during the second or third quarter of 2008 (see Outlook – Ohio).

Regulatory Matters - Pennsylvania

Penn’s Interim Default Service Supply

On March 13, 2008, the PPUC approved the residential procurement process in Penn’s Joint Petition for Settlement. This RFP process calls for load-following, full-requirements contracts for default service procurement for residential customers for the period covering June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2011. The PPUC had previously approved the default service procurement processes for commercial and industrial customers. The default service procurement for small commercial customers was conducted through multiple RFPs, while the default service procurement for large commercial and industrial customers will utilize hourly pricing. Bids in the two RFPs for small commercial load were approved by the PPUC on February 22, 2008, and March 20, 2008. On March 28, 2008, Penn filed compliance tariffs with the new default service generation rates based on the approved RFP bids for small commercial customers which the PPUC then certified on April 4, 2008. On April 14, 2008, the first RFP for residential customers’ load was held consisting of tranches for both 12 and 24-month supply. The PPUC approved the bids on April 16, 2008. The second RFP is scheduled to be held on May 14, 2008, after which time the PPUC is expected to approve the new rates to go into effect June 1, 2008.

Met-Ed and Penelec Transmission Service Charge Filing

On April 14, 2008, Met-Ed and Penelec filed annual updates to the TSC rider for the period June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2009. The proposed TSCs include a component for under-recovery of actual transmission costs incurred during the prior period (Met-Ed - $144 million and Penelec - $4 million) and future transmission cost projections for June 2008 through May 2009 (Met-Ed - $258 million and Penelec - $92 million). Met-Ed has proposed a transition approach that would recover past under-recovered costs plus carrying charges through the new TSC over thirty-one months and defer a portion of the projected costs ($92 million) plus carrying charges for recovery through future TSCs by December 31, 2010.

Generation

Generation Output Record

FirstEnergy set a new first quarter generation output record of 20.4 million megawatt-hours, a 1.8% increase over the prior record established in the first quarter of 2006.
Refueling Outage

On April 14, 2008, Beaver Valley Unit 2 began its regularly scheduled refueling outage. During the outage, several improvement projects will take place on the 868-MW unit including replacing the high pressure turbine and inspecting the reactor vessel and other plant safety systems. Beaver Valley Unit 2 had operated for 520 consecutive days when it was taken off line for the outage.

Maintenance Outage

On April 14, 2008, the Perry Nuclear Power Plant returned to service following completion of a 10-day planned outage for valve work and other maintenance in preparation for the upcoming summer months.

Financial Matters

Acquisition of Additional Equity Interests in Beaver Valley Unit 2

On March 3, 2008, notice was given to the nine owner trusts that are lessors under sale and leaseback transactions, originally entered into by TE in 1987, that NGC would acquire the related 18.26% undivided interest in Beaver Valley Unit 2 through the exercise of the periodic purchase option provided for in the applicable facility leases. The purchase price to be paid by NGC for the undivided interest will be equal to the higher of a specified casualty value under the applicable facility leases (approximately $239 million in the aggregate for the equity portion of all nine facility leases) and the fair market sales value of such undivided interests. Determination of the fair market sales value may become subject to an appraisal procedure provided for in the lease documentation. An additional payment of approximately $236 million would be required to prepay in full the outstanding principal of, and accrued but unpaid interest on, the lessor notes of the nine owner trusts. Alternatively, this amount would not be paid as part of the aggregate purchase price if the lessor notes are instead assumed at the time of the exercise of the option. If NGC determines to prepay the notes, it is possible that the proceeds from such prepayment may not be sufficient to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as they become due. If that is the case, NGC would provide a mechanism to address any such potential shortfall in a timely manner.

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Repurchase and Remarketing of Auction Rate Bonds

Between February 27, 2008 and April 2, 2008, FirstEnergy’s subsidiaries repurchased all of their tax-exempt long-term PCRBs originally sold at auction rates ($530 million) in response to disruptions in the auction rate securities market. In February 2008, FGCO, NGC, Met-Ed and Penelec elected to convert all of their then outstanding auction rate PCRBs to a weekly rate mode, which required their mandatory purchase of these PCRBs on the applicable conversion dates. The companies initially funded the repurchase with short-term debt. On April 22, 2008, Met-Ed ($28.5 million) and Penelec ($45 million) successfully marketed their converted PCRBs in a variable-rate mode. Subject to market conditions, FGCO and NGC plan to remarket their converted PCRBs later in 2008, either in fixed-rate or variable-rate modes.

Non-Core Asset Sale

On March 7, 2008, FirstEnergy sold substantially all of the assets of FirstEnergy Telecom Services, Inc. to FirstCom for $45 million in cash, with FirstCom also assuming related liabilities. The sale resulted in an after-tax gain of approximately $0.06 per share. FirstEnergy is a 15.6% shareholder in FirstCom.

FIRSTENERGY’S BUSINESS

FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, that operates primarily through three core business segments (see Results of Operations).

·  
Energy Delivery Services transmits and distributes electricity through FirstEnergy’s eight utility operating companies, serving 4.5 million customers within 36,100 square miles of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey and purchases power for its PLR and default service requirements in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This business segment derives its revenues principally from the delivery of electricity within FirstEnergy’s service areas at regulated rates, cost recovery of regulatory assets and the sale of electric generation service to retail customers who have not selected an alternative supplier (default service) in its Pennsylvania and New Jersey franchise areas. The segment’s net income reflects the commodity costs of securing electricity from FirstEnergy’s competitive energy services segment under partial requirements purchased power agreements with FES and from non-affiliated power suppliers, including, in each case, associated transmission costs.

·  
Competitive Energy Services supplies the electric power needs of end-use customers through retail and wholesale arrangements, including associated company power sales to meet all or a portion of the PLR and default service requirements of FirstEnergy’s Ohio and Pennsylvania utility subsidiaries and competitive retail sales to customers primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Michigan. This business segment owns or leases and operates 19 generating facilities with a net demonstrated capacity of approximately 13,664 MW and also purchases electricity to meet sales obligations. The segment's net income is primarily derived from affiliated company power sales and non-affiliated electric generation sales revenues less the related costs of electricity generation, including purchased power and net transmission and ancillary costs charged by PJM and MISO to deliver energy to the segment’s customers.

·  
Ohio Transitional Generation Services supplies the electric power needs of non-shopping customers under the default service requirements of the Ohio Companies. The segment's net income is primarily derived from electric generation sales revenues less the cost of power purchased from the competitive energy services segment through a full-requirements PSA arrangement with FES, including net transmission and ancillary costs charged by MISO to deliver energy to retail customers.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The financial results discussed below include revenues and expenses from transactions among FirstEnergy's business segments. A reconciliation of segment financial results is provided in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements. Net income by major business segment was as follows:

 Three Months Ended   
 March 31, Increase 
 2008 2007 (Decrease) 
Net Income(In millions, except per share data) 
By Business Segment      
Energy delivery services
 $179  $218  $(39)
Competitive energy services
  87   98   (11)
Ohio transitional generation services
  23   24   (1)
Other and reconciling adjustments*
  (13)  (50)  37 
Total
 $276  $290  $(14)
             
Basic Earnings Per Share
 $0.91  $0.92  $(0.01)
Diluted Earnings Per Share
 $0.90  $0.92  $(0.02)

* Consists primarily of interest expense related to holding company debt, corporate support services revenues and expenses, telecommunications services and elimination of intersegment transactions.

Summary of Results of Operations – First Quarter 2008 Compared with First Quarter 2007

Financial results for FirstEnergy's major business segments in the first three months of 2008 and 2007 were as follows:


        Ohio       
  Energy  Competitive  Transitional  Other and    
  Delivery  Energy  Generation  Reconciling  FirstEnergy 
First Quarter 2008 Financial Results Services  Services  Services  Adjustments  Consolidated 
  (In millions) 
Revenues:               
External               
Electric $2,050  $289  $691  $-  $3,030 
Other  162   40   16   29   247 
Internal  -   776   -   (776)  - 
Total Revenues  2,212   1,105   707   (747)  3,277 
                     
Expenses:                    
Fuel and purchased power  983   533   588   (776)  1,328 
Other operating expenses  445   309   77   (31)  800 
Provision for depreciation  106   53   -   5   164 
Amortization of regulatory assets  249   -   9   -   258 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (100)  -   (5)  -   (105)
General taxes  173   32   1   9   215 
Total Expenses  1,856   927   670   (793)  2,660 
                     
Operating Income  356   178   37   46   617 
Other Income (Expense):                    
Investment income  45   (6)  1   (23)  17 
Interest expense  (103)  (34)  -   (42)  (179)
Capitalized interest  -   7   -   1   8 
Total Other Income (Expense)  (58)  (33)  1   (64)  (154)
                     
Income Before Income Taxes  298   145   38   (18)  463 
Income taxes  119   58   15   (5)  187 
Net Income $179  $87  $23  $(13) $276 
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        Ohio       
  Energy  Competitive  Transitional  Other and    
  Delivery  Energy  Generation  Reconciling  FirstEnergy 
First Quarter 2007 Financial Results Services  Services  Services  Adjustments  Consolidated 
  (In millions) 
Revenues:               
External               
Electric $1,875  $276  $613  $-  $2,764 
Other  165   45   6   (7)  209 
Internal  -   714   -   (714)  - 
Total Revenues  2,040   1,035   619   (721)  2,973 
                     
Expenses:                    
Fuel and purchased power  844   447   544   (714)  1,121 
Other operating expenses  408   300   49   (8)  749 
Provision for depreciation  98   51   -   7   156 
Amortization of regulatory assets  246   -   5   -   251 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (124)  -   (20)  -   (144)
General taxes  165   28   2   8   203 
Total Expenses  1,637   826   580   (707)  2,336 
                     
Operating Income  403   209   39   (14)  637 
Other Income (Expense):                    
Investment income  70   3   1   (41)  33 
Interest expense  (109)  (52)  (1)  (23)  (185)
Capitalized interest  2   3   -   -   5 
Total Other income (Expense)  (37)  (46)  -   (64)  (147)
                     
Income Before Income Taxes  366   163   39   (78)  490 
Income taxes  148   65   15   (28)  200 
Net Income $218  $98  $24  $(50) $290 
                     
                     
Changes Between First Quarter 2008 and                    
First Quarter 2007 Financial Results                    
Increase (Decrease)                    
                     
Revenues:                    
External                    
Electric $175  $13  $78  $-  $266 
Other  (3)  (5)  10   36   38 
Internal  -   62   -   (62)  - 
Total Revenues  172   70   88   (26)  304 
                     
Expenses:                    
Fuel and purchased power  139   86   44   (62)  207 
Other operating expenses  37   9   28   (23)  51 
Provision for depreciation  8   2   -   (2)  8 
Amortization of regulatory assets  3   -   4   -   7 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  24   -   15   -   39 
General taxes  8   4   (1)  1   12 
Total Expenses  219   101   90   (86)  324 
                     
Operating Income  (47)  (31)  (2)  60   (20)
Other Income (Expense):                    
Investment income  (25)  (9)  -   18   (16)
Interest expense  6   18   1   (19)  6 
Capitalized interest  (2)  4   -   1   3 
Total Other Income (Expense)  (21)  13   1   -   (7)
                     
Income Before Income Taxes  (68)  (18)  (1)  60   (27)
Income taxes  (29)  (7)  -   23   (13)
Net Income $(39) $(11) $(1) $37  $(14)
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Energy Delivery Services – First Quarter 2008 Compared with First Quarter 2007

Net income decreased $39 million to $179 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to $218 million in the first three months of 2007, primarily due to higher operating expenses partially offset by increased revenues.

Revenues –

The increase in total revenues resulted from the following sources:

  Three Months Ended   
  March 31, Increase 
Revenues by Type of Service 2008 2007 (Decrease) 
  (In millions) 
Distribution services
 
$
955
 
$
944
 
$
11
 
Generation sales:
          
   Retail
  
790
  
720
  
70
 
   Wholesale
  
219
  
132
  
87
 
Total generation sales
  
1,009
  
852
  
157
 
Transmission
  
197
  
183
  
14
 
Other
  
51
  
61
  
(10
)
Total Revenues
 
$
2,212
 
$
2,040
 
$
172
 

The change in distribution deliveries by customer class is summarized in the following table:

Electric Distribution KWH Deliveries
Residential
2.4
 %
Commercial
1.9
 %
Industrial
(1.0
)%
Total Distribution KWH Deliveries
1.2
 %

The increase in electric distribution deliveries to customers was primarily due to increased weather-related usage in the Ohio Companies’ and Penn’s service territories during the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 (heating degree days increased 2.4%). The higher revenues from increased distribution deliveries were partially offset by the residual effects of the distribution rate decreases for Met-Ed and Penelec as a result of a January 11, 2007 PPUC rate decision (see Outlook – State Regulatory Matters – Pennsylvania).

The following table summarizes the price and volume factors contributing to the $157 million increase in generation revenues in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the first quarter of 2007:

Sources of Change in Generation Revenues
 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
  (In millions) 
Retail:    
  Effect of 0.7% decrease in sales volumes $(5)
  Change in prices  
75
 
   
70
 
Wholesale:    
  Effect of 8.9% increase in sales volumes  12 
  Change in prices  
75
 
   
87
 
Net Increase in Generation Revenues $157 

The decrease in retail generation sales volumes was primarily due to an increase in customer shopping in Penn’s and JCP&L’s service territories in the first three months of 2008. The increase in retail generation prices during the first three months of 2008 reflected increased generation rates for JCP&L resulting from the New Jersey BGS auction process and an increase in NUGC rates authorized by the NJBPU. Wholesale generation sales increased principally as a result of Met-Ed and Penelec selling additional available power into the PJM market. The increase in prices reflected higher spot market prices for PJM market participants.

Transmission revenues increased $14 million primarily due to higher transmission rates for Met-Ed and Penelec resulting from the January 2007 PPUC authorization of transmission cost recovery. Met-Ed and Penelec defer the difference between revenues from their transmission rider and transmission costs incurred with no material effect on current period earnings (see Outlook – State Regulatory Matters – Pennsylvania).

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Expenses –

The increases in revenues discussed above were offset by a $219 million increase in expenses due to the following:

·
Purchased power costs were $139 million higher in the first three months of 2008 due to higher unit costs and a decrease in the amount of NUG costs deferred. The increased unit costs reflected the effect of higher JCP&L costs resulting from the BGS auction process. JCP&L is permitted to defer for future collection from customers the amounts by which its costs of supplying BGS to non-shopping customers and costs incurred under NUG agreements exceed amounts collected through BGS and NUGC rates and market sales of NUG energy and capacity. The following table summarizes the sources of changes in purchased power costs:

Source of Change in Purchased Power 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
  (In millions) 
Purchases from non-affiliates:    
Change due to increased unit costs
 $84 
Change due to decreased volumes
  (18)
   66 
Purchases from FES:    
Change due to decreased unit costs
  (4)
Change due to increased volumes
  17 
   13 
     
Decrease in NUG costs deferred  60 
Net Increase in Purchased Power Costs $139 


·
Other operating expenses increased $37 million due primarily to the effects of:

-  
An increase of $15 million in MISO and PJM transmission expenses, resulting primarily from higher congestion costs (see transmission revenues discussion above).

-  
An increase in operation and maintenance expenses of $11 million for storm restoration work during the first quarter of 2008.

-  
An increase in labor expenses of $9 million primarily due to an increase in the number of employees in the first quarter of 2008 compared to 2007 as a result of the segment’s workforce initiatives.

·An increase of $3 million in amortization of regulatory assets compared to 2007 due primarily to recovery of deferred BGS costs through higher NUGC rates for JCP&L.

·The deferral of new regulatory assets during the first three months of 2008 was $24 million lower primarily due to the absence of the deferral in 2007 of decommissioning costs related to the Saxton nuclear research facility.

·  
Depreciation expense increased $8 million due to property additions since the first quarter of 2007.

·  General taxes increased $8 million due to higher property taxes and gross receipts taxes.


Other Expense –

Other expense increased $21 million in 2008 compared to the first three months of 2007 primarily due to lower investment income of $25 million resulting from the repayment of notes receivable from affiliates since the first quarter of 2007, partially offset by lower interest expense (net of capitalized interest) of $4 million.

Competitive Energy Services – First Quarter 2008 Compared with First Quarter 2007

Net income for this segment was $87 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to $98 million in the same period in 2007. The $11 million reduction in net income reflects a decrease in gross generation margin and higher operating costs which were partially offset by lower interest expense.


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FIRSTENERGY CORP.Revenues –

Total revenues increased $70 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. This increase primarily resulted from higher unit prices on affiliated generation sales to the Ohio Companies and increased non-affiliated wholesale sales, which were partially offset by lower retail sales.

The increase in reported segment revenues resulted from the following sources:

  Three Months Ended   
  March 31, Increase 
Revenues by Type of Service 2008 2007 (Decrease) 
  (In millions) 
Non-Affiliated Generation Sales:
       
Retail
 
$
160
 
$
174
 
$
(14
)
Wholesale
  
129
  
103
  
26
 
Total Non-Affiliated Generation Sales
  
289
  
277
  
12
 
Affiliated Generation Sales
  
776
  
714
  
62
 
Transmission
  
33
  
23
  
10
 
Other
  
7
  
21
  
(14
)
Total Revenues
 
$
1,105
 
$
1,035
 
$
70
 


The lower retail revenues resulted from decreased sales in the PJM market, partially offset by increased sales in the MISO market. The decrease in PJM retail sales is primarily the result of lower contract renewals for commercial and industrial customers. The increase in MISO retail sales is primarily the result of capturing more shopping customers in Penn’s service territory, partially offset by lower customer usage. Higher non-affiliated wholesale revenues resulted from the effect of increased generation available for the non-affiliated wholesale market.

The increased affiliated company generation revenues were due to increased sales volumes and higher unit prices for the Ohio Companies, partially offset by lower unit prices for the Pennsylvania Companies. The increase in PSA sales to the Ohio Companies was due to their higher retail generation sales requirements. The higher unit prices reflected increases in the Ohio Companies’ retail generation rates. The higher sales to the Pennsylvania Companies were due to increased Met-Ed and Penelec generation sales requirements. These increases were partially offset by lower sales to Penn due to a 45% increase in customer shopping in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the first quarter of 2007.

The following tables summarize the price and volume factors contributing to changes in revenues from generation sales:

Source of Change in Non-Affiliated Generation Revenues
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
  (In millions) 
Retail:    
Effect of 9.0% decrease in sales volumes
 $(16)
Change in prices
  
2
 
   
(14
)
Wholesale:    
Effect of 3.5% increase in sales volumes
  4 
Change in prices
  
22
 
   
26
 
Net Increase in Non-Affiliated Generation Revenues 
$
12
 


Source of Change in Affiliated Generation Revenues
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
  (In millions) 
Ohio Companies:    
Effect of 1.2% increase in sales volumes
 $6 
Change in prices
  
44
 
   
50
 
Pennsylvania Companies:    
Effect of 9.0% increase in sales volumes
  16 
Change in prices
  
(4
)
   
12
 
Net Increase in Affiliated Generation Revenues 
$
62
 


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Transmission revenues increased $10 million due to increased retail load in the MISO market and higher transmission rates ($12 million), partially offset by reduced financial transmission rights auction revenue ($2 million). Other revenue decreased $14 million primarily due to lower interest income from short-term investments.

Expenses -

Total expenses increased $101 million in the first three months of 2008 due to the following factors:

·  Fossil fuel costs increased $68 million due to increased generation volumes ($37 million) and higher unit prices ($31 million). The increased unit prices primarily reflect higher coal transportation costs ($24 million) and increased emission allowance costs ($5 million) in the first quarter of 2008.

 ·Purchased power costs increased $20 million due primarily to higher market rates, partially offset by reduced volume requirements due to increased generation from internal resources.

 ·Nuclear operating costs increased $23 million due to this year’s Davis-Besse refueling outage and the preparatory work associated with the Beaver Valley Unit 2 refueling outage scheduled for the second quarter of 2008.

·  Other expense increased $15 million due primarily to the assignment of CEI’s and TE’s leasehold interests in the Bruce Mansfield Plant to FGCO in the fourth quarter of 2007 ($7 million) and reduced earnings on life insurance investments during the first quarter of 2008 ($6 million).

 ·Higher depreciation expenses of $2 million were due to property additions since the first quarter of 2007.

 ·Higher general taxes of $4 million resulted from increased gross receipts taxes and property taxes.

Partially offsetting the higher costs were:

 ·Fossil operating costs were $23 million lower due to fewer outages in 2008 compared to 2007 and increased gains on emission allowance sales.

·  Transmission expense declined $7 million due to reduced PJM congestion charges and a change in MISO revenue sufficiency guarantee settlements.

Other Expense –

Total other expense in the first three months of 2008 was $13 million lower than the first quarter of 2007, primarily due to a decline in interest expense (net of capitalized interest) of $22 million due to the repayment of notes payable to affiliates since the first quarter of 2007 and a $2 million increase in earnings from nuclear decommissioning trust investments, partially offset by an $11 million increase in trust securities impairments.

Ohio Transitional Generation Services – First Quarter 2008 Compared with First Quarter 2007

Net income for this segment decreased to $23 million in the first three months of 2008 from $24 million in the same period of 2007. Higher operating expenses, primarily for purchased power, were almost entirely offset by higher generation revenues.

Revenues –

The increase in reported segment revenues resulted from the following sources:

  Three Months Ended   
  March 31,   
Revenues by Type of Service 2008 2007 Increase 
  (In millions) 
Generation sales:
       
Retail
 
$
606
 
$
546
 
$
60
 
Wholesale
  
3
  
2
  
1
 
Total generation sales
  
609
  
548
  
61
 
Transmission
  
93
  
71
  
22
 
Other
  
5
  
-
  
5
 
Total Revenues
 
$
707
 
$
619
 
$
88
 


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The following table summarizes the price and volume factors contributing to the increase in sales revenues from retail customers:

Source of Change in Retail Generation Revenues
 
Increase
 
  (In millions) 
Effect of 1.3% increase in sales volumes
 $7 
Change in prices
  
53
 
 Total Increase in Retail Generation Revenues 
$
60
 

The increase in generation sales was primarily due to higher weather-related usage in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 and reduced customer shopping. Heating degree days in OE’s, CEI’s and TE’s service territories increased by 2.8%, 1.7% and 3.3%, respectively. Average prices increased primarily due to an increase in the Ohio Companies’ fuel cost recovery rider that became effective in January 2008. The percentage of generation services provided by alternative suppliers to total sales delivered by the Ohio Companies in their service areas decreased by 1.8 percentage points from the same period in 2007.

Increased transmission revenue resulted from higher sales volumes ($7 million) and a PUCO-approved transmission tariff increase ($15 million) that became effective July 1, 2007.

Expenses -

Purchased power costs were $44 million higher due primarily to higher unit costs for power purchased from FES. The factors contributing to the higher costs are summarized in the following table:

Source of Change in Purchased Power 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
  (In millions) 
Purchases from non-affiliates:    
Change due to increased unit costs
 $(5)
Change due to decreased volumes
  (1)
   (6)
Purchases from FES:    
Change due to increased unit costs
  44 
Change due to increased volumes
  6 
   50 
Net Increase in Purchased Power Costs $44 


The increase in purchase volumes from FES was due to the higher retail generation sales requirements described above. The higher unit costs reflect the increases in the Ohio Companies’ retail generation rates, as provided for under the PSA with FES.

Other operating expenses increased $28 million due in part to MISO transmission-related expenses ($12 million). The difference between transmission revenues accrued and transmission expenses incurred is deferred, resulting in no material impact to current period earnings. The remainder of the increase resulted from lower associated company cost reimbursements related to the Ohio Companies’ generation leasehold interests.

Other – First Quarter 2008 Compared with First Quarter 2007

FirstEnergy’s financial results from other operating segments and reconciling items, including interest expense on holding company debt and corporate support services revenues and expenses, resulted in a $37 million increase in FirstEnergy’s net income in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. The increase resulted from the sale of telecommunication assets ($19 million, net of taxes), reduced short-term disability costs ($8 million) and reduced interest expense ($11 million) associated with FirstEnergy’s revolving credit facility.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND SUBSIDIARIESLIQUIDITY

FirstEnergy’s business is capital intensive, requiring significant resources to fund operating expenses, construction expenditures, scheduled debt maturities and interest and dividend payments. In 2008 and in subsequent years, FirstEnergy expects to satisfy these requirements with a combination of cash from operations and funds from the capital markets. FirstEnergy also expects that borrowing capacity under credit facilities will continue to be available to manage working capital requirements during those periods.

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As of March 31, 2008, FirstEnergy’s net deficit in working capital (current assets less current liabilities) was principally due to the initial short-term funding of the repurchase of certain auction rate bonds described below and the classification of certain variable interest rate PCRBs as currently payable long-term debt. The PCRBs currently permit individual debt holders to put the respective debt back to the issuer for purchase prior to maturity.

Changes in Cash Position

FirstEnergy's primary source of cash required for continuing operations as a holding company is cash from the operations of its subsidiaries. FirstEnergy and certain of its subsidiaries also have access to $2.75 billion of short-term financing under a revolving credit facility which expires in 2012. Under the terms of the facility, FirstEnergy is permitted to have up to $1.5 billion in outstanding borrowings at any time, subject to the facility cap of $2.75 billion of aggregate outstanding borrowings by it and its subsidiaries that are also parties to such facility. In the first three months of 2008, FirstEnergy received $88 million of cash dividends from its subsidiaries and paid $168 million in cash dividends to common shareholders. With the exception of Met-Ed, which is currently in an accumulated deficit position, there are no material restrictions on the payment of cash dividends by the subsidiaries of FirstEnergy.

As of March 31, 2008, FirstEnergy had $70 million of cash and cash equivalents compared with $129 million as of December 31, 2007. The major sources of changes in these balances are summarized below.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

FirstEnergy's consolidated net cash from operating activities is provided primarily by its energy delivery services and competitive energy services businesses (see Results of Operations above). Net cash provided from operating activities was $356 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to $57 million used for operating activities in the first three months of 2007, as summarized in the following table:

  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
Operating Cash Flows
 2008 2007 
  (In millions) 
Net income $276 $290 
Non-cash charges  203  125 
Pension trust contribution  -  (300)
Working capital and other  (123) (172)
  $356 $(57)


Net cash provided from operating activities increased by $413 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to the first three months of 2007 primarily due to the absence of a $300 million pension trust contribution in 2007, a $78 million increase in non-cash charges and a $49 million increase from working capital and other changes, partially offset by a $14 million decrease in net income (see Results of Operations above). The increase in non-cash charges is primarily due to lower deferrals of new regulatory assets and deferred purchased power costs. The deferral of new regulatory assets decreased primarily as a result of the absence of the deferral of decommissioning costs related to the Saxton nuclear research facility in the first quarter of 2007. Deferred purchased power costs decreased as a result of lower deferred NUG costs. The changes in working capital and other primarily resulted from a $149 million change in the collection of receivables and an $85 million change in the settlement of accounts payable, partially offset by increased tax payments compared to the first three months of 2007.

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

In the first three months of 2008, cash provided from financing activities was $227 million compared to $346 million in the first three months of 2007. The decrease was primarily due to lower short-term borrowings and debt issuances in the first quarter of 2008, partially offset by redemption of common stock in the first quarter of 2007. The following table summarizes security issuances and redemptions.

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  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
Securities Issued or Redeemed
 2008 2007 
  (In millions) 
New issues     
Unsecured notes $- $250 
        
Redemptions       
Pollution control notes(1)
 $362 $- 
Senior secured notes  6  13 
Common stock  -  891 
  $368 $904 
        
Short-term borrowings, net $746 $1,139 
        
(1) Includes the repurchase of certain auction rate PCRBs described below,
    which were extinguished from FirstEnergy’s consolidated balance sheet.
 
 

FirstEnergy had approximately $1.6 billion of short-term indebtedness as of March 31, 2008 compared to approximately $903 million as of December 31, 2007. Available bank borrowing capability as of March 31, 2008 included the following:

Borrowing Capability (In millions)
   
Short-term credit facilities(1)
 $2,870 
Accounts receivable financing facilities  550 
Utilized  (1,646)
LOCs  (60)
Net available capability  $1,714 
     
(1) Includes the  $2.75 billion revolving credit facility described below, a $100 million revolving credit facility that expires in December 2009 and a $20 million uncommitted line of credit.

As of March 31, 2008, the Ohio Companies and Penn had the aggregate capability to issue approximately $3.4 billion of additional FMB on the basis of property additions and retired bonds under the terms of their respective mortgage indentures. The issuance of FMB by OE, CEI and TE is also subject to provisions of their senior note indentures generally limiting the incurrence of additional secured debt, subject to certain exceptions that would permit, among other things, the issuance of secured debt (including FMB) (i) supporting pollution control notes or similar obligations, or (ii) as an extension, renewal or replacement of previously outstanding secured debt. In addition, these provisions would permit OE, CEI and TE to incur additional secured debt not otherwise permitted by a specified exception of up to $573 million, $449 million and $121 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2008.

The applicable earnings coverage tests in the respective charters of OE, TE, Penn and JCP&L are currently inoperative. In the event that any of them issues preferred stock in the future, the applicable earnings coverage test will govern the amount of preferred stock that may be issued. CEI, Met-Ed and Penelec do not have similar restrictions and could issue up to the number of preferred shares authorized under their respective charters.

As of March 31, 2008, FirstEnergy had approximately $1.0 billion of remaining unused capacity under an existing shelf registration statement filed with the SEC in 2003 to support future securities issuances. The shelf registration expires in December 2008 and provides the flexibility to issue and sell various types of securities, including common stock, debt securities, and share purchase contracts and related share purchase units. As of March 31, 2008, OE had approximately $400 million of remaining unused capacity under a shelf registration for unsecured debt securities filed with the SEC in 2006 that expires in April 2009.

FirstEnergy and certain of its subsidiaries are party to a $2.75 billion five-year revolving credit facility (included in the borrowing capability table above). FirstEnergy has the capability to request an increase in the total commitments available under this facility up to a maximum of $3.25 billion. Commitments under the facility are available until August 24, 2012, unless the lenders agree, at the request of the borrowers, to an unlimited number of additional one-year extensions. Generally, borrowings under the facility must be repaid within 364 days. Available amounts for each borrower are subject to a specified sub-limit, as well as applicable regulatory and other limitations.

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The following table summarizes the borrowing sub-limits for each borrower under the facility, as well as the limitations on short-term indebtedness applicable to each borrower under current regulatory approvals and applicable statutory and/or charter limitations:

  Revolving Regulatory and 
  Credit Facility Other Short-Term 
Borrower
 
Sub-Limit
 
Debt Limitations(1)
 
  (In millions) 
FirstEnergy $2,750 $-(2)
OE  500  500 
Penn  50  39(3)
CEI  250(4) 500 
TE  250(4) 500 
JCP&L  425  428(3)
Met-Ed  250  300(3)
Penelec  250  300(3)
FES  1,000  -(2)
ATSI  -(5) 50 
        
(1)As of March 31, 2008.
(2)No regulatory approvals, statutory or charter limitations applicable.
(3)Excluding amounts which may be borrowed under the regulated companies’ money pool.
(4)Borrowing sub-limits for CEI and TE may be increased to up to $500 million by delivering notice to the administrative agent that such borrower has senior unsecured debt ratings of at least BBB by S&P and Baa2 by Moody’s.
 (5)The borrowing sub-limit for ATSI may be increased up to $100 million by delivering notice to the administrative agent that either (i) ATSI has senior unsecured debt ratings of at least BBB- by S&P and Baa3 by Moody’s or (ii) FirstEnergy has guaranteed ATSI’s obligations of such borrower under the facility.
 

The revolving credit facility, combined with an aggregate $550 million (unused as of March 31, 2008) of accounts receivable financing facilities for OE, CEI, TE, Met-Ed, Penelec and Penn, are intended to provide liquidity to meet working capital requirements and for other general corporate purposes for FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries.

Under the revolving credit facility, borrowers may request the issuance of LOCs expiring up to one year from the date of issuance. The stated amount of outstanding LOCs will count against total commitments available under the facility and against the applicable borrower’s borrowing sub-limit.

The revolving credit facility contains financial covenants requiring each borrower to maintain a consolidated debt to total capitalization ratio of no more than 65%, measured at the end of each fiscal quarter. As of March 31, 2008, FirstEnergy’s and its subsidiaries' debt to total capitalization ratios (as defined under the revolving credit facility) were as follows:

Borrower
FirstEnergy58%
OE43%
Penn25%
CEI57%
TE42%
JCP&L30%
Met-Ed47%
Penelec49%
FES61%

The revolving credit facility does not contain provisions that either restrict the ability to borrow or accelerate repayment of outstanding advances as a result of any change in credit ratings. Pricing is defined in “pricing grids”, whereby the cost of funds borrowed under the facility is related to the credit ratings of the company borrowing the funds.

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FirstEnergy's regulated companies also have the ability to borrow from each other and the holding company to meet their short-term working capital requirements. A similar but separate arrangement exists among FirstEnergy's unregulated companies. FESC administers these two money pools and tracks surplus funds of FirstEnergy and the respective regulated and unregulated subsidiaries, as well as proceeds available from bank borrowings. Companies receiving a loan under the money pool agreements must repay the principal amount of the loan, together with accrued interest, within 364 days of borrowing the funds. The rate of interest is the same for each company receiving a loan from their respective pool and is based on the average cost of funds available through the pool. The average interest rate for borrowings in the first three months of 2008 was 3.62% for the regulated companies’ money pool and 3.55% for the unregulated companies��� money pool.

FirstEnergy’s access to capital markets and costs of financing are influenced by the ratings of its securities. The following table displays FirstEnergy’s, FES’ and the Companies’ securities ratings as of March 31, 2008. S&P’s outlook of FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries remains negative and Moody’s outlook for FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries remains stable.

Issuer
Securities
S&P
Moody’s
FirstEnergySenior unsecuredBBB-Baa3
FESSenior unsecuredBBBBaa2
OESenior unsecuredBBB-Baa2
CEISenior securedBBB+Baa2
Senior unsecuredBBB-Baa3
TESenior unsecuredBBB-Baa3
PennSenior securedA-Baa1
JCP&LSenior unsecuredBBBBaa2
Met-EdSenior unsecuredBBBBaa2
PenelecSenior unsecuredBBBBaa2

Between February 27, 2008 and April 2, 2008, FirstEnergy’s subsidiaries repurchased all of their tax-exempt long-term PCRBs originally sold at auction rates ($530 million) in response to disruptions in the auction rate securities market. In February 2008, FGCO, NGC, Met-Ed and Penelec elected to convert all of their then outstanding auction rate PCRBs to a weekly rate mode, which required their mandatory purchase of these PCRBs on the applicable conversion dates. The companies initially funded the repurchase with short-term debt. On April 22, 2008, Met-Ed ($28.5 million) and Penelec ($45 million) successfully marketed their converted PCRBs in a variable-rate mode. Subject to market conditions, FGCO and NGC plan to remarket their converted PCRBs later in 2008, either in fixed-rate or variable-rate modes.
Cash Flows From Investing Activities

Net cash flows used in investing activities resulted principally from property additions. Energy delivery services property additions primarily include expenditures related to transmission and distribution facilities. Capital spending by the competitive energy services segment are principally generation-related. The following table summarizes investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 by business segment:

Summary of Cash Flows Property       
Provided from (Used for) Investing Activities Additions Investments Other Total 
Sources (Uses) (In millions) 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2008         
Energy delivery services
 
$
(255
)
$
33
 
$
2
 
$
(220
)
Competitive energy services
  
(462
)
 
(3
)
 
(19
) 
(484
)
Other
  
(12
)
 
68
  
-
  
56
 
Inter-Segment reconciling items
  
18
  
(12
) 
-
  
6
 
Total
 
$
(711
)
$
86
 
$
(17
)
$
(642
)
              
Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
             
Energy delivery services
 
$
(155
)
$
44
 
$
10
 
$
(101
)
Competitive energy services
  
(124
)
 
(9
)
 
(4
) 
(137
)
Other
  
(1
)
 
(16
)
 
(4
) 
(21
)
Inter-Segment reconciling items
  
(16
)
 
(15
)
 
-
  
(31
)
Total
 
$
(296
)
$
4
 
$
2
 
$
(290
)

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Net cash used for investing activities in the first quarter of 2008 increased by $352 million compared to the first quarter of 2007. The increase was principally due to a $415 million increase in property additions, which reflects AQC system expenditures and the acquisition of a partially completed natural gas fired generating plant in Fremont, Ohio. Partially offsetting the increase in property additions were cash proceeds from the sale of telecommunication assets.

During the remaining three quarters of 2008, capital requirements for property additions and capital leases are expected to be approximately $1.4 billion. FirstEnergy and the Companies have additional requirements of approximately $328 million for maturing long-term debt during the remainder of 2008. These cash requirements are expected to be satisfied from a combination of internal cash, short-term credit arrangements and funds raised in the capital markets.

FirstEnergy's capital spending for the period 2008-2012 is expected to be approximately $7.6 billion (excluding nuclear fuel), of which approximately $2.0 billion applies to 2008. Investments for additional nuclear fuel during the 2008-2012 period are estimated to be approximately $1.4 billion, of which about $150 million applies to 2008. During the same period, FirstEnergy's nuclear fuel investments are expected to be reduced by approximately $949 million and $111 million, respectively, as the nuclear fuel is consumed.

GUARANTEES AND OTHER ASSURANCES

As part of normal business activities, FirstEnergy enters into various agreements on behalf of its subsidiaries to provide financial or performance assurances to third parties. These agreements include contract guarantees, surety bonds and LOCs. Some of the guaranteed contracts contain collateral provisions that are contingent upon FirstEnergy’s credit ratings.

As of March 31, 2008, FirstEnergy’s maximum exposure to potential future payments under outstanding guarantees and other assurances approximated $4.4 billion, as summarized below:

  Maximum 
Guarantees and Other Assurances
 
Exposure
 
  (In millions) 
FirstEnergy Guarantees of Subsidiaries   
Energy and Energy-Related Contracts (1)
 $441 
LOC (long-term debt) – interest coverage (2)
  6 
Other (3)
  503 
   950 
     
Subsidiaries’ Guarantees    
Energy and Energy-Related Contracts  86 
LOC (long-term debt) – interest coverage (2)
  6 
Other (4)
  2,641 
   2,733 
     
Surety Bonds  66 
LOC (long-term debt) – interest coverage (2)
  5 
LOC (non-debt) (5)(6)
  679 
   750 
Total Guarantees and Other Assurances $4,433 

(1)Issued for open-ended terms, with a 10-day termination right by FirstEnergy.
(2)
Reflects the interest coverage portion of LOCs issued in support of floating-rate
pollution control revenue bonds with various maturities. The principal amount of
floating-rate pollution control revenue bonds of $1.6 billion is reflected in debt on
FirstEnergy’s consolidated balance sheets.
(3)
Includes guarantees of $300 million for OVEC obligations and $80 million for nuclear
decommissioning funding assurances.
(4)
Includes FES’ guarantee of FGCO’s obligations under the sale and leaseback of Bruce
Mansfield Unit 1.
(5)
Includes $60 million issued for various terms pursuant to LOC capacity available under
FirstEnergy’s revolving credit facility.
(6)
Includes approximately $194 million pledged in connection with the sale and leaseback
of Beaver Valley Unit 2 by CEI and TE, $291 million pledged in connection with the sale a
nd leaseback of Beaver Valley Unit 2 by OE and $134 million pledged in connection with
the sale and leaseback of Perry Unit 1 by OE.

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FirstEnergy guarantees energy and energy-related payments of its subsidiaries involved in energy commodity activities principally to facilitate normal physical transactions involving electricity, gas, emission allowances and coal. FirstEnergy also provides guarantees to various providers of credit support for the financing or refinancing by subsidiaries of costs related to the acquisition of property, plant and equipment. These agreements legally obligate FirstEnergy to fulfill the obligations of those subsidiaries directly involved in energy and energy-related transactions or financings where the law might otherwise limit the counterparties' claims. If demands of a counterparty were to exceed the ability of a subsidiary to satisfy existing obligations, FirstEnergy’s guarantee enables the counterparty's legal claim to be satisfied by other FirstEnergy assets. The likelihood is remote that such parental guarantees will increase amounts otherwise paid by FirstEnergy to meet its obligations incurred in connection with ongoing energy and energy-related activities.

While these types of guarantees are normally parental commitments for the future payment of subsidiary obligations, subsequent to the occurrence of a credit rating downgrade or “material adverse event”, the immediate posting of cash collateral or provision of an LOC may be required of the subsidiary. As of March 31, 2008, FirstEnergy’s maximum exposure under these collateral provisions was $440 million.

Most of FirstEnergy’s surety bonds are backed by various indemnities common within the insurance industry. Surety bonds and related guarantees provide additional assurance to outside parties that contractual and statutory obligations will be met in a number of areas including construction contracts, environmental commitments and various retail transactions.

FirstEnergy has guaranteed the obligations of the operators of the TEBSA project up to a maximum of $2 million (subject to escalation) under the project's operations and maintenance agreement. In connection with the sale of TEBSA in January 2004, the purchaser indemnified FirstEnergy against any loss under this guarantee. FirstEnergy has also provided an LOC ($19 million as of March 31, 2008), which is renewable and declines yearly based upon the senior outstanding debt of TEBSA.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

FES and the Ohio Companies have obligations that are not included on FirstEnergy’s Consolidated Balance Sheets related to sale and leaseback arrangements involving Perry Unit 1, Beaver Valley Unit 2 and the Bruce Mansfield Plant, which are satisfied through operating lease payments. As of March 31, 2008, the present value of these sale and leaseback operating lease commitments, net of trust investments, totaled $2.4 billion.

FirstEnergy has equity ownership interests in certain businesses that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting for investments. There are no undisclosed material contingencies related to these investments. Certain guarantees that FirstEnergy does not expect to have a material current or future effect on its financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are disclosed under “Guarantees and Other Assurances” above.

MARKET RISK INFORMATION

FirstEnergy uses various market risk sensitive instruments, including derivative contracts, primarily to manage the risk of price and interest rate fluctuations. FirstEnergy's Risk Policy Committee, comprised of members of senior management, provides general oversight for risk management activities throughout the company.

Commodity Price Risk

FirstEnergy is exposed to financial and market risks resulting from the fluctuation of interest rates and commodity prices -- electricity, energy transmission, natural gas, coal, nuclear fuel and emission allowances. To manage the volatility relating to these exposures, FirstEnergy uses a variety of non-derivative and derivative instruments, including forward contracts, options, futures contracts and swaps. The derivatives are used principally for hedging purposes. Derivatives that fall within the scope of SFAS 133 must be recorded at their fair value and marked to market. The majority of FirstEnergy’s derivative hedging contracts qualify for the normal purchase and normal sale exception under SFAS 133 and are therefore excluded from the tables below. Contracts that are not exempt from such treatment include certain power purchase agreements with NUG entities that were structured pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. These non-trading contracts are adjusted to fair value at the end of each quarter, with a corresponding regulatory asset recognized for above-market costs. The change in the fair value of commodity derivative contracts related to energy production during the first quarter of 2008 is summarized in the following table:

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Increase (Decrease) in the Fair Value   
of Commodity Derivative Contracts Non-Hedge Hedge Total 
  (In millions)
Change in the Fair Value of       
Commodity Derivative Contracts:       
Outstanding net liability as of January 1, 2008 $(713)$(26)$(739)
Additions/change in value of existing contracts  -  (11) (11)
Settled contracts  58  17  75 
Outstanding net liability as of March 31, 2008 (1)
 $(655)$(20)$(675)
           
Non-commodity Net Liabilities as of March 31, 2008:          
Interest rate swaps (2)
  -  (3) (3)
Net Liabilities - Derivative Contracts
as of March 31, 2008
 $(655)$(23)$(678)
           
Impact of Changes in Commodity Derivative Contracts(3)
          
Income Statement effects (pre-tax) $- $- $- 
Balance Sheet effects:          
Other comprehensive income (pre-tax) $- $6 $6 
Regulatory assets (net) $(58)$- $(58)

(1)Includes $655 million in non-hedge commodity derivative contracts (primarily with NUGs), which are offset by a regulatory asset.
(2)Interest rate swaps are treated as cash flow or fair value hedges (see Interest Rate Swap Agreements below).
(3)Represents the change in value of existing contracts, settled contracts and changes in techniques/assumptions.

Derivatives are included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2008 as follows:

Balance Sheet Classification
 Non-Hedge Hedge Total 
  (In millions) 
Current-
       
Other assets
 
$
-
 
$
62
 
$
62
 
Other liabilities
  
-
  
(77
) 
(77
)
           
Non-Current-
          
Other deferred charges
  
28
  
12
  
40
 
Other non-current liabilities
  
(683
) 
(20
)
 
(703
)
           
Net liabilities
 
$
(655
)
$
(23
)
$
(678
)


The valuation of derivative contracts is based on observable market information to the extent that such information is available. In cases where such information is not available, FirstEnergy relies on model-based information. The model provides estimates of future regional prices for electricity and an estimate of related price volatility. FirstEnergy uses these results to develop estimates of fair value for financial reporting purposes and for internal management decision making (see Note 4). Sources of information for the valuation of commodity derivative contracts as of March 31, 2008 are summarized by year in the following table:

Source of Information               
- Fair Value by Contract Year
 
2008(1)
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
Thereafter
 
Total
 
  (In millions) 
Prices actively quoted(2)
 $3 $1 $- $-  $- $- $4 
Other external sources(3)
  (164) (192) (149) (92) -  -  (597)
Prices based on models  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
(30
) 
(52
) 
(82
)
Total(4)
 
$
(161
)
$
(191
)
$
(149
)
$
(92
)
$
(30
)
$
(52
)
$
(675
)

(1)     For the last three quarters of 2008.
(2)     Represents exchange traded NYMEX futures and options.
(3)     Primarily represents contracts based on broker and ICE quotes.
                                (4) Includes $655 million in non-hedge commodity derivative contracts (primarily with NUGs), which are offset by a regulatory asset.

FirstEnergy performs sensitivity analyses to estimate its exposure to the market risk of its commodity positions. A hypothetical 10% adverse shift (an increase or decrease depending on the derivative position) in quoted market prices in the near term on its derivative instruments would not have had a material effect on its consolidated financial position (assets, liabilities and equity) or cash flows as of March 31, 2008. Based on derivative contracts held as of March 31, 2008, an adverse 10% change in commodity prices would decrease net income by approximately $3 million during the next 12 months.

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Interest Rate Swap Agreements - Fair Value Hedges

FirstEnergy utilizes fixed-for-floating interest rate swap agreements as part of its ongoing effort to manage the interest rate risk associated with its debt portfolio. These derivatives are treated as fair value hedges of fixed-rate, long-term debt issues – protecting against the risk of changes in the fair value of fixed-rate debt instruments due to lower interest rates. Swap maturities, call options, fixed interest rates and interest payment dates match those of the underlying obligations. As of March 31, 2008, the debt underlying the $250 million outstanding notional amount of interest rate swaps had a weighted average fixed interest rate of 4.87%, which the swaps have converted to a current weighted average variable rate of 3.49%.

  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
  Notional Maturity Fair Notional Maturity Fair 
Interest Rate Swaps
 Amount Date Value Amount Date Value 
  (In millions) 
Fair value hedges $
100
  
2008
 $
1
 $
100
  
2008
 $
-
 
   
150
  
2015
  
4
  
150
  
2015
  
(3
)
  
$
250
    
$
5
 
$
250
    
$
(3
)


Forward Starting Swap Agreements - Cash Flow Hedges

FirstEnergy utilizes forward starting swap agreements (forward swaps) in order to hedge a portion of the consolidated interest rate risk associated with anticipated future issuances of fixed-rate, long-term debt securities for one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries in 2008 and 2009, and anticipated variable-rate, short-term debt. These derivatives are treated as cash flow hedges, protecting against the risk of changes in future interest payments resulting from changes in benchmark U.S. Treasury and LIBOR rates between the date of hedge inception and the date of the debt issuance. During the first three months of 2008, FirstEnergy entered into forward swaps with an aggregate notional value of $500 million and terminated forward swaps with an aggregate notional value of $300 million. FirstEnergy paid $18 million in cash related to the terminations, $1 million of which was deemed ineffective and recognized in current period earnings. The remaining effective portion ($17 million) will be recognized over the terms of the associated future debt. As of March 31, 2008, FirstEnergy had outstanding forward swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $600 million and an aggregate fair value of $(8) million.

  March 31, 2008 December 31, 2007 
  Notional Maturity Fair Notional Maturity Fair 
Forward Starting Swaps
 Amount Date Value Amount Date Value 
  (In millions) 
Cash flow hedges $
100
  
2009
 $
(2
)
$
-
  
2009
 $
-
 
   
100
  
2010
  
(1
) 
-
  
2010
  
-
 
   
25
  
2015
  
(2
) 
25
  
2015
  
(1
)
   
325
  
2018
  
-
  
325
  
2018
  
(1
)
   
50
  
2020
  
(3
) 
50
  
2020
  
(1
)
  
$
600
    
$
(8
)
$
400
    
$
(3
)

Equity Price Risk

Included in nuclear decommissioning trusts are marketable equity securities carried at their fair value (market value) of approximately $1.2 billion and $1.4 billion, as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. A hypothetical 10% decrease in prices quoted by stock exchanges would result in a $120 million reduction in fair value as of March 31, 2008.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk of an obligor's failure to meet the terms of any investment contract, loan agreement or otherwise perform as agreed. Credit risk arises from all activities in which success depends on issuer, borrower or counterparty performance, whether reflected on or off the balance sheet. FirstEnergy engages in transactions for the purchase and sale of commodities including gas, electricity, coal and emission allowances. These transactions are often with major energy companies within the industry.

FirstEnergy maintains credit policies with respect to its counterparties to manage overall credit risk. This includes performing independent risk evaluations, actively monitoring portfolio trends and using collateral and contract provisions to mitigate exposure. As part of its credit program, FirstEnergy aggressively manages the quality of its portfolio of energy contracts, evidenced by a current weighted average risk rating for energy contract counterparties of BBB+ (S&P). As of March 31, 2008, the largest credit concentration was with one party, currently rated investment grade that represented 11% of FirstEnergy’s total approved credit risk. Within FirstEnergy’s unregulated energy subsidiaries, 99% of credit exposures, net of collateral and reserve, were with investment grade counterparties as of March 31, 2008.

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OUTLOOK

State Regulatory Matters

In Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, laws applicable to electric industry restructuring contain similar provisions that are reflected in the Companies' respective state regulatory plans. These provisions include:

·restructuring the electric generation business and allowing the Companies' customers to select a competitive electric generation supplier other than the Companies;
·establishing or defining the PLR obligations to customers in the Companies' service areas;
·providing the Companies with the opportunity to recover potentially stranded investment (or transition costs) not otherwise recoverable in a competitive generation market;
·itemizing (unbundling) the price of electricity into its component elements – including generation, transmission, distribution and stranded costs recovery charges;
·continuing regulation of the Companies' transmission and distribution systems; and
·requiring corporate separation of regulated and unregulated business activities.

The Companies and ATSI recognize, as regulatory assets, costs which the FERC, the PUCO, the PPUC and the NJBPU have authorized for recovery from customers in future periods or for which authorization is probable. Without the probability of such authorization, costs currently recorded as regulatory assets would have been charged to income as incurred. Regulatory assets that do not earn a current return totaled approximately $137 million as of March 31, 2008 (JCP&L - $78 million and Met-Ed - $59 million). Regulatory assets not earning a current return (primarily for certain regulatory transition costs and employee postretirement benefits) are expected to be recovered by 2014 for JCP&L and by 2020 for Met-Ed. The following table discloses regulatory assets by company:

  March 31, December 31, Increase 
Regulatory Assets* 2008 2007 (Decrease) 
  (In millions) 
OE $710 $737 $(27)
CEI  854  871  (17)
TE  188  204  (16)
JCP&L  1,476  1,596  (120)
Met-Ed  530  495  35 
ATSI  
39
  
42
  
(3
)
Total 
$
3,797
 
$
3,945
 
$
(148
)

*Penelec had net regulatory liabilities of approximately $67 million and $74 million as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. These net regulatory liabilities are included in Other Non-current Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Regulatory assets by source are as follows:

  March 31, December 31, Increase 
Regulatory Assets By Source 2008 2007 (Decrease) 
  (In millions) 
Regulatory transition costs  $2,156 $2,363 $(207)
Customer shopping incentives  495  516  (21)
Customer receivables for future income taxes  290  295  (5)
Loss on reacquired debt  56  57  (1)
Employee postretirement benefits  37  39  (2)
Nuclear decommissioning, decontamination          
and spent fuel disposal costs  (95) (115) 20 
Asset removal costs  (195) (183) (12)
MISO/PJM transmission costs  368  340  28 
Fuel costs - RCP  227  220  7 
Distribution costs - RCP  361  321  40 
Other  
97
  
92
  
5
 
Total 
$
3,797
 
$
3,945
 
$
(148
)


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Reliability Initiatives

In late 2003 and early 2004, a series of letters, reports and recommendations were issued from various entities, including governmental, industry and ad hoc reliability entities (PUCO, FERC, NERC and the U.S. – Canada Power System Outage Task Force) regarding enhancements to regional reliability. The proposed enhancements were divided into two groups:  enhancements that were to be completed in 2004; and enhancements that were to be completed after 2004.  In 2004, FirstEnergy completed all of the enhancements that were recommended for completion in 2004. FirstEnergy is also proceeding with the implementation of the recommendations that were to be completed subsequent to 2004 and will continue to periodically assess the FERC-ordered Reliability Study recommendations for forecasted 2009 system conditions, recognizing revised load forecasts and other changing system conditions which may impact the recommendations. Thus far, implementation of the recommendations has not required, nor is expected to require, substantial investment in new or material upgrades to existing equipment. The FERC or other applicable government agencies and reliability coordinators may, however, take a different view as to recommended enhancements or may recommend additional enhancements in the future that could require additional material expenditures.

As a result of outages experienced in JCP&L’s service area in 2002 and 2003, the NJBPU performed a review of JCP&L’s service reliability. On June 9, 2004, the NJBPU approved a stipulation that addresses a third-party consultant’s recommendations on appropriate courses of action necessary to ensure system-wide reliability. The stipulation incorporates the consultant’s focused audit of, and recommendations regarding, JCP&L’s Planning and Operations and Maintenance programs and practices. On June 1, 2005, the consultant completed his work and issued his final report to the NJBPU. On July 14, 2006, JCP&L filed a comprehensive response to the consultant’s report with the NJBPU. JCP&L will complete the remaining substantive work described in the stipulation in 2008.  JCP&L continues to file compliance reports with the NJBPU reflecting JCP&L’s activities associated with implementing the stipulation.

In 2005, Congress amended the Federal Power Act to provide for federally-enforceable mandatory reliability standards. The mandatory reliability standards apply to the bulk power system and impose certain operating, record-keeping and reporting requirements on the Companies and ATSI. The NERC is charged with establishing and enforcing these reliability standards, although it has delegated day-to-day implementation and enforcement of its responsibilities to eight regional entities, including the ReliabilityFirst Corporation.  All of FirstEnergy’s facilities are located within the ReliabilityFirst region. FirstEnergy actively participates in the NERC and ReliabilityFirst stakeholder processes, and otherwise monitors and manages its companies in response to the ongoing development, implementation and enforcement of the reliability standards.

FirstEnergy believes that it is in compliance with all currently-effective and enforceable reliability standards.  Nevertheless, it is clear that NERC, ReliabilityFirst and the FERC will continue to refine existing reliability standards as well as to develop and adopt new reliability standards. The financial impact of complying with new or amended standards cannot be determined at this time. However, the 2005 amendments to the Federal Power Act provide that all prudent costs incurred to comply with the new reliability standards be recovered in rates. Still, any future inability on FirstEnergy’s part to comply with the reliability standards for its bulk power system could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In April 2007, ReliabilityFirst performed a routine compliance audit of FirstEnergy’s bulk-power system within the Midwest ISO region and found it to be in full compliance with all audited reliability standards.  Similarly, ReliabilityFirst has scheduled a compliance audit of FirstEnergy’s bulk-power system within the PJM region in 2008. FirstEnergy currently does not expect any material adverse financial impact as a result of these audits.

Ohio

On January 4, 2006, the PUCO issued an order authorizing the Ohio Companies to recover certain increased fuel costs through a fuel rider and to defer certain other increased fuel costs to be incurred from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008, including interest on the deferred balances. The order also provided for recovery of the deferred costs over a twenty-five-year period through distribution rates. On August 29, 2007, the Supreme Court of Ohio concluded that the PUCO violated a provision of the Ohio Revised Code by permitting the Ohio Companies “to collect deferred increased fuel costs through future distribution rate cases, or to alternatively use excess fuel-cost recovery to reduce deferred distribution-related expenses” and remanded the matter to the PUCO for further consideration. On September 10, 2007, the Ohio Companies filed an application with the PUCO that requested the implementation of two generation-related fuel cost riders to collect the increased fuel costs that were previously authorized to be deferred. On January 9, 2008, the PUCO approved the Ohio Companies’ proposed fuel cost rider to recover increased fuel costs to be incurred in 2008 commencing January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008, which is expected to be approximately $189 million. In addition, the PUCO ordered the Ohio Companies to file a separate application for an alternate recovery mechanism to collect the 2006 and 2007 deferred fuel costs. On February 8, 2008, the Ohio Companies filed an application proposing to recover $226 million of deferred fuel costs and carrying charges for 2006 and 2007 pursuant to a separate fuel rider, with alternative options for the recovery period ranging from five to twenty-five years. This second application is currently pending before the PUCO and a hearing has been set for July 15, 2008.

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The Ohio Companies filed an application and rate request for an increase in electric distribution rates with the PUCO on June 7, 2007. The requested increase is expected to be more than offset by the elimination or reduction of transition charges at the time the rates go into effect and would result in lowering the overall non-generation portion of the average electric bill for most Ohio customers.  The distribution rate increases reflect capital expenditures since the Ohio Companies’ last distribution rate proceedings, increases in operation and maintenance expenses and recovery of regulatory assets that were authorized in prior cases. On August 6, 2007, the Ohio Companies updated their filing supporting a distribution rate increase of $332 million. On December 4, 2007, the PUCO Staff issued its Staff Reports containing the results of their investigation into the distribution rate request. In its reports, the PUCO Staff recommended a distribution rate increase in the range of $161 million to $180 million, with $108 million to $127 million for distribution revenue increases and $53 million for recovery of costs deferred under prior cases. This amount excludes the recovery of deferred fuel costs, whose recovery is now being sought in a separate proceeding before the PUCO, discussed above. On January 3, 2008, the Ohio Companies and intervening parties filed objections to the Staff Reports and on January 10, 2008, the Ohio Companies filed supplemental testimony. Evidentiary hearings began on January 29, 2008 and continued through February 25, 2008. During the evidentiary hearings, the PUCO Staff submitted testimony decreasing their recommended revenue increase to a range of $114 million to $132 million. Additionally, in testimony submitted on February 11, 2008, the PUCO Staff adopted a position regarding interest deferred for RCP-related deferrals, line extension deferrals and transition tax deferrals that, if upheld by the PUCO, would result in the write-off of approximately $45 million of interest costs deferred through March 31, 2008 ($0.09 per share of common stock). The PUCO is expected to render its decision during the second or third quarter of 2008. The new rates would become effective January 1, 2009 for OE and TE, and approximately May 2009 for CEI.

On July 10, 2007, the Ohio Companies filed an application with the PUCO requesting approval of a comprehensive supply plan for providing retail generation service to customers who do not purchase electricity from an alternative supplier, beginning January 1, 2009. The proposed competitive bidding process would average the results of multiple bidding sessions conducted at different times during the year. The final price per KWH would reflect an average of the prices resulting from all bids. In their filing, the Ohio Companies offered two alternatives for structuring the bids, either by customer class or a “slice-of-system” approach. A slice-of-system approach would require the successful bidder to be responsible for supplying a fixed percentage of the utility’s total load notwithstanding the customer’s classification. The proposal provides the PUCO with an option to phase in generation price increases for residential tariff groups who would experience a change in their average total price of 15 percent or more. The PUCO held a technical conference on August 16, 2007 regarding the filing. Initial and reply comments on the proposal were filed by various parties in September and October 2007, respectively. The proposal is currently pending before the PUCO.

On April 22, 2008, an amended version of Substitute SB221 was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives and sent back to the Ohio Senate for concurrence. On April 23, 2008, the Ohio Senate approved the House's amendments to Substitute SB221 and forwarded the bill to the Governor for signature, which he signed on May 1, 2008. Amended Substitute SB221 requires all electric distribution utilities to file an RSP, now called an ESP, with the PUCO. An ESP is required to contain a proposal for the supply and pricing of retail generation and may include proposals, without limitation, related to one or more of the following:

·  automatic recovery of prudently incurred fuel, purchased power, emission allowance costs and federally mandated energy taxes;

·  construction work in progress for costs of constructing an electric generating facility or environmental expenditure for any electric generating facility;

·  costs of an electric generating facility;

·  terms related to customer shopping, bypassability, standby, back-up and default service;

·  accounting for deferrals related to stabilizing retail electric service;

·  automatic increases or decreases in standard service offer price;

·  phase-in and securitization;

·  transmission service and related costs;

·  distribution service and related costs; and

·  economic development and energy efficiency.

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A utility could also simultaneously file an MRO in which it would have to demonstrate the following objective market criteria: The utility or its transmission service affiliate belongs to a FERC-approved RTO having a market-monitor function and the ability to mitigate market power, and a published source exists that identifies information for traded electricity and energy products that are contracted for delivery two years into the future. The PUCO would test the ESP and its pricing and all other terms and conditions against the MRO and may only approve the ESP if it is found to be more favorable to customers. As part of an ESP with a plan period longer than three years, the PUCO shall prospectively determine every fourth year of the plan whether it is substantially likely the plan will provide the electric distribution utility a return on common equity significantly in excess of the return likely to be earned by publicly traded companies, including utilities, that face comparable business and financial risk (comparable companies). If so, the PUCO may terminate the ESP. Annually under an ESP, the PUCO shall determine whether an electric distribution utility's earned return on common equity is significantly in excess of returns earned on common equity during the same period by comparable companies, and if so, shall require the utility to return such excess to customers by prospective adjustments. Amended Substitute SB221 also includes provisions dealing with advanced and renewable energy standards that contemplate 25% of electrical usage from these sources by 2025. Energy efficiency measures in the bill require energy savings in excess of 22% by 2025. Requirements are in place to meet annual benchmarks for renewable energy resources and energy efficiency, subject to review by the PUCO. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating this legislation and expects to file an ESP in the second or third quarter of 2008.

Pennsylvania

Met-Ed and Penelec purchase a portion of their PLR and default service requirements from FES through a fixed-price partial requirements wholesale power sales agreement. The agreement allows Met-Ed and Penelec to sell the output of NUG energy to the market and requires FES to provide energy at fixed prices to replace any NUG energy sold to the extent needed for Met-Ed and Penelec to satisfy their PLR and default service obligations. The fixed price under the agreement is expected to remain below wholesale market prices during the term of the agreement. If Met-Ed and Penelec were to replace the entire FES supply at current market power prices without corresponding regulatory authorization to increase their generation prices to customers, each company would likely incur a significant increase in operating expenses and experience a material deterioration in credit quality metrics. Under such a scenario, each company's credit profile would no longer be expected to support an investment grade rating for their fixed income securities. Based on the PPUC’s January 11, 2007 order described below, if FES ultimately determines to terminate, reduce, or significantly modify the agreement prior to the expiration of Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s generation rate caps in 2010, timely regulatory relief is not likely to be granted by the PPUC.

Met-Ed and Penelec made a comprehensive transition rate filing with the PPUC on April 10, 2006 to address a number of transmission, distribution and supply issues. If Met-Ed's and Penelec's preferred approach involving accounting deferrals had been approved, annual revenues would have increased by $216 million and $157 million, respectively. That filing included, among other things, a request to charge customers for an increasing amount of market-priced power procured through a CBP as the amount of supply provided under the then existing FES agreement was to be phased out. Met-Ed and Penelec also requested approval of a January 12, 2005 petition for the deferral of transmission-related costs incurred during 2006. In this rate filing, Met-Ed and Penelec requested recovery of annual transmission and related costs incurred on or after January 1, 2007, plus the amortized portion of 2006 costs over a ten-year period, along with applicable carrying charges, through an adjustable rider. Changes in the recovery of NUG expenses and the recovery of Met-Ed's non-NUG stranded costs were also included in the filing. On May 4, 2006, the PPUC consolidated the remand of the FirstEnergy and GPU merger proceeding, related to the quantification and allocation of merger savings, with the comprehensive transition rate filing case.

The PPUC entered its opinion and order in the comprehensive rate filing proceeding on January 11, 2007. The order approved the recovery of transmission costs, including the transmission-related deferral for January 1, 2006 through January 10, 2007, and determined that no merger savings from prior years should be considered in determining customers’ rates. The request for increases in generation supply rates was denied as were the requested changes to NUG expense recovery and Met-Ed’s non-NUG stranded costs. The order decreased Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s distribution rates by $80 million and $19 million, respectively. These decreases were offset by the increases allowed for the recovery of transmission costs. Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s request for recovery of Saxton decommissioning costs was granted and, in January 2007, Met-Ed and Penelec recognized income of $15 million and $12 million, respectively, to establish regulatory assets for those previously expensed decommissioning costs. Overall rates increased by 5.0% for Met-Ed ($59 million) and 4.5% for Penelec ($50 million).

On March 30, 2007, MEIUG and PICA filed a Petition for Review with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania asking the court to review the PPUC’s determination on transmission (including congestion) and the transmission deferral. Met-Ed and Penelec filed a Petition for Review on April 13, 2007 on the issues of consolidated tax savings and the requested generation rate increase. The OCA filed its Petition for Review on April 13, 2007, on the issues of transmission (including congestion) and recovery of universal service costs from only the residential rate class. From June through October 2007, initial responsive and reply briefs were filed by various parties. Oral arguments are scheduled to take place in September 2008. If Met-Ed and Penelec do not prevail on the issue of congestion, it could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations of Met-Ed, Penelec and FirstEnergy.

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On April 14, 2008, Met-Ed and Penelec filed annual updates to the TSC rider for the period June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2009. The proposed TSCs include a component for under-recovery of actual transmission costs incurred during the prior period (Met-Ed - $144 million and Penelec - $4 million) and future transmission cost projections for June 2008 through May 2009 (Met-Ed - $258 million and Penelec - $92 million). Met-Ed has proposed a transition approach that would recover past under-recovered costs plus carrying charges through the new TSC over thirty-one months and defer a portion of the projected costs ($92 million) plus carrying charges for recovery through future TSCs by December 31, 2010.

On March 13, 2008, the PPUC approved the residential procurement process in Penn’s Joint Petition for Settlement. This RFP process calls for load-following, full-requirements contracts for default service procurement for residential customers for the period covering June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2011. The PPUC had previously approved the default service procurement processes for commercial and industrial customers. The default service procurement for small commercial customers was conducted through multiple RFPs, while the default service procurement for large commercial and industrial customers will utilize hourly pricing. Bids in the two RFPs for small commercial load were approved by the PPUC on February 22, 2008, and March 20, 2008. On March 28, 2008, Penn filed compliance tariffs with the new default service generation rates based on the approved RFP bids for small commercial customers which the PPUC then certified on April 4, 2008. On April 14, 2008, the first RFP for residential customers’ load was held consisting of tranches for both 12 and 24-month supply. The PPUC approved the bids on April 16, 2008. The second RFP is scheduled to be held on May 14, 2008, after which time the PPUC is expected to approve the new rates to go into effect June 1, 2008.

On February 1, 2007, the Governor of Pennsylvania proposed an EIS. The EIS includes four pieces of proposed legislation that, according to the Governor, is designed to reduce energy costs, promote energy independence and stimulate the economy. Elements of the EIS include the installation of smart meters, funding for solar panels on residences and small businesses, conservation and demand reduction programs to meet energy growth, a requirement that electric distribution companies acquire power that results in the “lowest reasonable rate on a long-term basis,” the utilization of micro-grids and a three year phase-in of rate increases. On July 17, 2007, the Governor signed into law two pieces of energy legislation. The first amended the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act of 2004 to, among other things, increase the percentage of solar energy that must be supplied at the conclusion of an electric distribution company’s transition period. The second law allows electric distribution companies, at their sole discretion, to enter into long term contracts with large customers and to build or acquire interests in electric generation facilities specifically to supply long-term contracts with such customers. A special legislative session on energy was convened in mid-September 2007 to consider other aspects of the EIS. The Pennsylvania House and Senate on March 11, 2008 and December 12, 2007, respectively, passed different versions of bills to fund the Governor’s EIS proposal. Neither chamber has formally considered the other’s bill. On February 12, 2008, the Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 2200 which provides for energy efficiency and demand management programs and targets as well as the installation of smart meters within ten years. Other legislation has been introduced to address generation procurement, expiration of rate caps, conservation and renewable energy. The final form of this pending legislation is uncertain. Consequently, FirstEnergy is unable to predict what impact, if any, such legislation may have on its operations.

New Jersey

JCP&L is permitted to defer for future collection from customers the amounts by which its costs of supplying BGS to non-shopping customers and costs incurred under NUG agreements exceed amounts collected through BGS and NUGC rates and market sales of NUG energy and capacity. As of March 31, 2008, the accumulated deferred cost balance totaled approximately $264 million.

In accordance with an April 28, 2004 NJBPU order, JCP&L filed testimony on June 7, 2004 supporting continuation of the current level and duration of the funding of TMI-2 decommissioning costs by New Jersey customers without a reduction, termination or capping of the funding. On September 30, 2004, JCP&L filed an updated TMI-2 decommissioning study. This study resulted in an updated total decommissioning cost estimate of $729 million (in 2003 dollars) compared to the estimated $528 million (in 2003 dollars) from the prior 1995 decommissioning study. The DRA filed comments on February 28, 2005 requesting that decommissioning funding be suspended. On March 18, 2005, JCP&L filed a response to those comments. JCP&L responded to additional NJBPU staff discovery requests in May and November 2007 and also submitted comments in the proceeding in November 2007. A schedule for further NJBPU proceedings has not yet been set.

On August 1, 2005, the NJBPU established a proceeding to determine whether additional ratepayer protections are required at the state level in light of the repeal of the PUHCA pursuant to the EPACT. The NJBPU approved regulations effective October 2, 2006 that prevent a holding company that owns a gas or electric public utility from investing more than 25% of the combined assets of its utility and utility-related subsidiaries into businesses unrelated to the utility industry. These regulations are not expected to materially impact FirstEnergy or JCP&L. Also, in the same proceeding, the NJBPU Staff issued an additional draft proposal on March 31, 2006 addressing various issues including access to books and records, ring-fencing, cross subsidization, corporate governance and related matters. With the approval of the NJBPU Staff, the affected utilities jointly submitted an alternative proposal on June 1, 2006. The NJBPU Staff circulated revised drafts of the proposal to interested stakeholders in November 2006 and again in February 2007. On February 1, 2008, the NJBPU accepted proposed rules for publication in the New Jersey Register on March 17, 2008. A public hearing on these proposed rules was held on April 23, 2008 with comments from interested parties due on May 16, 2008.

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New Jersey statutes require that the state periodically undertake a planning process, known as the EMP, to address energy related issues including energy security, economic growth, and environmental impact. The EMP is to be developed with involvement of the Governor’s Office and the Governor’s Office of Economic Growth, and is to be prepared by a Master Plan Committee, which is chaired by the NJBPU President and includes representatives of several State departments. In October 2006, the current EMP process was initiated through the creation of a number of working groups to obtain input from a broad range of interested stakeholders including utilities, environmental groups, customer groups, and major customers. In addition, public stakeholder meetings were held in the fall of 2006 and in early 2007.

On April 17, 2008, a draft EMP was released for public comment. The draft EMP establishes four major goals:

·  maximize energy efficiency to achieve a 20% reduction in energy consumption by 2020;

·  reduce peak demand for electricity by 5,700 MW by 2020 (amounting to about a 22% reduction in projected demand);

·  meet 22.5% of the state’s electricity needs with renewable energy by 2020; and

·  develop low carbon emitting, efficient power plants and close the gap between the supply and demand for electricity.

Following the public comment period which is expected to extend into July 2008, a final EMP will be issued to be followed by appropriate legislation and regulation as necessary. At this time, FirstEnergy cannot predict the outcome of this process nor determine the impact, if any, such legislation or regulation may have on its operations or those of JCP&L.

On February 13, 2007, the NJBPU Staff informally issued a draft proposal relating to changes to the regulations addressing electric distribution service reliability and quality standards. Meetings between the NJBPU Staff and interested stakeholders to discuss the proposal were held and additional, revised informal proposals were subsequently circulated by the Staff. On September 4, 2007, proposed regulations were published in the New Jersey Register, which proposal will be subsequently considered by the NJBPU following comments that were submitted in September and October 2007. Final regulations (effective upon publication) were published in the New Jersey Register March 17, 2008. Upon preliminary review of the new regulations, FirstEnergy does not expect a material impact on its operations or those of JCP&L.

FERC Matters

Transmission Service between MISO and PJM

On November 18, 2004, the FERC issued an order eliminating the through and out rate for transmission service between the MISO and PJM regions. The FERC’s intent was to eliminate so-called “pancaking” of transmission charges between the MISO and PJM regions. The FERC also ordered the MISO, PJM and the transmission owners within MISO and PJM to submit compliance filings containing a rate mechanism to recover lost transmission revenues created by elimination of this charge (referred to as the Seams Elimination Cost Adjustment or “SECA”) during a 16-month transition period. The FERC issued orders in 2005 setting the SECA for hearing. The presiding judge issued an initial decision on August 10, 2006, rejecting the compliance filings made by MISO, PJM, and the transmission owners, and directing new compliance filings. This decision is subject to review and approval by the FERC. Briefs addressing the initial decision were filed on September 11, 2006 and October 20, 2006. A final order could be issued by the FERC in the second quarter of 2008.
PJM Transmission Rate Design

On January 31, 2005, certain PJM transmission owners made filings with the FERC pursuant to a settlement agreement previously approved by the FERC. JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec were parties to that proceeding and joined in two of the filings. In the first filing, the settling transmission owners submitted a filing justifying continuation of their existing rate design within the PJM RTO. Hearings were held and numerous parties appeared and litigated various issues concerning PJM rate design; notably AEP, which proposed to create a "postage stamp", or average rate for all high voltage transmission facilities across PJM and a zonal transmission rate for facilities below 345 kV. This proposal would have the effect of shifting recovery of the costs of high voltage transmission lines to other transmission zones, including those where JCP&L, Met-Ed, and Penelec serve load. On April 19, 2007, the FERC issued an order finding that the PJM transmission owners’ existing “license plate” or zonal rate design was just and reasonable and ordered that the current license plate rates for existing transmission facilities be retained. On the issue of rates for new transmission facilities, the FERC directed that costs for new transmission facilities that are rated at 500 kV or higher are to be collected from all transmission zones throughout the PJM footprint by means of a postage-stamp rate. Costs for new transmission facilities that are rated at less than 500 kV, however, are to be allocated on a “beneficiary pays” basis. The FERC found that PJM’s current beneficiary-pays cost allocation methodology is not sufficiently detailed and, in a related order that also was issued on April 19, 2007, directed that hearings be held for the purpose of establishing a just and reasonable cost allocation methodology for inclusion in PJM’s tariff.

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On May 18, 2007, certain parties filed for rehearing of the FERC’s April 19, 2007 order. On January 31, 2008, the requests for rehearing were denied. The FERC’s orders on PJM rate design will prevent the allocation of a portion of the revenue requirement of existing transmission facilities of other utilities to JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec. In addition, the FERC’s decision to allocate the cost of new 500 kV and above transmission facilities on a PJM-wide basis will reduce future transmission revenue recovery from the JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec zones. A partial settlement agreement addressing the “beneficiary pays” methodology for below 500 kV facilities, but excluding the issue of allocating new facilities costs to merchant transmission entities, was filed on September 14, 2007. The agreement was supported by the FERC’s Trial Staff, and was certified by the Presiding Judge. The FERC’s action on the settlement agreement is pending. The remaining merchant transmission cost allocation issues will proceed to hearing in May 2008. On February 13, 2008, AEP appealed the FERC’s orders to the federal Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The Illinois Commerce Commission, the PUCO and Dayton Power & Light have also appealed these orders to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals of these parties and others have been consolidated for argument in the Seventh Circuit.

Post Transition Period Rate Design

The FERC had directed MISO, PJM, and the respective transmission owners to make filings on or before August 1, 2007 to reevaluate transmission rate design within MISO, and between MISO and PJM. On August 1, 2007, filings were made by MISO, PJM, and the vast majority of transmission owners, including FirstEnergy affiliates, which proposed to retain the existing transmission rate design. These filings were approved by the FERC on January 31, 2008. As a result of the FERC’s approval, the rates charged to FirstEnergy’s load-serving affiliates for transmission service over existing transmission facilities in MISO and PJM are unchanged. In a related filing, MISO and MISO transmission owners requested that the current MISO pricing for new transmission facilities that spreads 20% of the cost of new 345 kV and higher transmission facilities across the entire MISO footprint (known as the RECB methodology) be retained.

On September 17, 2007, AEP filed a complaint under Sections 206 and 306 of the Federal Power Act seeking to have the entire transmission rate design and cost allocation methods used by MISO and PJM declared unjust, unreasonable, and unduly discriminatory, and to have the FERC fix a uniform regional transmission rate design and cost allocation method for the entire MISO and PJM “Super Region” that recovers the average cost of new and existing transmission facilities operated at voltages of 345 kV and above from all transmission customers. Lower voltage facilities would continue to be recovered in the local utility transmission rate zone through a license plate rate. AEP requested a refund effective October 1, 2007, or alternatively, February 1, 2008. On January 31, 2008, the FERC issued an order denying the complaint. A rehearing request by AEP is pending before the FERC.
Distribution of MISO Network Service Revenues

Effective February 1, 2008, the MISO Transmission Owners Agreement provides for a change in the method of distributing transmission revenues among the transmission owners. MISO and a majority of the MISO transmission owners filed on December 3, 2007 to change the MISO tariff to clarify, for purposes of distributing network transmission revenue to the transmission owners, that all network transmission service revenues, whether collected by MISO or directly by the transmission owner, are included in the revenue distribution calculation.  This clarification was necessary because some network transmission service revenues are collected and retained by transmission owners in states where retail choice does not exist, and their “unbundled” retail load is currently exempt from MISO network service charges. The tariff changes filed with the FERC ensure that revenues collected by transmission owners from bundled load are taken into account in the revenue distribution calculation, and that transmission owners with bundled load do not collect more than their revenue requirements. Absent the changes, transmission owners, and ultimately their customers, with unbundled load or in retail choice states, such as ATSI, would subsidize transmission owners with bundled load, who would collect their revenue requirement from bundled load, plus share in revenues collected by MISO from unbundled customers. This would result in a large revenue shortfall for ATSI, which would eventually be passed on to customers in the form of higher transmission rates as calculated pursuant to ATSI’s Attachment O formula under the MISO tariff.

Numerous parties filed in support of the tariff changes, including the public service commissions of Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Ameren filed a protest on December 26, 2007, arguing that the December 3, 2007 filing violates the MISO Transmission Owners’ Agreement as well as an agreement among Ameren (Union Electric), MISO, and the Missouri Public Service Commission, which provides that Union Electric’s bundled load cannot be charged by MISO for network service. On February 2, 2008, the FERC issued an order conditionally accepting the tariff amendment subject to a minor compliance filing, which was made on March 3, 2008. This order ensures that ATSI will continue to receive transmission revenues from MISO equivalent to its transmission revenue requirement. A rehearing request by Ameren is pending before the FERC.

On February 1, 2008, MISO filed a request to continue using the existing revenue distribution methodology on an interim basis pending amendment of the MISO Transmission Owners’ Agreement. This request was accepted by the FERC on March 13, 2008. On that same day, MISO and the MISO transmission owners made a filing to amend the Transmission Owners’ Agreement to effectively continue the distribution of transmission revenues that was in effect prior to February 1, 2008. This matter is currently pending before the FERC.

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MISO Ancillary Services Market and Balancing Area Consolidation

MISO made a filing on September 14, 2007 to establish an ASM for regulation, spinning and supplemental reserves, to consolidate the existing 24 balancing areas within the MISO footprint, and to establish MISO as the NERC registered balancing authority for the region. This filing would permit load serving entities to purchase their operating reserve requirements in a competitive market. FirstEnergy supports the proposal to establish markets for Ancillary Services and consolidate existing balancing areas. On February 25, 2008, the FERC issued an order approving the ASM subject to certain compliance filings. MISO has since notified the FERC that the start of its ASM is delayed until September of 2008.

Duquesne’s Request to Withdraw from PJM

On November 8, 2007, Duquesne Light Company (Duquesne) filed a request with the FERC to exit PJM and to join the MISO. In its filing, Duquesne asked the FERC to be relieved of certain capacity payment obligations to PJM for capacity auctions conducted prior to its departure from PJM, but covering service for planning periods through May 31, 2011. Duquesne asserted that its primary reason for exiting PJM is to avoid paying future obligations created by PJM’s forward capacity market. FirstEnergy believes that Duquesne’s filing did not identify or address numerous legal, financial or operational issues that are implicated or affected directly by Duquesne’s proposal. Consequently, FirstEnergy submitted responsive filings that, while conceding Duquesne’s rights to exit PJM, contested various aspects of Duquesne’s proposal. FirstEnergy particularly focused on Duquesne’s proposal that it be allowed to exit PJM without payment of its share of existing capacity market commitments. FirstEnergy also objected to Duquesne’s failure to address the firm transmission service requirements that would be necessary for FirstEnergy to continue to use the Beaver Valley Plant to meet existing commitments in the PJM capacity markets and to serve native load. Other market participants also submitted filings contesting Duquesne’s plans.

On January 17, 2008, the FERC conditionally approved Duquesne’s request to exit PJM. Among other conditions, the FERC obligated Duquesne to pay the PJM capacity obligations through May 31, 2011. The FERC’s order took notice of the numerous transmission and other issues raised by FirstEnergy and other parties to the proceeding, but did not provide any responsive rulings or other guidance. Rather, the FERC ordered Duquesne to make a compliance filing in forty-five days detailing how Duquesne will satisfy its obligations under the PJM Transmission Owners’ Agreement. The FERC likewise directed the MISO to submit detailed plans to integrate Duquesne into the MISO. Finally, the FERC directed MISO and PJM to work together to resolve the substantive and procedural issues implicated by Duquesne’s transition into the MISO. These issues remain unresolved. If Duquesne satisfies all of the obligations set by the FERC, its planned transition date is October 9, 2008.

On March 18, 2008, the PJM Power Providers Group filed a request for emergency clarification regarding whether Duquesne-zone generators (including the Beaver Valley Plant) could participate in PJM’s May 2008 auction for the 2011-2012 RPM delivery year. FirstEnergy and the other Duquesne-zone generators filed responsive pleadings. On April 18, 2008, the FERC issued its Order on Motion for Emergency Clarification, wherein the FERC ruled that although the status of the Duquesne-zone generators will change to “External Resource” upon Duquesne’s exit from PJM, these generators can contract with PJM for the transmission reservations necessary to participate in the May 2008 auction. FirstEnergy has complied with FERC’s order by obtaining executed transmission service agreements for firm point-to-point transmission service for the 2011-2012 delivery year and, as such, FirstEnergy satisfies the criteria to bid the Beaver Valley Plant into the May 2008 RPM auction. Notwithstanding these events, on April 30, 2008 and May 1, 2008, certain members of the PJM Power Providers Group filed further pleadings on these issues. On May 2, 2008, FirstEnergy filed a responsive pleading. FirstEnergy is participating in the May 2008 RPM auction for the 2011-2012 RPM delivery year.

MISO Resource Adequacy Proposal

MISO made a filing on December 28, 2007 that would create an enforceable planning reserve requirement in the MISO tariff for load serving entities such as the Ohio Companies, Penn Power, and FES. This requirement is proposed to become effective for the planning year beginning June 1, 2009. The filing would permit MISO to establish the reserve margin requirement for load serving entities based upon a one day loss of load in ten years standard, unless the state utility regulatory agency establishes a different planning reserve for load serving entities in its state. FirstEnergy generally supports the proposal as it promotes a mechanism that will result in long-term commitments from both load-serving entities and resources, including both generation and demand side resources that are necessary for reliable resource adequacy and planning in the MISO footprint. Comments on the filing were filed on January 28, 2008. The FERC approved MISO’s Resource Adequacy proposal on March 26, 2008. Rehearing requests are pending on the FERC’s March 26 Order. A compliance filing establishing the enforcement mechanism for the reserve margin requirement is due on or before June 25, 2008.

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Organized Wholesale Power Markets

On February 21, 2008, the FERC issued a NOPR through which it proposes to adopt new rules that it states will “improve operations in organized electric markets, boost competition and bring additional benefits to consumers.” The proposed rule addresses demand response and market pricing during reserve shortages, long-term power contracting, market-monitoring policies, and responsiveness of RTOs and ISOs to stakeholders and customers. FirstEnergy does not believe that the proposed rule will have a significant impact on its operations. Comments on the NOPR were filed on April 18, 2008.

Environmental Matters

Various federal, state and local authorities regulate FirstEnergy with regard to air and water quality and other environmental matters. The effects of compliance on FirstEnergy with regard to environmental matters could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy's earnings and competitive position to the extent that it competes with companies that are not subject to such regulations and, therefore, do not bear the risk of costs associated with compliance, or failure to comply, with such regulations. FirstEnergy estimates capital expenditures for environmental compliance of approximately $1.4 billion for the period 2008-2012.

FirstEnergy accrues environmental liabilities only when it concludes that it is probable that it has an obligation for such costs and can reasonably estimate the amount of such costs. Unasserted claims are reflected in FirstEnergy’s determination of environmental liabilities and are accrued in the period that they become both probable and reasonably estimable.

Clean Air Act Compliance

FirstEnergy is required to meet federally-approved SO2 emissions regulations. Violations of such regulations can result in the shutdown of the generating unit involved and/or civil or criminal penalties of up to $32,500 for each day the unit is in violation. The EPA has an interim enforcement policy for SO2 regulations in Ohio that allows for compliance based on a 30-day averaging period. FirstEnergy believes it is currently in compliance with this policy, but cannot predict what action the EPA may take in the future with respect to the interim enforcement policy.

The EPA Region 5 issued a Finding of Violation and NOV to the Bay Shore Power Plant dated June 15, 2006, alleging violations to various sections of the CAA. FirstEnergy has disputed those alleged violations based on its CAA permit, the Ohio SIP and other information provided to the EPA at an August 2006 meeting with the EPA. The EPA has several enforcement options (administrative compliance order, administrative penalty order, and/or judicial, civil or criminal action) and has indicated that such option may depend on the time needed to achieve and demonstrate compliance with the rules alleged to have been violated. On June 5, 2007, the EPA requested another meeting to discuss “an appropriate compliance program” and a disagreement regarding the opacity limit applicable to the common stack for Bay Shore Units 2, 3 and 4.

FirstEnergy complies with SO2 reduction requirements under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 by burning lower-sulfur fuel, generating more electricity from lower-emitting plants, and/or using emission allowances. NOX reductions required by the 1990 Amendments are being achieved through combustion controls and the generation of more electricity at lower-emitting plants. In September 1998, the EPA finalized regulations requiring additional NOX reductions at FirstEnergy's facilities. The EPA's NOX Transport Rule imposes uniform reductions of NOX emissions (an approximate 85% reduction in utility plant NOX emissions from projected 2007 emissions) across a region of nineteen states (including Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania) and the District of Columbia based on a conclusion that such NOX emissions are contributing significantly to ozone levels in the eastern United States. FirstEnergy believes its facilities are also complying with the NOX budgets established under SIPs through combustion controls and post-combustion controls, including Selective Catalytic Reduction and SNCR systems, and/or using emission allowances.

On May 22, 2007, FirstEnergy and FGCO received a notice letter, required 60 days prior to the filing of a citizen suit under the federal CAA, alleging violations of air pollution laws at the Bruce Mansfield Plant, including opacity limitations. Prior to the receipt of this notice, the Plant was subject to a Consent Order and Agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection concerning opacity emissions under which efforts to achieve compliance with the applicable laws will continue. On October 18, 2007, PennFuture filed a complaint, joined by three of its members, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. On January 11, 2008, FirstEnergy filed a motion to dismiss claims alleging a public nuisance. On April 24, 2008, the Court denied the motion to dismiss, but also ruled that monetary damages could not be recovered under the public nuisance claim.

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On December 18, 2007, the state of New Jersey filed a CAA citizen suit alleging NSR violations at the Portland Generation Station against Reliant (the current owner and operator), Sithe Energy (the purchaser of the Portland Station from Met-Ed in 1999), GPU, Inc. and Met-Ed.  Specifically, New Jersey alleges that "modifications" at Portland Units 1 and 2 occurred between 1980 and 1995 without preconstruction NSR or permitting under the CAA's prevention of significant deterioration program, and seeks injunctive relief, penalties, attorney fees and mitigation of the harm caused by excess emissions. On March 14, 2008, Met-Ed filed a motion to dismiss the citizen suit claims against it and a stipulation in which the parties agreed that GPU, Inc. should be dismissed from this case. On March 26, 2008, GPU, Inc. was dismissed by the Court. Although it remains liable for civil or criminal penalties and fines that may be assessed relating to events prior to the sale of the Portland Station in 1999, Met-Ed is indemnified by Sithe Energy against any other liability arising under the CAA whether it arises out of pre-1999 or post-1999 events.

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

In March 2005, the EPA finalized the CAIR covering a total of 28 states (including Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania) and the District of Columbia based on proposed findings that air emissions from 28 eastern states and the District of Columbia significantly contribute to non-attainment of the NAAQS for fine particles and/or the "8-hour" ozone NAAQS in other states. CAIR requires reductions of NOX and SO2 emissions in two phases (Phase I in 2009 for NOX, 2010 for SO2 and Phase II in 2015 for both NOX and SO2). FirstEnergy's Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania fossil generation facilities will be subject to caps on SO2 and NOX emissions, whereas its New Jersey fossil generation facility will be subject to only a cap on NOX emissions. According to the EPA, SO2 emissions will be reduced by 45% (from 2003 levels) by 2010 across the states covered by the rule, with reductions reaching 73% (from 2003 levels) by 2015, capping SO2 emissions in affected states to just 2.5 million tons annually. NOX emissions will be reduced by 53% (from 2003 levels) by 2009 across the states covered by the rule, with reductions reaching 61% (from 2003 levels) by 2015, achieving a regional NOX cap of 1.3 million tons annually. CAIR has been challenged in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The future cost of compliance with these regulations may be substantial and may depend on the outcome of this litigation and how CAIR is ultimately implemented.

Mercury Emissions

In December 2000, the EPA announced it would proceed with the development of regulations regarding hazardous air pollutants from electric power plants, identifying mercury as the hazardous air pollutant of greatest concern. In March 2005, the EPA finalized the CAMR, which provides a cap-and-trade program to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants in two phases; initially, capping national mercury emissions at 38 tons by 2010 (as a "co-benefit" from implementation of SO2 and NOX emission caps under the EPA's CAIR program) and 15 tons per year by 2018. Several states and environmental groups appealed the CAMR to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. On February 8, 2008, the court vacated the CAMR, ruling that the EPA failed to take the necessary steps to “de-list” coal-fired power plants from its hazardous air pollutant program and, therefore, could not promulgate a cap and trade program.  The EPA must now seek further judicial review of that ruling or take regulatory action to promulgate new mercury emission standards for coal-fired power plants. FGCO’s future cost of compliance with mercury regulations may be substantial and will depend on the action taken by the EPA and on how they are ultimately implemented.

Pennsylvania has submitted a new mercury rule for EPA approval that does not provide a cap-and-trade approach as in the CAMR, but rather follows a command-and-control approach imposing emission limits on individual sources. It is anticipated that compliance with these regulations, if approved by the EPA and implemented, would not require the addition of mercury controls at the Bruce Mansfield Plant, FirstEnergy’s only Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant, until 2015, if at all.

W. H. Sammis Plant

In 1999 and 2000, the EPA issued an NOV and the DOJ filed a civil complaint against OE and Penn based on operation and maintenance of the W.H. Sammis Plant (Sammis NSR Litigation) and filed similar complaints involving 44 other U.S. power plants. This case, along with seven other similar cases, are referred to as the NSR cases.

On March 18, 2005, OE and Penn announced that they had reached a settlement with the EPA, the DOJ and three states (Connecticut, New Jersey and New York) that resolved all issues related to the Sammis NSR litigation. This settlement agreement, which is in the form of a consent decree, was approved by the court on July 11, 2005, and requires reductions of NOX and SO2 emissions at the Sammis, Burger, Eastlake and Mansfield coal-fired plants through the installation of pollution control devices and provides for stipulated penalties for failure to install and operate such pollution controls in accordance with that agreement. Consequently, if FirstEnergy fails to install such pollution control devices, for any reason, including, but not limited to, the failure of any third-party contractor to timely meet its delivery obligations for such devices, FirstEnergy could be exposed to penalties under the Sammis NSR Litigation consent decree. Capital expenditures necessary to complete requirements of the Sammis NSR Litigation consent decree are currently estimated to be $1.3 billion for 2008-2012 ($650 million of which is expected to be spent during 2008, with the largest portion of the remaining $650 million expected to be spent in 2009). This amount is included in the estimated capital expenditures for environmental compliance referenced above.

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On April 2, 2007, the United States Supreme Court ruled that changes in annual emissions (in tons/year) rather than changes in hourly emissions rate (in kilograms/hour) must be used to determine whether an emissions increase triggers NSR. Subsequently, on May 8, 2007, the EPA proposed to revise the NSR regulations to utilize changes in the hourly emission rate (in kilograms/hour) to determine whether an emissions increase triggers NSR.   The EPA has not yet issued a final regulation. FGCO’s future cost of compliance with those regulations may be substantial and will depend on how they are ultimately implemented.

Climate Change

In December 1997, delegates to the United Nations' climate summit in Japan adopted an agreement, the Kyoto Protocol, to address global warming by reducing the amount of man-made GHG emitted by developed countries by 2012. The United States signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1998 but it failed to receive the two-thirds vote required for ratification by the United States Senate. However, the Bush administration has committed the United States to a voluntary climate change strategy to reduce domestic GHG intensity – the ratio of emissions to economic output – by 18% through 2012. Also, in an April 16, 2008 speech, President Bush set a policy goal of stopping the growth of GHG emissions by 2025, as the next step beyond the 2012 strategy. In addition, the EPACT established a Committee on Climate Change Technology to coordinate federal climate change activities and promote the development and deployment of GHG reducing technologies.

There are a number of initiatives to reduce GHG emissions under consideration at the federal, state and international level.  At the international level, efforts to reach a new global agreement to reduce GHG emissions post-2012 have begun with the Bali Roadmap, which outlines a two-year process designed to lead to an agreement in 2009. At the federal level, members of Congress have introduced several bills seeking to reduce emissions of GHG in the United States, and the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committees have passed one such bill. State activities, primarily the northeastern states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and western states led by California, have coordinated efforts to develop regional strategies to control emissions of certain GHGs.

On April 2, 2007, the United States Supreme Court found that the EPA has the authority to regulate CO2 emissions from automobiles as “air pollutants” under the CAA. Although this decision did not address CO2 emissions from electric generating plants, the EPA has similar authority under the CAA to regulate “air pollutants” from those and other facilities.

FirstEnergy cannot currently estimate the financial impact of climate change policies, although potential legislative or regulatory programs restricting CO2 emissions could require significant capital and other expenditures. The CO2 emissions per KWH of electricity generated by FirstEnergy is lower than many regional competitors due to its diversified generation sources, which include low or non-CO2 emitting gas-fired and nuclear generators.

Clean Water Act

Various water quality regulations, the majority of which are the result of the federal Clean Water Act and its amendments, apply to FirstEnergy's plants. In addition, Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have water quality standards applicable to FirstEnergy's operations. As provided in the Clean Water Act, authority to grant federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System water discharge permits can be assumed by a state. Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have assumed such authority.

On September 7, 2004, the EPA established new performance standards under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act for reducing impacts on fish and shellfish from cooling water intake structures at certain existing large electric generating plants. The regulations call for reductions in impingement mortality (when aquatic organisms are pinned against screens or other parts of a cooling water intake system) and entrainment (which occurs when aquatic life is drawn into a facility's cooling water system). On January 26, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit remanded portions of the rulemaking dealing with impingement mortality and entrainment back to the EPA for further rulemaking and eliminated the restoration option from the EPA’s regulations. On July 9, 2007, the EPA suspended this rule, noting that until further rulemaking occurs, permitting authorities should continue the existing practice of applying their best professional judgment (BPJ) to minimize impacts on fish and shellfish from cooling water intake structures. On April 14, 2008, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to review certain aspects of the Second Circuit’s decision. FirstEnergy is studying various control options and their costs and effectiveness. Depending on the results of such studies, the outcome of the Supreme Court’s review of the Second Circuit’s decision, the EPA’s further rulemaking and any action taken by the states exercising BPJ, the future cost of compliance with these standards may require material capital expenditures.

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Regulation of Hazardous Waste

As a result of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, federal and state hazardous waste regulations have been promulgated. Certain fossil-fuel combustion waste products, such as coal ash, were exempted from hazardous waste disposal requirements pending the EPA's evaluation of the need for future regulation. The EPA subsequently determined that regulation of coal ash as a hazardous waste is unnecessary. In April 2000, the EPA announced that it will develop national standards regulating disposal of coal ash under its authority to regulate non-hazardous waste.

Under NRC regulations, FirstEnergy must ensure that adequate funds will be available to decommission its nuclear facilities.  As of March 31, 2008, FirstEnergy had approximately $2.0 billion invested in external trusts to be used for the decommissioning and environmental remediation of Davis-Besse, Beaver Valley, Perry and TMI-2. As part of the application to the NRC to transfer the ownership of Davis-Besse, Beaver Valley and Perry to NGC in 2005, FirstEnergy agreed to contribute another $80 million to these trusts by 2010. Consistent with NRC guidance, utilizing a “real” rate of return on these funds of approximately 2% over inflation, these trusts are expected to exceed the minimum decommissioning funding requirements set by the NRC. Conservatively, these estimates do not include any rate of return that the trusts may earn over the 20-year plant useful life extensions that FirstEnergy (and Exelon for TMI-1 as it relates to the timing of the decommissioning of TMI-2) seeks for these facilities.

The Companies have been named as PRPs at waste disposal sites, which may require cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Allegations of disposal of hazardous substances at historical sites and the liability involved are often unsubstantiated and subject to dispute; however, federal law provides that all PRPs for a particular site may be liable on a joint and several basis. Therefore, environmental liabilities that are considered probable have been recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2008, based on estimates of the total costs of cleanup, the Companies' proportionate responsibility for such costs and the financial ability of other unaffiliated entities to pay. Total liabilities of approximately $92 million (JCP&L - $65 million, TE - $1 million, CEI - $1 million and FirstEnergy Corp. - $25 million) have been accrued through March 31, 2008. Included in the total for JCP&L are accrued liabilities of approximately $56 million for environmental remediation of former manufactured gas plants in New Jersey; which are being recovered by JCP&L through a non-bypassable SBC.

Other Legal Proceedings

Power Outages and Related Litigation

In July 1999, the Mid-Atlantic States experienced a severe heat wave, which resulted in power outages throughout the service territories of many electric utilities, including JCP&L's territory. In an investigation into the causes of the outages and the reliability of the transmission and distribution systems of all four of New Jersey’s electric utilities, the NJBPU concluded that there was not a prima facie case demonstrating that, overall, JCP&L provided unsafe, inadequate or improper service to its customers. Two class action lawsuits (subsequently consolidated into a single proceeding) were filed in New Jersey Superior Court in July 1999 against JCP&L, GPU and other GPU companies, seeking compensatory and punitive damages arising from the July 1999 service interruptions in the JCP&L territory.

In August 2002, the trial court granted partial summary judgment to JCP&L and dismissed the plaintiffs' claims for consumer fraud, common law fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and strict product liability. In November 2003, the trial court granted JCP&L's motion to decertify the class and denied plaintiffs' motion to permit into evidence their class-wide damage model indicating damages in excess of $50 million. These class decertification and damage rulings were appealed to the Appellate Division. The Appellate Division issued a decision in July 2004, affirming the decertification of the originally certified class, but remanding for certification of a class limited to those customers directly impacted by the outages of JCP&L transformers in Red Bank, NJ, based on a common incident involving the failure of the bushings of two large transformers in the Red Bank substation resulting in planned and unplanned outages in the area during a 2-3 day period. In 2005, JCP&L renewed its motion to decertify the class based on a very limited number of class members who incurred damages and also filed a motion for summary judgment on the remaining plaintiffs’ claims for negligence, breach of contract and punitive damages. In July 2006, the New Jersey Superior Court dismissed the punitive damage claim and again decertified the class based on the fact that a vast majority of the class members did not suffer damages and those that did would be more appropriately addressed in individual actions. Plaintiffs appealed this ruling to the New Jersey Appellate Division which, in March 2007, reversed the decertification of the Red Bank class and remanded this matter back to the Trial Court to allow plaintiffs sufficient time to establish a damage model or individual proof of damages. JCP&L filed a petition for allowance of an appeal of the Appellate Division ruling to the New Jersey Supreme Court which was denied in May 2007.  Proceedings are continuing in the Superior Court and a case management conference with the presiding Judge is scheduled for June 13, 2008.  FirstEnergy is defending this class action but is unable to predict the outcome of this matter.  No liability has been accrued as of March 31, 2008.

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Nuclear Plant Matters

On May 14, 2007, the Office of Enforcement of the NRC issued a DFI to FENOC, following FENOC’s reply to an April 2, 2007 NRC request for information, about two reports prepared by expert witnesses for an insurance arbitration (the insurance claim was subsequently withdrawn by FirstEnergy in December 2007) related to Davis-Besse. The NRC indicated that this information was needed for the NRC “to determine whether an Order or other action should be taken pursuant to 10 CFR 2.202, to provide reasonable assurance that FENOC will continue to operate its licensed facilities in accordance with the terms of its licenses and the Commission’s regulations.” FENOC was directed to submit the information to the NRC within 30 days. On June 13, 2007, FENOC filed a response to the NRC’s DFI reaffirming that it accepts full responsibility for the mistakes and omissions leading up to the damage to the reactor vessel head and that it remains committed to operating Davis-Besse and FirstEnergy’s other nuclear plants safely and responsibly. FENOC submitted a supplemental response clarifying certain aspects of the DFI response to the NRC on July 16, 2007. On August 15, 2007, the NRC issued a confirmatory order imposing these commitments. FENOC must inform the NRC’s Office of Enforcement after it completes the key commitments embodied in the NRC’s order. FENOC’s compliance with these commitments is subject to future NRC review.

Other Legal Matters

There are various lawsuits, claims (including claims for asbestos exposure) and proceedings related to FirstEnergy's normal business operations pending against FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries. The other potentially material items not otherwise discussed above are described below.

On August 22, 2005, a class action complaint was filed against OE in Jefferson County, Ohio Common Pleas Court, seeking compensatory and punitive damages to be determined at trial based on claims of negligence and eight other tort counts alleging damages from W.H. Sammis Plant air emissions. The two named plaintiffs are also seeking injunctive relief to eliminate harmful emissions and repair property damage and the institution of a medical monitoring program for class members. On April 5, 2007, the Court rejected the plaintiffs’ request to certify this case as a class action and, accordingly, did not appoint the plaintiffs as class representatives or their counsel as class counsel. On July 30, 2007, plaintiffs’ counsel voluntarily withdrew their request for reconsideration of the April 5, 2007 Court order denying class certification and the Court heard oral argument on the plaintiffs’ motion to amend their complaint which OE opposed. On August 2, 2007, the Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion to amend their complaint. The plaintiffs have appealed the Court’s denial of the motion for certification as a class action and motion to amend their complaint.

JCP&L's bargaining unit employees filed a grievance challenging JCP&L's 2002 call-out procedure that required bargaining unit employees to respond to emergency power outages. On May 20, 2004, an arbitration panel concluded that the call-out procedure violated the parties' collective bargaining agreement. At the conclusion of the June 1, 2005 hearing, the arbitration panel decided not to hear testimony on damages and closed the proceedings. On September 9, 2005, the arbitration panel issued an opinion to award approximately $16 million to the bargaining unit employees. On February 6, 2006, a federal district court granted a union motion to dismiss, as premature, a JCP&L appeal of the award filed on October 18, 2005. A final order identifying the individual damage amounts was issued on October 31, 2007. The award appeal process was initiated. The union filed a motion with the federal court to confirm the award and JCP&L filed its answer and counterclaim to vacate the award on December 31, 2007. The court held a scheduling conference in April 2008 where it set a briefing schedule with all briefs to be concluded by July 2008. JCP&L recognized a liability for the potential $16 million award in 2005.

The union employees at the Bruce Mansfield Plant have been working without a labor contract since February 15, 2008. The parties are continuing to bargain with the assistance of a federal mediator. FirstEnergy has a strike mitigation plan ready in the event of a strike.

FirstEnergy accrues legal liabilities only when it concludes that it is probable that it has an obligation for such costs and can reasonably estimate the amount of such costs. If it were ultimately determined that FirstEnergy or its subsidiaries have legal liability or are otherwise made subject to liability based on the above matters, it could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy's or its subsidiaries' financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

SFAS 141(R) – “Business Combinations”

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141(R), which requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction; establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; and requires the acquirer to disclose to investors and other users all of the information they need to evaluate and understand the nature and financial effect of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) attempts to reduce the complexity of existing GAAP related to business combinations. The Standard includes both core principles and pertinent application guidance, eliminating the need for numerous EITF issues and other interpretative guidance. SFAS 141(R) will affect business combinations entered into by FirstEnergy that close after January 1, 2009. In addition, the Standard also affects the accounting for changes in tax valuation allowances made after January 1, 2009, that were established as part of a business combination prior to the implementation of this Standard. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this Standard on its financial statements.

SFAS 160 - “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an Amendment of ARB No. 51”

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160 that establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. This Statement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. The Statement is not expected to have a material impact on FirstEnergy’s financial statements.

SFAS 161 - “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133”

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, which enhances the current disclosure framework for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The Statement requires that objectives for using derivative instruments be disclosed in terms of underlying risk and accounting designation. This disclosure better conveys the purpose of derivative use in terms of the risks that the entity is intending to manage. The FASB believes disclosing the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format is designed to provide a more complete picture of the location in an entity’s financial statements of both the derivative positions existing at period end and the effect of using derivatives during the reporting period. Disclosing information about credit-risk-related contingent features is designed to provide information on the potential effect on an entity’s liquidity from using derivatives. Finally, this Statement requires cross-referencing within the footnotes, which is intended to help users of financial statements locate important information about derivative instruments. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this Standard on its financial statements.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm








To the Stockholders and Board of
Directors of FirstEnergy Corp.:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of FirstEnergy Corp. and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters.  It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.  Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for uncertain tax positions as of January 1, 2007, defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as of December 31, 2006 and conditional asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2005, as discussed in Note 9, Note 3, Note 2(G) and Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements) dated February 28, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.  In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 7, 2008









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FIRSTENERGY CORP. 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In millions except, 
  per share amounts) 
REVENUES:      
 Electric utilities $2,913  $2,659 
 Unregulated businesses  364   314 
 Total revenues*  3,277   2,973 
         
EXPENSES:        
 Fuel and purchased power  1,328   1,121 
 Other operating expenses  800   749 
 Provision for depreciation  164   156 
 Amortization of regulatory assets  258   251 
 Deferral of new regulatory assets  (105)  (144)
 General taxes  215   203 
 Total expenses  2,660   2,336 
         
OPERATING INCOME  617   637 
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):        
 Investment income  17   33 
 Interest expense  (179)  (185)
 Capitalized interest  8   5 
 Total other expense  (154)  (147)
         
INCOME  BEFORE INCOME TAXES  463   490 
         
INCOME TAXES  187   200 
         
NET INCOME $276  $290 
         
         
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK $0.91  $0.92 
         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF BASIC SHARES OUTSTANDING  304   314 
         
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK $0.90  $0.92 
         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING  307   316 
         
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK $0.55  $0.50 
         
         
* Includes $114 million and $108 million of excise tax collections in the first quarter of 2008 and 2007, respectively. 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to FirstEnergy Corp. are an integral 
part of these statements.        

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FIRSTENERGY CORP. 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
(Unaudited) 
       
       
   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
  2008  2007 
       
   (In millions) 
       
NET INCOME $276  $290 
         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):        
Pension and other postretirement benefits  (20)  (11)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative hedges  (13)  21 
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities  (58)  17 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  (91)  27 
Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income  (33)  9 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax  (58)  18 
         
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $218  $308 
         
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to FirstEnergy Corp. are an integral 
part of these statements.        

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FIRSTENERGY CORP. 
       
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(Unaudited) 
  March 31,  December 31, 
   2008  
2007
 
  (In millions) 
ASSETS      
       
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash and cash equivalents $70  $129 
Receivables-        
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $34 million and        
$36 million, respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  1,264   1,256 
Other (less accumulated provisions of $24 million and        
$22 million, respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  159   165 
Materials and supplies, at average cost  570   521 
Prepayments and other  307   159 
   2,370   2,230 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:        
In service  24,894   24,619 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  10,454   10,348 
   14,440   14,271 
Construction work in progress  1,465   1,112 
   15,905   15,383 
INVESTMENTS:        
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  2,025   2,127 
Investments in lease obligation bonds  679   717 
  Other  714   754 
   3,418   3,598 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:        
Goodwill  5,606   5,607 
Regulatory assets  3,797   3,945 
Pension assets  723   700 
  Other  596   605 
   10,722   10,857 
  $32,415  $32,068 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION        
         
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Currently payable long-term debt $2,183  $2,014 
Short-term borrowings  1,649   903 
Accounts payable  754   777 
Accrued taxes  416   408 
  Other  1,167   1,046 
   6,169   5,148 
CAPITALIZATION:        
  Common stockholders’ equity-        
Common stock, $.10 par value, authorized 375,000,000 shares-        
304,835,407 shares outstanding.  31   31 
 Other paid-in capital  5,472   5,509 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (108)  (50)
  Retained earnings  3,596   3,487 
Total common stockholders' equity  8,991   8,977 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  8,332   8,869 
   17,323   17,846 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Accumulated deferred income taxes  2,717   2,671 
Asset retirement obligations  1,287   1,267 
Deferred gain on sale and leaseback transaction  1,052   1,060 
Power purchase contract loss liability  682   750 
Retirement benefits  911   894 
Lease market valuation liability  643   663 
  Other  1,631   1,769 
   8,923   9,074 
COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10)        
  $32,415  $32,068 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to FirstEnergy Corp. are an integral part of these 
balance sheets.        

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FIRSTENERGY CORP. 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In millions) 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income $276  $290 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-        
Provision for depreciation  164   156 
Amortization of regulatory assets  258   251 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (105)  (144)
Nuclear fuel and lease amortization  26   26 
Deferred purchased power and other costs  (59)  (116)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  89   53 
Investment impairment  16   5 
Deferred rents and lease market valuation liability  4   (25)
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (142)  (65)
Commodity derivative transactions, net  8   1 
Gain on asset sales  (37)  - 
Cash collateral received  8   6 
Pension trust contribution  -   (300)
Decrease (increase) in operating assets-        
Receivables  (6)  (155)
Materials and supplies  (17)  15 
Prepayments and other current assets  (115)  (74)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities-        
Accounts payable  (23)  (108)
Accrued taxes  (5)  73 
Accrued interest  91   86 
Electric service prepayment programs  (19)  (17)
  Other  (56)  (15)
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities  356   (57)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
New Financing-        
Long-term debt  -   250 
Short-term borrowings, net  746   1,139 
Redemptions and Repayments-        
Common stock  -   (891)
Long-term debt  (368)  (13)
Net controlled disbursement activity  6   12 
Stock-based compensation tax benefit  11   8 
Common stock dividend payments  (168)  (159)
Net cash provided from financing activities  227   346 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Property additions  (711)  (296)
Proceeds from asset sales  50   - 
Sales of investment securities held in trusts  361   273 
Purchases of investment securities held in trusts  (384)  (294)
Cash investments  58   25 
Other  (16)  2 
Net cash used for investing activities  (642)  (290)
         
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  (59)  (1)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  129   90 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $70  $89 
         
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to FirstEnergy Corp. are an integral part of these statements. 

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FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP.

MANAGEMENT’S NARRATIVE
ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


FES is a wholly owned subsidiary of FirstEnergy. FES provides energy-related products and services primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Maryland, and through its subsidiaries, FGCO and NGC, owns or leases and operates FirstEnergy’s fossil and hydroelectric generation facilities and owns FirstEnergy’s nuclear generation facilities, respectively. FENOC, a wholly owned subsidiary of FirstEnergy, operates and maintains the nuclear generating facilities.

FES’ revenues are primarily from the sale of electricity (provided from FES’ generating facilities and through purchased power arrangements) to affiliated utility companies to meet all or a portion of their PLR requirements. These affiliated power sales include a full-requirements PSA with OE, CEI and TE to supply each of their PLR obligations through 2008, at prices that take into consideration their respective PUCO-authorized billing rates. FES also has a partial requirements wholesale power sales agreement with its affiliates, Met-Ed and Penelec, to supply a portion of each of their respective PLR obligations at fixed prices through 2010. The fixed prices under the partial requirements agreement are expected to remain below wholesale market prices during the term of the agreement. FES also supplies the majority of the PLR requirements of Penn at market-based rates as a result of a competitive solicitation conducted by Penn. FES’ existing contractual obligations to Penn expire on May 31, 2008, but could continue if FES successfully bids in future competitive solicitations. FES’ revenues also include competitive retail and wholesale sales to non-affiliated customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Michigan.

Results of Operations

In the first three months of 2008, net income decreased to $90 million from $103 million in the same period in 2007. The decrease in net income was primarily due to higher fuel and other operating expenses, partially offset by lower purchased power costs and higher revenues.

Revenues

Revenues increased by $81 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 due to increases in revenues from non-affiliated and affiliated wholesale sales, partially offset by lower retail generation sales. Retail generation sales revenues decreased as a result of decreased sales in the PJM market partially offset by increased sales in the MISO market. Lower sales in the PJM market were primarily due to lower contract renewals for commercial and industrial customers. Greater sales in the MISO market were primarily due to FES’ capturing more shopping customers in Penn’s service territory, partially offset by lower customer usage. Non-affiliated wholesale revenues increased as a result of more generation available for wholesale sales to non-affiliates.

The increase in affiliated company wholesale sales was due to greater sales to the Ohio and Pennsylvania Companies to meet their higher retail generation sales requirements. Higher unit prices resulted from the provision of the full-requirements PSA under which PSA rates reflect the increase in the Ohio Companies’ retail generation rates. The higher sales to the Pennsylvania Companies were due to increased Met-Ed and Penelec generation sales requirements. These increases were partially offset by lower sales to Penn due to a 45% increase in customer shopping in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the first quarter of 2007.

Transmission revenue increased $10 million due to increased retail load in the MISO market and higher transmission prices ($12 million), partially offset by reduced FTR auction revenues ($2 million).

Changes in revenues in the first three months of 2008 from the same period of 2007 are summarized below:

  Three  Months Ended   
  March 31, Increase 
Revenues by Type of Service 2008 2007 (Decrease) 
  (In millions) 
Non-Affiliated Generation Sales:
       
Retail
 
$
160
 
$
174
 
$
(14
)
Wholesale
  
129
  
103
  
26
 
Total Non-Affiliated Generation Sales
  
289
  
277
  
12
 
Affiliated Generation Sales
  
776
  
714
  
62
 
Transmission
  
33
  
23
  
10
 
Other
  
1
  
4
  
(3
)
Total Revenues
 
$
1,099
 
$
1,018
 
$
81
 


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The following tables summarize the price and volume factors contributing to changes in revenues from non-affiliated and affiliated generation sales in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period last year:

  Increase 
Source of Change in Non-Affiliated Generation Revenues
 
(Decrease)
 
  (In millions) 
Retail:    
Effect of 9.0% decrease in sales volumes
 $(16)
Change in prices
  
2
 
   
(14
)
Wholesale:    
Effect of 3.5% increase in sales volumes
  4 
Change in prices
  
22
 
   
26
 
Net Increase in Non-Affiliated Generation Revenues 
$
12
 

  Increase 
Source of Change in Affiliated Generation Revenues
 
(Decrease)
 
  (In millions) 
Ohio Companies:    
Effect of 1.2% increase in sales volumes
 $6 
Change in prices
  
44
 
   
50
 
Pennsylvania Companies:    
Effect of 9.0% increase in sales volumes
  16 
Change in prices
  
(4
)
   
12
 
Net Increase in Affiliated Generation Revenues 
$
62
 

Expenses

Total expenses increased by $94 million in the first three months of 2008 compared with the same period of 2007. The following table summarizes the factors contributing to the changes in fuel and purchased power costs in the first three months of 2008 from the same period last year:

Source of Change in Fuel and Purchased Power
 
Increase
 (Decrease)
 
  (In millions) 
Nuclear Fuel:    
Change due to increased unit costs
  $1 
Change due to volume consumed
  (3)
   (2)
Fossil Fuel:    
Change due to increased unit costs
  19 
Change due to volume consumed
  71 
   90 
Non-affiliated Purchased Power:    
Change due to increased unit costs
  55 
Change due to volume purchased
  (34)
   21 
Affiliated Purchased Power:    
Change due to decreased unit costs
  (16)
Change due to volume purchased
  (35)
   (51)
Net Increase in Fuel and Purchased Power Costs 
$
58
 

Fossil fuel costs increased $90 million in the first three months of 2008 primarily as a result of increased coal consumption reflecting higher generation as a result of fewer outages in 2008 compared to 2007. Higher unit prices were due to increased coal transportation and emission allowance costs in the first quarter of 2008. The higher fossil fuel costs were partially offset by lower nuclear fuel costs of $2 million. Lower nuclear fuel costs reflect decreased nuclear generation primarily as a result of the refueling outage at Davis-Besse in the first quarter of 2008.

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Purchased power costs decreased as a result of lower purchases from affiliates, partially offset by increased non-affiliated purchased power costs. Purchases from affiliated companies decreased as a result of the assignment of CEI’s and TE’s leasehold interests in the Mansfield Plant to FGCO in October 2007. Purchased power costs from non-affiliates increased primarily as a result of higher market rates partially offset by reduced volume requirements due to increased available fossil generation.

Other operating expenses increased by $33 million in the first three months of 2008 from the same period of 2007 primarily due to lease expenses relating to the assignment of CEI’s and TE’s leasehold interests in the Mansfield Plant to FGCO and the sale and leaseback of Mansfield Unit 1 that were completed subsequent to the first quarter in 2007. Higher nuclear operating costs were due to the refueling outage at Davis-Besse and preparatory work associated with the Beaver Valley Unit 2 refueling outage that is scheduled for the second quarter of 2008.

Depreciation expense increased by $2 million in the first three months of 2008 primarily due to fossil and nuclear property additions since the first quarter of 2007.

General taxes increased by $1 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 as a result of higher gross receipts taxes and property taxes.

Other Expense

Other expense increased by $4 million in the first three months of 2008 from the same period of 2007 primarily as a result of an increase in trust securities impairments and reduced loans to the unregulated money pool, partially offset by lower interest expense. Lower interest expense reflected the repayment of notes issued to associated companies in connection with the transfers of generation assets in 2005, partially offset by the issuance of lower-cost pollution control debt subsequent to March 31, 2007.

Legal Proceedings

See the “Regulatory Matters,” “Environmental Matters” and “Other Legal Proceedings” sections within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of legal proceedings applicable to FES.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to FES.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm








To the Stockholder and Board of
Directors of FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters.  It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.  Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for uncertain tax positions as of January 1, 2007, defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as of December 31, 2006 and conditional asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2005, as discussed in Note 8, Note 4, Note 2(G) and Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements) dated February 28, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.  In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 7, 2008




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FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
       
       
REVENUES:      
Electric sales to affiliates $776,307  $713,674 
Electric sales to non-affiliates  301,266   287,629 
Other  21,543   16,990 
Total revenues  1,099,116   1,018,293 
         
EXPENSES:        
Fuel  321,689   233,535 
Purchased power from non-affiliates  206,724   186,203 
Purchased power from affiliates  25,485   76,483 
Other operating expenses  296,546   263,596 
Provision for depreciation  49,742   48,010 
General taxes  23,197   21,718 
Total expenses  923,383   829,545 
         
OPERATING INCOME  175,733   188,748 
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):        
Miscellaneous income (expense)  (2,904)  19,732 
Interest expense to affiliates  (7,210)  (29,446)
Interest expense - other  (24,535)  (17,358)
Capitalized interest  6,663   3,209 
Total other expense  (27,986)  (23,863)
         
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  147,747   164,885 
         
INCOME TAXES  57,763   62,381 
         
NET INCOME  89,984   102,504 
         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):        
Pension and other postretirement benefits  (1,820)  (1,360)
Unrealized gain on derivative hedges  5,718   17,758 
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities  (51,852)  17,450 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  (47,954)  33,848 
Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income  (17,403)  12,333 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax  (30,551)  21,515 
         
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $59,433  $124,019 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. are an 
integral part of these statements.        
         

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FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 
       
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(Unaudited) 
  March 31,  December 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
ASSETS      
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash and cash equivalents $2  $2 
Receivables-        
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $6,988,000 and        
$8,072,000, respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  125,116   133,846 
Associated companies  317,740   376,499 
Other (less accumulated provisions of $2,500,000 and $9,000,        
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  2,224   3,823 
Notes receivable from associated companies  737,387   92,784 
Materials and supplies, at average cost  474,625   427,015 
Prepayments and other  135,734   92,340 
   1,792,828   1,126,309 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:        
In service  8,703,760   8,294,768 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  4,032,545   3,892,013 
   4,671,215   4,402,755 
Construction work in progress  1,058,080   761,701 
   5,729,295   5,164,456 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:        
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  1,263,338   1,332,913 
Long-term notes receivable from associated companies  62,900   62,900 
Other  24,388   40,004 
   1,350,626   1,435,817 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:        
Accumulated deferred income tax benefits  256,983   276,923 
Lease assignment receivable from associated companies  67,256   215,258 
Goodwill  24,248   24,248 
Property taxes  47,774   47,774 
Pension assets  16,070   16,723 
Unamortized sale and leaseback costs  85,695   70,803 
Other  34,819   43,953 
   532,845   695,682 
  $9,405,594  $8,422,264 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Currently payable long-term debt $1,608,456  $1,441,196 
Short-term borrowings-        
Associated companies  1,145,959   264,064 
Other  700,000   300,000 
Accounts payable-        
Associated companies  405,668   445,264 
Other  185,704   177,121 
Accrued taxes  142,834   171,451 
Other  248,106   237,806 
   4,436,727   3,036,902 
CAPITALIZATION:        
Common stockholder's equity -        
Common stock, without par value, authorized 750 shares-        
7 shares outstanding  1,161,473   1,164,922 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  110,103   140,654 
Retained earnings  1,188,639   1,108,655 
Total common stockholder's equity  2,460,215   2,414,231 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  77,956   533,712 
   2,538,171  ��2,947,943 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Deferred gain on sale and leaseback transaction  1,051,871   1,060,119 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits  59,969   61,116 
Asset retirement obligations  823,686   810,114 
Retirement benefits  65,348   63,136 
Property taxes  48,095   48,095 
Lease market valuation liability  341,881   353,210 
Other  39,846   41,629 
   2,430,696   2,437,419 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10)        
  $9,405,594  $8,422,264 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they related to FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. are an 
integral part of these balance sheets.        

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FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income $89,984  $102,504 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-     
Provision for depreciation  49,742   48,010 
Nuclear fuel and lease amortization  25,426   26,437 
Deferred rents and lease market valuation liability  (34,887)  - 
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  30,781   21,210 
Investment impairment  14,943   4,169 
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (11,042)  (8,297)
Commodity derivative transactions, net  8,086   537 
Gain on asset sales  (4,964)  - 
Cash collateral, net  1,601   1,384 
Pension trust contribution  -   (64,020)
Decrease (increase) in operating assets:        
Receivables  69,533   (62,940)
Materials and supplies  (12,948)  10,580 
Prepayments and other current assets  (12,260)  (1,440)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:        
Accounts payable  (17,149)  213,484 
Accrued taxes  (28,652)  (2,913)
Accrued interest  (728)  2,930 
Other  (7,514)  6,694 
Net cash provided from operating activities  159,952   298,329 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
New Financing-        
Equity contribution from parent  -   700,000 
Short-term borrowings, net  1,281,896   197,731 
Redemptions and Repayments-        
Long-term debt  (288,603)  (745,444)
Common stock dividend payments  (10,000)  - 
Net cash provided from financing activities  983,293   152,287 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Property additions  (476,529)  (117,506)
Proceeds from asset sales  5,088   - 
Sales of investment securities held in trusts  173,123   178,632 
Purchases of investment securities held in trusts  (181,079)  (188,076)
Loans to associated companies, net  (644,604)  (319,898)
Other  (19,244)  (3,768)
Net cash used for investing activities  (1,143,245)  (450,616)
         
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  -   - 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  2   2 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $2  $2 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. are an integral part of 
these statements.        




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OHIO EDISON COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S NARRATIVE
ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


OE is a wholly owned electric utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy. OE and its wholly owned subsidiary, Penn, conduct business in portions of Ohio and Pennsylvania, providing regulated electric distribution services. They provide generation services to those customers electing to retain OE and Penn as their power supplier. OE’s power supply requirements are provided by FES – an affiliated company. Penn purchases power from FES and third-party suppliers through a competitive RFP process.

Results of Operations

In the first three months of 2008, net income decreased to $44 million from $54 million in the same period of 2007. The decrease primarily resulted from higher operating costs, a decrease in the deferral of new regulatory assets and lower investment income, partially offset by higher electric sales revenues.

Revenues

Revenues increased by $27 million, or 4.3%, in the first three months of 2008 compared with the same period in 2007, primarily due to increases in retail generation revenues ($17 million) and distribution throughput revenues ($12 million).

Retail generation revenues increased primarily due to higher average prices across all customer classes, partially offset by decreased KWH sales to commercial and industrial customers. The higher average prices included the 2008 fuel cost recovery rider that became effective January 16, 2008 (see “Regulatory Matters – Ohio” within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries). Weather conditions in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 contributed to the higher KWH sales to residential customers (heating degree days increased 2.8% and 0.7% in OE’s and Penn’s service territories, respectively). Commercial and industrial retail generation KWH sales were lower due to increased customer shopping in Penn’s service territory in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period last year.

Changes in retail generation sales and revenues in the first three months of 2008 from the same period in 2007 are summarized in the following tables:
Retail Generation KWH SalesIncrease (Decrease)
Residential1.0%
Commercial(2.5)%
Industrial(4.1)%
Net Decrease in Generation Sales(1.5)%

Retail Generation Revenues Increase 
  (In millions) 
Residential $11 
Commercial  1 
Industrial  5 
Increase in Generation Revenues $17 

Revenues from distribution throughput increased by $12 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 due to higher average unit prices for all customer classes and higher KWH deliveries to residential and commercial customers. The higher average prices resulted from a transmission rider increase effective July 1, 2007. The higher KWH deliveries to residential and commercial customers reflected the favorable weather conditions described above.




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Changes in distribution KWH deliveries and revenues in the first three months of 2008 from the same period in 2007 are summarized in the following tables.

Distribution KWH Deliveries  Increase (Decrease)
Residential1.7 %
Commercial1.2 %
Industrial(0.8)%
Net Increase in Distribution Deliveries0.7 %

Distribution Revenues Increase 
  (In millions) 
Residential $6 
Commercial  4 
Industrial  2 
Increase in Distribution Revenues $12 

Expenses

Total expenses increased by $15 million in the first three months of 2008 from the same period of 2007. The following table presents changes from the prior year by expense category.

Expenses – Changes Increase (Decrease) 
   (In millions) 
Purchased power costs $(10)
Nuclear operating costs  1 
Other operating costs  6 
Provision for depreciation  3 
Amortization of regulatory assets  3 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  11 
General taxes  1 
Net Increase in Expenses $15 

Lower purchased power costs in the first three months of 2008 primarily reflected the lower retail generation KWH sales in Penn’s service territory described above, partially offset by higher unit prices as provided for under OE’s PSA with FES. The increase in other operating costs for the first three months of 2008 was primarily due to higher transmission expenses related to MISO operations. Higher depreciation expense in the first three months of 2008 reflected capital additions subsequent to the first quarter of 2007. Higher amortization of regulatory assets in the first three months of 2008 was primarily due to increased amortization of MISO transmission deferrals. The decrease in the deferral of new regulatory assets for the first three months of 2008 was primarily due to lower MISO costs deferred in excess of transmission revenues and lower RCP fuel and distribution cost deferrals.

Other Income

Other income decreased $12 million in the first three months of 2008 as compared with the same period of 2007 primarily due to reductions in interest income on notes receivable resulting from principal payments from associated companies since the first quarter of 2007.

Income Taxes

In the first quarter of 2007, OE’s income taxes included an immaterial adjustment applicable to prior periods of $7.2 million related to an inter-company federal tax allocation arrangement between FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries.

Legal Proceedings

See the “Regulatory Matters,” “Environmental Matters” and “Other Legal Proceedings” sections within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of other legal proceedings applicable to OE.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to OE.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm








To the Stockholder and Board of
Directors of Ohio Edison Company:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Ohio Edison Company and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters.  It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.  Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for uncertain tax positions as of January 1, 2007, defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as of December 31, 2006 and conditional asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2005, as discussed in Note 8, Note 4, Note 2(G) and Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements) dated February 28, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.  In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 7, 2008


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OHIO EDISON COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
       
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
       
REVENUES:      
Electric sales $622,271  $594,344 
Excise tax collections  30,378   31,254 
Total revenues  652,649   625,598 
         
EXPENSES:        
Fuel  3,170   3,015 
Purchased power  340,186   349,852 
Nuclear operating costs  43,021   41,514 
Other operating costs  94,135   88,486 
Provision for depreciation  21,493   18,848 
Amortization of regulatory assets  48,538   45,417 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (25,411)  (36,649)
General taxes  50,453   49,745 
Total expenses  575,585   560,228 
         
OPERATING INCOME  77,064   65,370 
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):        
Investment income  15,055   26,630 
Miscellaneous income (expense)  (3,806)  373 
Interest expense  (17,641)  (21,022)
Capitalized interest  110   110 
Total other income (expense)  (6,282)  6,091 
         
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  70,782   71,461 
         
INCOME TAXES  26,873   17,426 
         
NET INCOME  43,909   54,035 
         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):        
Pension and other postretirement benefits  (3,994)  (3,423)
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities  (7,571)  (126)
Other comprehensive loss  (11,565)  (3,549)
Income tax benefit related to other comprehensive loss  (4,262)  (1,503)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax  (7,303)  (2,046)
         
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $36,606  $51,989 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Ohio Edison Company are an integral part 
of these statements.        

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OHIO EDISON COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(Unaudited) 
  March 31,  December 31, 
  2008  2007 
  
 (In thousands)
 
ASSETS      
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash and cash equivalents $732  $732 
Receivables-        
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $7,870,000 and $8,032,000,        
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  266,360   248,990 
Associated companies  179,875   185,437 
Other (less accumulated provisions of $5,638,000 and $5,639,000,        
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  16,474   12,395 
Notes receivable from associated companies  589,790   595,859 
Prepayments and other  17,785   10,341 
   1,071,016   1,053,754 
UTILITY PLANT:        
In service  2,804,505   2,769,880 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  1,106,174   1,090,862 
   1,698,331   1,679,018 
Construction work in progress  60,617   50,061 
   1,758,948   1,729,079 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:        
Long-term notes receivable from associated companies  258,405   258,870 
Investment in lease obligation bonds  253,747   253,894 
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  119,948   127,252 
Other  33,014   36,037 
   665,114   676,053 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:        
Regulatory assets  709,969   737,326 
Pension assets  235,933   228,518 
Property taxes  65,520   65,520 
Unamortized sale and leaseback costs  43,882   45,133 
Other  44,640   48,075 
   1,099,944   1,124,572 
  $4,595,022  $4,583,458 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Currently payable long-term debt $334,656  $333,224 
Short-term borrowings-        
Associated companies  50,692   50,692 
Other  2,609   2,609 
Accounts payable-        
Associated companies  155,654   174,088 
Other  19,376   19,881 
Accrued taxes  93,390   89,571 
Accrued interest  16,459   22,378 
Other  99,532   65,163 
   772,368   757,606 
CAPITALIZATION:        
Common stockholder's equity-        
Common stock, without par value, authorized 175,000,000 shares -        
60 shares outstanding  1,220,368   1,220,512 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  41,083   48,386 
Retained earnings  351,186   307,277 
Total common stockholder's equity  1,612,637   1,576,175 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  839,107   840,591 
   2,451,744   2,416,766 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Accumulated deferred income taxes  783,777   781,012 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits  15,990   16,964 
Asset retirement obligations  95,009   93,571 
Retirement benefits  176,597   178,343 
Deferred revenues - electric service programs  36,821   46,849 
Other  262,716   292,347 
   1,370,910   1,409,086 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10)        
  $4,595,022  $4,583,458 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Ohio Edison Company are an integral part 
of these balance sheets.        

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OHIO EDISON COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(Unaudited) 
       
   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
       
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income $43,909  $54,035 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-        
Provision for depreciation  21,493   18,848 
Amortization of regulatory assets  48,538   45,417 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (25,411)  (36,649)
Amortization of lease costs  32,934   32,934 
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  6,866   (3,992)
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (19,482)  (16,794)
Pension trust contribution  -   (20,261)
Increase in operating assets-        
Receivables  (27,496)  (102,469)
Prepayments and other current assets  (7,451)  (6,339)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities-        
Accounts payable  (18,939)  42,095 
Accrued taxes  2,991   (46,791)
Accrued interest  (5,919)  (6,812)
Electric service prepayment programs  (10,028)  (9,053)
Other  (2,066)  (3,283)
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities  39,939   (59,114)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
New Financing-        
Short-term borrowings, net  -   77,473 
Redemptions and Repayments-        
Common stock  -   (500,000)
Long-term debt  (80)  (72)
Net cash used for financing activities  (80)  (422,599)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Property additions  (49,011)  (29,888)
Sales of investment securities held in trusts  62,344   12,951 
Purchases of investment securities held in trusts  (63,797)  (13,805)
Loan repayments from associated companies, net  6,534   511,082 
Cash investments  147   168 
Other  3,924   1,187 
Net cash provided from (used for) investing activities  (39,859)  481,695 
         
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  -   (18)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  732   712 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $732  $694 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Ohio Edison Company are an integral part 
of these statements.        




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THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S NARRATIVE
ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


CEI is a wholly owned, electric utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy. CEI conducts business in northeastern Ohio, providing regulated electric distribution services. CEI also provides generation services to those customers electing to retain CEI as their power supplier. CEI’s power supply requirements are primarily provided by FES – an affiliated company.

Results of Operations

Net income in the first three months of 2008 decreased to $58 million from $64 million in the same period of 2007. The decrease resulted primarily from higher purchased power costs, increased amortization of regulatory assets and lower investment income, partially offset by the elimination of fuel costs (due to assigning leasehold interests in generating assets to FGCO) and decreases in other operating expenses.

Revenues

Revenues decreased by $4 million, or 1%, in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 primarily due to a decrease in wholesale generation revenues ($32 million), partially offset by an increase in retail generation revenues ($18 million) and distribution revenues ($10 million).

Wholesale generation revenues decreased due to the assignment of CEI’s leasehold interests in the Bruce Mansfield Plant to FGCO on October 16, 2007. Prior to the assignment, CEI sold power from its interests in the plant to FGCO.

Retail generation revenues increased in the first three months of 2008 due to higher average unit prices across all customer classes and increased sales volume to residential and commercial customers compared to the same period of 2007. The higher average unit prices included the 2008 fuel cost recovery rider that became effective January 16, 2008 (see “Regulatory Matters – Ohio” within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries). More weather-related usage in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 primarily contributed to the increased sales volume in the residential and commercial sectors  (heating degree days increased 1.7% from the same period in 2007).

Increases in retail generation sales and revenues in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 are summarized in the following tables:

Retail Generation KWH SalesIncrease
Residential3.0%
Commercial1.8%
Industrial1.0%
Increase in Retail Generation Sales1.8%


Retail Generation Revenues Increase 
  
(in millions)
 
Residential $7 
Commercial  4 
Industrial  7 
    Increase in Generation Revenues $18 

Revenues from distribution throughput increased by $10 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 primarily due higher average unit prices for all customer classes and higher KWH deliveries to residential and commercial customers. The higher average unit prices resulted from a transmission rider increase effective July 1, 2007. The higher KWH deliveries to residential and commercial customers in the first three months of 2008 reflected the weather impacts described above.

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Changes in distribution KWH deliveries and revenues in the first three months of 2008 compared to the corresponding period of 2007 are summarized in the following tables.

Distribution KWH Deliveries Increase
Residential3.0%
Commercial1.3%
Industrial1.0%
Increase in Distribution Deliveries1.7%


Distribution Revenues Increase 
  (In millions) 
Residential $4 
Commercial  3 
Industrial  3 
Net Increase in Distribution Revenues $10 

Expenses

Total expenses increased by $1 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007. The following table presents the change from the prior year by expense category:

Expenses  - Changes 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
  (in millions) 
Fuel costs $(13)
Purchased power costs  13 
Other operating costs  (10)
Amortization of regulatory assets  5 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  5 
General taxes  1 
Net Increase in Expenses $1 


The absence of fuel costs in the first three months of 2008 was due to the assignment of CEI’s leasehold interests in the Mansfield Plant to FGCO on October 16, 2007. Prior to the assignment, CEI incurred fuel expenses related to its leasehold interest in the plant. Higher purchased power costs primarily reflected higher unit prices, as provided for under the PSA with FES. Other operating costs were lower primarily due to the assignment of CEI’s leasehold interests in the Mansfield plant. Higher amortization of regulatory assets were primarily due to increased transition cost amortization due to the higher KWH sales discussed above and increases related to the effective interest methodology. The change in deferrals of new regulatory assets was primarily due to lower deferred MISO expenses (more expenses currently recovered through increased transmission tariffs) and RCP fuel costs (implementation of fuel cost recovery rider). The change in general taxes is primarily due to higher real and personal property taxes.

Other Expense

Other expense increased by $5 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 primarily due to lower investment income, partially offset by a reduction in interest expense. Lower investment income is primarily the result of principal repayments since the first quarter of 2007 on notes receivable from associated companies. The lower interest expense is due to long-term debt redemptions ($489 million) since the first quarter of 2007, partially offset by a debt issuance in the first quarter of 2007 ($250 million).

Legal Proceedings

See the “Regulatory Matters,” “Environmental Matters” and “Other Legal Proceedings” sections within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of legal proceedings applicable to CEI.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to CEI.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm








To the Stockholder and Board of Directors of
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters.  It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.  Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for uncertain tax positions as of January 1, 2007, defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as of December 31, 2006 and conditional asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2005, as discussed in Note 8, Note 4, Note 2(G) and Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements) dated February 28, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.  In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 7, 2008


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THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
(Unaudited) 
       
   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
       
  2008  2007 
   (In thousands) 
       
REVENUES:      
Electric sales $418,708  $422,805 
Excise tax collections  18,600   18,027 
Total revenues  437,308   440,832 
         
EXPENSES:        
Fuel  -   13,191 
Purchased power  193,244   180,657 
Other operating costs  65,118   74,951 
Provision for depreciation  19,076   18,468 
Amortization of regulatory assets  38,256   33,129 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (29,248)  (33,957)
General taxes  40,083   38,894 
Total expenses  326,529   325,333 
         
OPERATING INCOME  110,779   115,499 
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):        
Investment income  9,188   17,687 
Miscellaneous income  534   731 
Interest expense  (32,520)  (35,740)
Capitalized interest  196   205 
Total other expense  (22,602)  (17,117)
         
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  88,177   98,382 
         
INCOME TAXES  30,326   34,833 
         
NET INCOME  57,851   63,549 
         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):        
Pension and other postretirement benefits  (213)  1,202 
Income tax expense related to other comprehensive income  281   355 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax  (494)  847 
         
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $57,357  $64,396 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to The Cleveland Electric Illuminating 
Company are an integral part of these statements.        

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THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(Unaudited) 
  March 31,  December 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
ASSETS      
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash and cash equivalents $241  $232 
Receivables-        
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $7,224,000 and $7,540,000,  266,701   251,000 
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)        
Associated companies  70,727   166,587 
Other  3,643   12,184 
Notes receivable from associated companies  54,679   52,306 
Prepayments and other  1,728   2,327 
   397,719   484,636 
UTILITY PLANT:        
In service  2,142,458   2,256,956 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  827,160   872,801 
   1,315,298   1,384,155 
Construction work in progress  40,834   41,163 
   1,356,132   1,425,318 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:        
Investment in lessor notes  425,722   463,431 
Other  10,275   10,285 
   435,997   473,716 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:        
Goodwill  1,688,521   1,688,521 
Regulatory assets  853,716   870,695 
Pension assets  64,497   62,471 
Property taxes  76,000   76,000 
Other  32,735   32,987 
   2,715,469   2,730,674 
  $4,905,317  $5,114,344 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Currently payable long-term debt $207,281  $207,266 
Short-term borrowings-        
Associated companies  365,816   531,943 
Accounts payable-        
Associated companies  139,423   169,187 
Other  6,169   5,295 
Accrued taxes  118,102   94,991 
Accrued interest  37,726   13,895 
Other  35,044   34,350 
   909,561   1,056,927 
CAPITALIZATION:        
Common stockholder's equity        
Common stock, without par value, authorized 105,000,000 shares -        
67,930,743 shares outstanding  873,353   873,536 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (69,623)  (69,129)
Retained earnings  743,278   685,428 
Total common stockholder's equity  1,547,008   1,489,835 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  1,447,980   1,459,939 
   2,994,988   2,949,774 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Accumulated deferred income taxes  719,938   725,523 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits  18,102   18,567 
Retirement benefits  94,322   93,456 
Deferred revenues - electric service programs  21,297   27,145 
Lease assignment payable to associated companies  38,420   131,773 
Other  108,689   111,179 
   1,000,768   1,107,643 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10)        
  $4,905,317  $5,114,344 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to The Cleveland Electric Illuminating 
Company are an integral part of these balance sheets.        

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THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
       
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income $57,851  $63,549 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-        
Provision for depreciation  19,076   18,468 
Amortization of regulatory assets  38,256   33,129 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (29,248)  (33,957)
Deferred rents and lease market valuation liability  -   (46,528)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  (4,965)  (5,453)
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (3,507)  (890)
Pension trust contribution  -   (24,800)
Decrease in operating assets-        
Receivables  90,280   224,011 
Prepayments and other current assets  604   592 
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities-        
Accounts payable  (28,889)  (256,808)
Accrued taxes  23,196   13,959 
Accrued interest  23,831   18,122 
Electric service prepayment programs  (5,847)  (5,313)
Other  (63)  (167)
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities  180,575   (2,086)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
New Financing-        
Long-term debt  -   247,715 
Redemptions and Repayments-        
Long-term debt  (165)  (150)
Short-term borrowings, net  (177,960)  (130,585)
Dividend Payments-        
Common stock  -   (24,000)
Net cash provided from (used for) financing activities  (178,125)  92,980 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Property additions  (37,203)  (36,682)
Loans to associated companies, net  (2,373)  (231,907)
Collection of principal on long-term notes receivable  -   133,341 
Redemptions of lessor notes  37,709   35,614 
Other  (574)  9,294 
Net cash used for investing activities  (2,441)  (90,340)
         
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  9   554 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  232   221 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $241  $775 
         
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to The Cleveland Electric Illuminating 
Company are an integral part of these statements.        



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THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY

MANAGEMENT’S NARRATIVE
ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


TE is a wholly owned electric utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy. TE conducts business in northwestern Ohio, providing regulated electric distribution services. TE also provides generation services to those customers electing to retain TE as their power supplier. TE’s power supply requirements are provided by FES – an affiliated company.

Results of Operations

Net income in the first three months of 2008 decreased to $17 million from $26 million in the same period of 2007. The decrease resulted primarily from lower electric sales revenues, higher purchased power costs and a decrease in the deferral of new regulatory assets, partially offset by lower fuel, nuclear and other operating costs.

Revenues

Revenues decreased $29 million, or 12%, in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 primarily due to lower wholesale generation revenues ($45 million), partially offset by increased retail generation revenues ($11 million) and distribution revenues ($4 million).

The decrease in wholesale revenues resulted primarily from the termination of TE’s Beaver Valley Unit 2 sale agreement with CEI at the end of 2007 ($26 million) and lower PSA sales to FES in the first three months of 2008 ($20 million) due to the assignment of TE’s leasehold interests in the Bruce Mansfield Plant to FGCO effective October 16, 2007. In 2008, TE is selling the 158 MW entitlement from its 18.26% leasehold interest in Beaver Valley Unit 2 to NGC.

Retail generation revenues increased in the first three months of 2008 due to higher average prices across all customer classes and increased KWH sales to residential and commercial customers compared to the same period of 2007. Industrial KWH sales decreased due in part to a maintenance outage for a large industrial customer during the first quarter of 2008. The higher average prices included the 2008 fuel cost recovery rider that became effective January 16, 2008 (see “Regulatory Matters – Ohio” within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries). The increase in sales volume reflects increased weather-related usage in the first three months of 2008 (heating degree days increased 3.3% from the same period of 2007).

Changes in retail electric generation KWH sales and revenues in the first three months of 2008 from the same period of 2007 are summarized in the following tables.

Increase
Retail Generation KWH Sales(Decrease)
Residential4.4%
Commercial5.6%
Industrial(4.3)%
    Net Decrease in Retail Generation Sales(0.1)%

Retail Generation Revenues Increase 
  
(In millions)
 
Residential $4 
Commercial  3 
Industrial  4 
    Increase in Retail Generation Revenues $11 

Revenues from distribution throughput increased by $4 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 due to higher average unit prices for all customer classes and higher KWH deliveries to residential and commercial customers. The higher average prices resulted from a transmission rider increase effective July 1, 2007. The higher KWH deliveries to residential and commercial customers in the first three months of 2008 reflected the weather impacts described above.

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Changes in distribution KWH deliveries and revenues in the first three months of 2008 from the same period of 2007 are summarized in the following tables.

Increase
Distribution KWH Deliveries(Decrease)
Residential3.6%
Commercial2.3%
Industrial(4.0)%
    Net Decrease in Distribution Deliveries(0.4)%

Distribution Revenues Increase (Decrease) 
  (In millions) 
   Residential $3 
   Commercial  2 
   Industrial  (1)
   Net Increase in Distribution Revenues $4 

Expenses

Total expenses decreased $15 million in the first three months of 2008 from the same period of 2007. The following table presents changes from the prior year by expense category.

Expenses – Changes Increase (Decrease) 
  (In millions) 
Fuel costs
 $
(9
)
Purchased power costs  
5
 
Nuclear operating costs
  
(7
)
Other operating costs
  
(10
)
Amortization of regulatory assets
  
1
 
Deferral of new regulatory assets
  
4
 
General taxes
  
1
 
Net Decrease in Expenses
 
$
(15
)

Lower fuel costs in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 were due to the assignment of TE’s leasehold interests in the Mansfield Plant to FGCO in October 2007. Higher purchased power costs reflected higher unit prices as provided for under the PSA with FES and a 1.8% increase in KWH purchases. Nuclear operating expenses decreased primarily due to the reversal ($8 million) of the above-market lease liability associated with TE’s leasehold interest in Beaver Valley Unit 2 related to the termination of the CEI sale agreement discussed above. Other operating costs were lower primarily due to the assignment of TE’s leasehold interests in the Mansfield Plant ($9 million). The change in the deferral of new regulatory assets was primarily due to lower deferred RCP distribution costs ($3 million) and fuel costs ($1 million).

Other Expense

Other expense decreased $2 million in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 primarily due to lower interest expense, partially offset by lower investment income. The lower interest expense resulted from the redemption of long-term debt ($85 million principal amount) since the first quarter of 2007. The decrease in investment income resulted primarily from the principal repayments since the first quarter of 2007 on notes receivable from associated companies.

Legal Proceedings

See the “Regulatory Matters,” “Environmental Matters” and “Other Legal Proceedings” sections within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of legal proceedings applicable to TE.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to TE.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm








To the Stockholder and Board of
Directors of The Toledo Edison Company:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of The Toledo Edison Company and its subsidiary as of March 31, 2008 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters.  It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.  Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for uncertain tax positions as of January 1, 2007 and defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as of December 31, 2006, as discussed in Note 8 and Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements) dated February 28, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.  In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 7, 2008


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THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
       
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
       
REVENUES:      
Electric sales $203,669  $233,056 
Excise tax collections  8,025   7,400 
Total revenues  211,694   240,456 
         
EXPENSES:        
Fuel  1,482   10,147 
Purchased power  101,298   96,169 
Nuclear operating costs  10,457   17,721 
Other operating costs  33,390   42,921 
Provision for depreciation  9,025   9,117 
Amortization of regulatory assets  25,025   23,876 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (9,494)  (13,481)
General taxes  14,377   13,734 
Total expenses  185,560   200,204 
         
OPERATING INCOME  26,134   40,252 
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):        
Investment income  6,481   7,225 
Miscellaneous expense  (1,514)  (3,100)
Interest expense  (6,035)  (7,503)
Capitalized interest  37   83 
Total other expense  (1,031)  (3,295)
         
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  25,103   36,957 
         
INCOME TAXES  8,088   11,097 
         
NET INCOME  17,015   25,860 
         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):        
Pension and other postretirement benefits  (63)  573 
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities  1,961   379 
Other comprehensive income  1,898   952 
Income tax expense related to other comprehensive income  728   334 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax  1,170   618 
         
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $18,185  $26,478 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to The Toledo Edison Company 
are an integral part of these statements.        

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THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(Unaudited) 
 March 31,  December 31, 
  2008  2007 
   (In thousands) 
ASSETS      
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash and cash equivalents $213  $22 
Receivables-        
Customers  966   449 
Associated companies  42,232   88,796 
Other (less accumulated provisions of $471,000 and $615,000,     
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  4,241   3,116 
Notes receivable from associated companies  107,664   154,380 
Prepayments and other  684   865 
   156,000   247,628 
UTILITY PLANT:        
In service  854,457   931,263 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  397,670   420,445 
   456,787   510,818 
Construction work in progress  28,735   19,740 
   485,522   530,558 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:        
Investment in lessor notes  142,657   154,646 
Long-term notes receivable from associated companies  37,457   37,530 
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  69,491   66,759 
Other  1,734   1,756 
   251,339   260,691 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:        
Goodwill  500,576   500,576 
Regulatory assets  187,579   203,719 
Pension assets  29,420   28,601 
Property taxes  21,010   21,010 
Other  28,959   20,496 
   767,544   774,402 
  $1,660,405  $1,813,279 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Currently payable long-term debt $34  $34 
Accounts payable-        
Associated companies  56,448   245,215 
Other  3,973   4,449 
Notes payable to associated companies  66,217   13,396 
Accrued taxes  37,085   30,245 
Lease market valuation liability  36,900   36,900 
Other  51,563   22,747 
   252,220   352,986 
CAPITALIZATION:        
Common stockholder's equity-        
Common stock, $5 par value, authorized 60,000,000 shares -     
29,402,054 shares outstanding  147,010   147,010 
Other paid-in capital  173,141   173,169 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (9,436)  (10,606)
Retained earnings  192,633   175,618 
Total common stockholder's equity  503,348   485,191 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  303,392   303,397 
   806,740   788,588 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Accumulated deferred income taxes  99,732   103,463 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits  9,967   10,180 
Lease market valuation liability  300,775   310,000 
Retirement benefits  64,422   63,215 
Asset retirement obligations  28,744   28,366 
Deferred revenues - electric service programs  9,969   12,639 
Lease assignment payable to associated companies  28,835   83,485 
Other  59,001   60,357 
   601,445   671,705 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10)        
  $1,660,405  $1,813,279 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to The Toledo Edison Company 
are an integral part of these balance sheets.        

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THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income $17,015  $25,860 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-        
Provision for depreciation  9,025   9,117 
Amortization of regulatory assets  25,025   23,876 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (9,494)  (13,481)
Deferred rents and lease market valuation liability  6,099   (10,891)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  (3,404)  (3,639)
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (1,813)  (756)
Pension trust contribution  -   (7,659)
Decrease in operating assets-        
Receivables  45,738   158 
Prepayments and other current assets  181   312 
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities-        
Accounts payable  (189,243)  (17,533)
Accrued taxes  6,840   9,379 
Accrued interest  4,663   3,951 
Electric service prepayment programs  (2,670)  (2,616)
Other  991   (541)
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities  (91,047)  15,537 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
New Financing-        
Short-term borrowings, net  52,821   - 
Redemptions and Repayments-        
Long-term debt  (9)  - 
Short-term borrowings, net  -   (46,518)
Net cash provided from (used for) financing activities  52,812   (46,518)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Property additions  (19,435)  (6,064)
Loans repayments from (loans to) associated companies, net  46,789   (8,583)
Collection of principal on long-term notes receivable  -   32,202 
Redemption of lessor notes  11,989   14,804 
Sales of investment securities held in trusts  3,908   16,863 
Purchases of investment securities held in trusts  (4,715)  (17,642)
Other  (110)  (420)
Net cash provided from investing activities  38,426   31,160 
         
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  191   179 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  22   22 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $213  $201 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to The Toledo Edison Company are an 
integral part of these statements.        



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JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S NARRATIVE
ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


JCP&L is a wholly owned, electric utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy. JCP&L conducts business in New Jersey, providing regulated electric transmission and distribution services. JCP&L also provides generation services to those customers electing to retain JCP&L as their power supplier.

Results of Operations

METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIESNet income for the first three months of 2008 decreased to $34 million from $38 million in the same period in 2007. The decrease was primarily due to higher other operating costs, partially offset by higher non-generation revenues.

Revenues

In the first three months of 2008, revenues increased $111 million, or 16.5%, as compared with the same period of 2007. Retail and wholesale generation revenues increased by $73 million and $38 million, respectively, in the first three months of 2008.

Retail generation revenues from all customer classes increased in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 due to higher unit prices resulting from the BGS auction effective June 1, 2007, partially offset by a slight decrease in retail generation KWH sales. Sales volume decreased primarily due to milder weather in the first three months of 2008 (heating degree days were 6.7% lower than the first three months of 2007) and an increase in customer shopping in the commercial and industrial customer sectors by 3.6 percentage points and 3.0 percentage points, respectively.

Wholesale generation revenues increased $38 million in the first three months of 2008 due to higher market prices, partially offset by a slight decrease in sales volumes as compared to the first three months of 2007.

Changes in retail generation KWH sales and revenues by customer class in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 are summarized in the following tables:

Retail Generation KWH Sales
Increase
(Decrease)
Residential0.1%
Commercial(3.4)%
Industrial(12.4)%
Net Decrease in Generation Sales(1.9)%

Retail Generation Revenues Increase 
  (In millions) 
Residential $43 
Commercial  28 
Industrial  2 
Increase in Generation Revenues $73 

Distribution revenues increased in the first three months of 2008 as compared to the same period of 2007 due to slight increases in composite unit prices and KWH deliveries.

Changes in distribution KWH deliveries in the first three months of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 are summarized in the following table:

Increase
Distribution KWH Deliveries(Decrease)
Residential0.1 %
Commercial1.2 %
Industrial(1.3)%
Net Increase in Distribution Deliveries0.4 %

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Expenses

Total expenses increased by $113 million in the first three months of 2008 as compared to the same period of 2007. The following table presents changes from the prior year period by expense category:

Expenses  - Changes  
Increase
(Decrease)
 
   (In millions) 
Purchased power costs  $110 
Other operating costs   4 
Provision for depreciation   3 
Amortization of regulatory assets   (4)
Net increase in expenses  $113 

Purchased power costs increased in the first three months of 2008 primarily due to higher unit prices resulting from the BGS auction effective June 1, 2007, partially offset by a decrease in purchases due to the lower KWH sales discussed above. Other operating costs increased in the first three months of 2008 primarily due to higher expenses related to JCP&L’s customer assistance programs. Depreciation expense increased primarily due to an increase in depreciable property since the first quarter of 2007. Amortization of regulatory assets decreased in the first three months of 2008 primarily due to the completion in December 2007 of certain regulatory asset amortizations associated with TMI-2.

Other Expenses

Other expenses increased by $6 million in the first three months of 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 primarily due to interest expense associated with JCP&L’s $550 million issuance of senior notes in May 2007 ($3 million) and reduced income on life insurance investments ($2 million).

Sale of Investment

On April 17, 2008, JCP&L closed on the sale of its 86-MW Forked River Power Plant to Maxim Power Corp. for $20 million. In conjunction with this sale, FES entered into a 10-year tolling agreement with Maxim for the entire capacity of the plant. The sale is subject to regulatory accounting and will not have a material impact on the JCP&L’s earnings in the second quarter of 2008. The New Jersey Rate Counsel has appealed the NJBPU’s approval of the sale to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey, where it is currently pending.


Legal Proceedings

See the “Regulatory Matters,” “Environmental Matters” and “Other Legal Proceedings” sections within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of other legal proceedings applicable to JCP&L.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to JCP&L.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm








To the Stockholder and Board of
Directors of Jersey Central Power & Light Company:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Jersey Central Power & Light Company and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters.  It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.  Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for uncertain tax positions as of January 1, 2007 and defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as of December 31, 2006, as discussed in Note 8 and Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements) dated February 28, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.  In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 7, 2008




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JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
       
REVENUES:      
Electric sales $781,433  $670,907 
Excise tax collections  12,795   12,836 
Total revenues  794,228   683,743 
         
EXPENSES:        
Purchased power  496,681   386,497 
Other operating costs  78,784   74,651 
Provision for depreciation  23,282   20,516 
Amortization of regulatory assets  91,519   95,228 
General taxes  17,028   16,999 
Total expenses  707,294   593,891 
         
OPERATING INCOME  86,934   89,852 
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):        
Miscellaneous income (expense)  (389)  3,061 
Interest expense  (24,464)  (22,416)
Capitalized interest  276   513 
Total other expense  (24,577)  (18,842)
         
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  62,357   71,010 
         
INCOME TAXES  28,403   32,664 
         
NET INCOME  33,954   38,346 
         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):        
Pension and other postretirement benefits  (3,449)  (2,115)
Unrealized gain on derivative hedges  69   97 
Other comprehensive loss  (3,380)  (2,018)
Income tax benefit related to other comprehensive loss  (1,470)  (984)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax  (1,910)  (1,034)
         
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $32,044  $37,312 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Jersey Central Power & Light Company 
are an integral part of these statements.        

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JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(Unaudited) 
  March 31,  December 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
ASSETS      
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash and cash equivalents $40  $94 
Receivables-        
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $3,400,000 and $3,691,000,        
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  299,104   321,026 
Associated companies  1,757   21,297 
Other  53,553   59,244 
Notes receivable - associated companies  18,410   18,428 
Prepaid taxes  1,302   1,012 
Other  20,609   17,603 
   394,775   438,704 
UTILITY PLANT:        
In service  4,208,016   4,175,125 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  1,524,495   1,516,997 
   2,683,521   2,658,128 
Construction work in progress  98,143   90,508 
   2,781,664   2,748,636 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:        
Nuclear fuel disposal trust  176,107   176,512 
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  168,056   175,869 
Other  2,054   2,083 
   346,217   354,464 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:        
Regulatory assets  1,475,802   1,595,662 
Goodwill  1,825,716   1,826,190 
Pension assets  106,211   100,615 
Other  15,107   16,307 
   3,422,836   3,538,774 
  $6,945,492  $7,080,578 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Currently payable long-term debt $27,735  $27,206 
Short-term borrowings-        
Associated companies  82,380   130,381 
Accounts payable-        
Associated companies  18,699   7,541 
Other  168,178   193,848 
Accrued taxes  32,968   3,124 
Accrued interest  26,656   9,318 
Other  107,879   103,286 
   464,495   474,704 
CAPITALIZATION:        
Common stockholder's equity-        
Common stock, $10 par value, authorized 16,000,000 shares-        
14,421,637 shares outstanding  144,216   144,216 
Other paid-in capital  2,655,248   2,655,941 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (21,791)  (19,881)
Retained earnings  201,542   237,588 
Total common stockholder's equity  2,979,215   3,017,864 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  1,554,064   1,560,310 
   4,533,279   4,578,174 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Power purchase contract loss liability  682,481   749,671 
Accumulated deferred income taxes  798,967   800,214 
Nuclear fuel disposal costs  194,034   192,402 
Asset retirement obligations  91,025   89,669 
Other  181,211   195,744 
   1,947,718   2,027,700 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10)        
  $6,945,492  $7,080,578 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Jersey Central Power & Light Company 
are an integral part of these balance sheets.        

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JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income $33,954  $38,346 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-        
Provision for depreciation  23,282   20,516 
Amortization of regulatory assets  91,519   95,228 
Deferred purchased power and other costs  (40,293)  (78,303)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  723   8,076 
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (15,113)  (8,374)
Cash collateral from (returned to) suppliers  (502)  1 
Pension trust contribution  -   (17,800)
Decrease (increase) in operating assets:        
Receivables  48,733   (23,381)
Materials and supplies  255   (1)
Prepaid taxes  (290)  11,946 
Other current assets  (1,305)  454 
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:        
Accounts payable  (14,511)  (62,038)
Accrued taxes  29,844   31,599 
Accrued interest  17,338   9,794 
Other  13,302   (555)
Net cash provided from operating activities  186,936   25,508 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
New Financing-        
Short-term borrowings, net  -   37,071 
Redemptions and Repayments-        
Long-term debt  (5,872)  (9,569)
Short-term borrowings, net  (48,069)  - 
Dividend Payments-        
Common stock  (70,000)  (15,000)
Net cash provided from (used for) financing activities  (123,941)  12,502 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Property additions  (56,047)  (40,015)
Loan repayments from associated companies, net  18   532 
Sales of investment securities held in trusts  56,506   26,436 
Purchases of investment securities held in trusts  (61,290)  (30,437)
Other  (2,236)  5,479 
Net cash used for investing activities  (63,049)  (38,005)
         
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  (54)  5 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  94   41 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $40  $46 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Jersey Central Power & Light Company 
are an integral part of these statements.        


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METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY

MANAGEMENT’S NARRATIVE
ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Met-Ed is a wholly owned electric utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy. Met-Ed conducts business in eastern Pennsylvania, providing regulated electric transmission and distribution services. Met-Ed also provides generation service to those customers electing to retain Met-Ed as their power supplier.

Results of Operations

Net income decreased to $22 million in the first quarter of 2008, compared to $32 million in the same period of 2007. The decrease was primarily due to higher purchased power costs, increased other operating costs and a decrease in the deferral of new regulatory assets, partially offset by higher revenues.

Revenues

Revenues increased by $30 million, or 8.1%, in the first quarter of 2008, compared to the same period of 2007, primarily due to higher retail and wholesale generation revenues combined with higher distribution throughput revenues, partially offset by a decrease in PJM transmission revenues.

In the first quarter of 2008, retail generation revenues increased $6 million primarily due to higher KWH sales to the residential and commercial customer classes and higher composite unit prices in all customer classes, partially offset by lower KWH sales to the industrial customer class.

Changes in retail generation sales and revenues in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 are summarized in the following tables:

Increase
Retail Generation KWH Sales(Decrease)
   Residential4.6 %
   Commercial4.1 %
   Industrial(1.8)%
   Net Increase in Retail Generation Sales2.7 %

Increase
Retail Generation Revenues(Decrease)
(In millions)
   Residential $4
   Commercial3
   Industrial(1)
   Net Increase in Retail Generation Revenues $6

Wholesale revenues increased by $27 million in the first quarter of 2008, compared to the same period of 2007, primarily reflecting higher spot market prices for PJM market participants.

Revenues from distribution throughput increased $4 million in the first quarter of 2008, compared to the same period in 2007, due to higher KWH deliveries in the residential and commercial customer classes, partially offset by decreased KWH deliveries to industrial customers.

Changes in distribution KWH deliveries and revenues in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 are summarized in the following tables:

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Increase
Distribution KWH Deliveries(Decrease)
Residential4.6 %
Commercial4.1 %
Industrial(1.8)%
    Net Increase in Distribution Deliveries2.7 %


Distribution RevenuesIncrease
(In millions)
Residential $1
Commercial3
Industrial-
    Increase in Distribution Revenues $4

PJM transmission revenues decreased by $7 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007, primarily due to decreased PJM FTR revenue. Met-Ed defers the difference between revenue from its transmission rider and transmission costs incurred, resulting in no material effect to current period earnings.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses increased by $42 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007. The following table presents changes from the prior year by expense category:

Expenses – Changes 
 
Increase
 
  (In millions) 
Purchased power costs $25 
Other operating costs  9 
Provision for depreciation  1 
Amortization of regulatory assets  1 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  5 
General taxes  1 
Increase in expenses $42 

Purchased power costs increased by $25 million in the first quarter of 2008, primarily due to higher composite unit prices combined with increased KWH purchased to source increased generation sales. Other operating costs increased by $9 million in the first quarter of 2008 primarily due to higher transmission expenses associated with increased transmission volumes and increased labor and contractor service expenses for storm restoration work performed during the first quarter of 2008.

The deferral of new regulatory assets decreased in the first quarter of 2008 primarily due to the absence of the 2007 deferral of decommissioning costs ($15 million) associated with the Saxton nuclear research facility (see Note 11(C)), partially offset by increased transmission cost deferrals.

Other Expense

Other expense increased in the first quarter of 2008 primarily due to a decrease in interest earned on regulatory assets, reflecting a lower regulatory asset base, combined with an increase in other expenses, primarily due to reduced income from life insurance investments.

Legal Proceedings

See the “Regulatory Matters,” “Environmental Matters” and “Other Legal Proceedings” sections within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of legal proceedings applicable to Met-Ed.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to Met-Ed.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm








To the Stockholder and Board of
Directors of Metropolitan Edison Company:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Metropolitan Edison Company and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters.  It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.  Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for uncertain tax positions as of January 1, 2007, defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as of December 31, 2006 and conditional asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2005, as discussed in Note 8, Note 4, Note 2(G) and Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements) dated February 28, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.  In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 7, 2008


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METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
       
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
       
REVENUES:      
Electric sales $379,608  $352,136 
Gross receipts tax collections  20,718   18,120 
Total revenues  400,326   370,256 
         
EXPENSES:        
Purchased power  216,982   191,589 
Other operating costs  107,017   98,018 
Provision for depreciation  11,112   10,284 
Amortization of regulatory assets  35,575   34,140 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (37,772)  (42,726)
General taxes  21,781   21,052 
Total expenses  354,695   312,357 
         
OPERATING INCOME  45,631   57,899 
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):        
Interest income  5,479   7,726 
Miscellaneous income (expense)  (309)  1,109 
Interest expense  (11,672)  (11,756)
Capitalized interest  (219)  260 
Total other expense  (6,721)  (2,661)
         
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  38,910   55,238 
         
INCOME TAXES  16,675   23,599 
         
NET INCOME  22,235   31,639 
         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):        
Pension and other postretirement benefits  (2,233)  (1,452)
Unrealized gain on derivative hedges  84   84 
Other comprehensive loss  (2,149)  (1,368)
Income tax benefit related to other comprehensive loss  (970)  (692)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax  (1,179)  (676)
         
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $21,056  $30,963 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Metropolitan Edison Company 
are an integral part of these statements.        

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METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(Unaudited) 
  March 31,  December 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
ASSETS      
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash and cash equivalents $132  $135 
Receivables-        
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $4,483,000 and $4,327,000,        
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  144,865   142,872 
Associated companies  55,776   27,693 
Other  20,673   18,909 
Notes receivable from associated companies  12,828   12,574 
Prepaid taxes  56,202   14,615 
Other  850   1,348 
   291,326   218,146 
UTILITY PLANT:        
In service  1,997,131   1,972,388 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  758,228   751,795 
   1,238,903   1,220,593 
Construction work in progress  32,946   30,594 
   1,271,849   1,251,187 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:        
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  271,771   286,831 
Other  1,377   1,360 
   273,148   288,191 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:        
Goodwill  424,070   424,313 
Regulatory assets  530,006   494,947 
Pension assets  54,198   51,427 
Other  31,097   36,411 
   1,039,371   1,007,098 
  $2,875,694  $2,764,622 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Short-term borrowings-        
Associated companies $167,070  $185,327 
Other  250,000   100,000 
Accounts payable-        
Associated companies  25,556   29,855 
Other  56,797   66,694 
Accrued taxes  1,501   16,020 
Accrued interest  7,059   6,778 
Other  25,191   27,393 
   533,174   432,067 
CAPITALIZATION:        
Common stockholder's equity-        
Common stock, without par value, authorized 900,000 shares-        
859,000 shares outstanding  1,202,833   1,203,186 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (16,576)  (15,397)
Accumulated deficit  (116,922)  (139,157)
Total common stockholder's equity  1,069,335   1,048,632 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  513,661   542,130 
   1,582,996   1,590,762 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Accumulated deferred income taxes  456,126   438,890 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits  8,234   8,390 
Nuclear fuel disposal costs  43,831   43,462 
Asset retirement obligations  163,239   160,726 
Retirement benefits  7,621   8,681 
Other  80,473   81,644 
   759,524   741,793 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10)        
  $2,875,694  $2,764,622 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Metropolitan Edison Company are an integral 
part of these balance sheets.        

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METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income $22,235  $31,639 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-     
Provision for depreciation  11,112   10,284 
Amortization of regulatory assets  35,575   34,140 
Deferred costs recoverable as regulatory assets  (10,628)  (19,160)
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (37,772)  (42,726)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  17,307   16,178 
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (9,655)  (7,683)
Cash collateral  -   3,050 
Pension trust contribution  -   (11,012)
Increase in operating assets-        
Receivables  (30,863)  (49,818)
Prepayments and other current assets  (41,088)  (27,131)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities-        
Accounts payable  (14,196)  (58,986)
Accrued taxes  (14,519)  (9,835)
Accrued interest  281   1,243 
Other  3,892   3,939 
Net cash used for operating activities  (68,319)  (125,878)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
New Financing-        
Short-term borrowings, net  131,743   150,619 
Redemptions and Repayments-        
Long-term debt  (28,515)  - 
Net cash provided from financing activities  103,228   150,619 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Property additions  (31,296)  (18,803)
Sales of investment securities held in trusts  40,513   25,323 
Purchases of investment securities held in trusts  (43,391)  (28,519)
Loans to associated companies, net  (254)  (2,822)
Other  (484)  79 
Net cash used for investing activities  (34,912)  (24,742)
         
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  (3)  (1)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  135   130 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $132  $129 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Metropolitan Edison Company are 
an integral part of these statements.        


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PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY

MANAGEMENT’S NARRATIVE
ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Penelec is a wholly owned electric utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy. Penelec conducts business in northern and south central Pennsylvania, providing regulated transmission and distribution services. Penelec also provides generation services to those customers electing to retain Penelec as their power supplier.

Results of Operations

Net income decreased to $21 million in the first quarter of 2008, compared to $32 million in the same period of 2007. The decrease was primarily due to increased purchased power costs and other operating costs and a decrease in the deferral of new regulatory assets, partially offset by higher revenues.

Revenues

Revenues increased by $40 million, or 11.1%, in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the same time period of 2007, primarily due to higher retail and wholesale generation revenues, distribution throughput revenues and PJM transmission revenues.

In the first quarter of 2008, retail generation revenues increased $5 million primarily due to higher KWH sales to the residential and commercial customer classes and higher composite unit prices in all customer classes, partially offset by lower KWH sales to the industrial customer class.

Changes in retail generation sales and revenues in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 are summarized in the following tables:

Retail Generation KWH Sales
Increase
(Decrease)
Residential4.5 %
Commercial3.0 %
Industrial(1.6)%
    Net Increase in Retail Generation Sales2.2 %
Retail Generation Revenues Increase 
  (In millions) 
Residential $3 
Commercial  2 
Industrial  - 
    Increase in Retail Generation Revenues $5 

Wholesale revenues increased $21 million in the first quarter of 2008, compared to the same period of 2007, primarily reflecting higher spot market prices for PJM market participants.

Revenues from distribution throughput increased $4 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007, due to increased usage in the residential and commercial customer classes, partially offset by decreased KWH deliveries to industrial customers.

Changes in distribution KWH deliveries and revenues in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007 are summarized in the following tables:

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Distribution KWH Deliveries
Increase
(Decrease)
Residential4.5 %
Commercial3.0 %
Industrial(1.5)%
    Net Increase in Retail Generation Sales2.1 %
Distribution Revenues Increase 
  (In millions) 
Residential $2 
Commercial  2 
Industrial  - 
    Increase in Retail Generation Revenues $4 

PJM transmission revenues increased by $10 million in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007, primarily due to higher transmission volumes. Penelec defers the difference between revenue from its transmission rider and total transmission costs incurred, resulting in no material effect to current period earnings.

Operating Expenses

Total operating expenses increased by $49 million in the first quarter of 2008 as compared with the same period of 2007. The following table presents changes from the prior year by expense category:

   
Expenses - Changes Increase
  (In millions)
Purchased power costs $20
Other operating costs  12
Provision for depreciation  1
Amortization of regulatory assets  1
Deferral of new regulatory assets  13
General taxes  2
Increase in expenses $49

Purchased power costs increased by $20 million, or 10.2%, in the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007, primarily due to increased composite unit prices combined with higher KWH purchases to source increased retail and wholesale generation sales. Other operating costs increased by $12 million in the first quarter of 2008 principally due to higher congestion costs and other transmission expenses associated with increased transmission volumes.

The deferral of new regulatory assets decreased in the first quarter of 2008 primarily due to the absence of the 2007 deferral of decommissioning costs ($12 million) associated with the Saxton nuclear research facility (see Note 11) and a decrease in transmission cost deferrals.

In the first quarter of 2008, general taxes increased $2 million as compared to the same period of 2007, primarily due to higher gross receipts taxes.

Other Expense

In the first quarter of 2008, other expense increased primarily due to higher interest expense associated with Penelec’s $300 million senior note issuance in August 2007 and reduced income from life insurance investments.

Legal Proceedings

See the “Regulatory Matters,” “Environmental Matters” and “Other Legal Proceedings” sections within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of legal proceedings applicable to Penelec.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to Penelec.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm








To the Stockholder and Board of
Directors of Pennsylvania Electric Company:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Pennsylvania Electric Company and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2008 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters.  It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.  Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for uncertain tax positions as of January 1, 2007, defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans as of December 31, 2006 and conditional asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2005, as discussed in Note 8, Note 4, Note 2(G) and Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements) dated February 28, 2008, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.  In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2007, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 7, 2008


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PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 
(Unaudited) 
       
 Three Months Ended 
 March 31, 
       
  2008  2007 
       
 (In thousands) 
       
REVENUES:      
Electric sales $376,028  $339,226 
Gross receipts tax collections  19,464   16,680 
Total revenues  395,492   355,906 
         
EXPENSES:        
Purchased power  221,234   200,842 
Other operating costs  71,077   59,461 
Provision for depreciation  12,516   11,777 
Amortization of regulatory assets  16,346   15,394 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (3,526)  (17,088)
General taxes  21,855   19,851 
Total expenses  339,502   290,237 
         
OPERATING INCOME  55,990   65,669 
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):        
Miscellaneous income (expense)  (191)  1,417 
Interest expense  (15,322)  (11,337)
Capitalized interest  (806)  258 
Total other expense  (16,319)  (9,662)
         
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  39,671   56,007 
         
INCOME TAXES  18,279   24,263 
         
NET INCOME  21,392   31,744 
         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):        
Pension and other postretirement benefits  (3,473)  (2,825)
Unrealized gain on derivative hedges  16   16 
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities  11   (3)
Other comprehensive loss  (3,446)  (2,812)
Income tax benefit related to other comprehensive loss  (1,506)  (1,298)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax  (1,940)  (1,514)
         
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME $19,452  $30,230 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Pennsylvania Electric Company 
are an integral part of these statements.        

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PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(Unaudited) 
  March 31,  December 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
ASSETS      
CURRENT ASSETS:      
Cash and cash equivalents $43  $46 
Receivables-        
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $4,201,000 and $3,905,000,        
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  141,316   137,455 
Associated companies  23,396   22,014 
Other  28,833   19,529 
Notes receivable from associated companies  16,923   16,313 
Prepaid gross receipts taxes  41,242   - 
Other  2,426   3,077 
   254,179   198,434 
UTILITY PLANT:        
In service  2,230,667   2,219,002 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  843,500   838,621 
   1,387,167   1,380,381 
Construction work in progress  33,727   24,251 
   1,420,894   1,404,632 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:        
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  132,152   137,859 
Non-utility generation trusts  113,958   112,670 
Other  536   531 
   246,646   251,060 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:        
Goodwill  777,616   777,904 
Pension assets  69,405   66,111 
Other  29,770   33,893 
   876,791   877,908 
  $2,798,510  $2,732,034 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Short-term borrowings-        
Associated companies $183,102  $214,893 
Other  150,000   - 
Accounts payable-        
Associated companies  61,476   83,359 
Other  50,516   51,777 
Accrued taxes  9,302   15,111 
Accrued interest  13,677   13,167 
Other  23,330   25,311 
   491,403   403,618 
CAPITALIZATION:        
Common stockholder's equity-        
Common stock, $20 par value, authorized 5,400,000 shares-        
4,427,577 shares outstanding  88,552   88,552 
Other paid-in capital  920,265   920,616 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  3,006   4,946 
Retained earnings  79,336   57,943 
Total common stockholder's equity  1,091,159   1,072,057 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  732,465   777,243 
   1,823,624   1,849,300 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Regulatory liabilities  67,347   73,559 
Accumulated deferred income taxes  220,500   210,776 
Retirement benefits  41,644   41,298 
Asset retirement obligations  83,129   81,849 
Other  70,863   71,634 
   483,483   479,116 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 10)        
  $2,798,510  $2,732,034 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Pennsylvania Electric Company are an 
integral part of these balance sheets.        

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PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(Unaudited) 
       
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2008  2007 
  (In thousands) 
       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income $21,392  $31,744 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-     
Provision for depreciation  12,516   11,777 
Amortization of regulatory assets  16,346   15,394 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (3,526)  (17,088)
Deferred costs recoverable as regulatory assets  (8,403)  (18,433)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  10,541   13,366 
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (10,488)  (8,786)
Cash collateral  301   1,450 
Pension trust contribution  -   (13,436)
Increase in operating assets-        
Receivables  (13,701)  (30,050)
Prepayments and other current assets  (40,591)  (36,225)
Increase (Decrease) in operating liabilities-        
Accounts payable  (23,144)  (46,168)
Accrued taxes  (5,809)  (9,152)
Accrued interest  510   5,518 
Other  4,991   3,920 
Net cash used for operating activities  (39,065)  (96,169)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:        
New Financing-        
Short-term borrowings, net  118,209   119,361 
Redemptions and Repayments        
Long-term debt  (45,112)  - 
Net cash provided from financing activities  73,097   119,361 
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Property additions  (28,902)  (20,404)
Sales of investment securities held in trusts  24,407   12,758 
Purchases of investment securities held in trusts  (29,083)  (15,509)
Loan repayments from (loans to) associated companies, net  (610)  708 
Other  153   (747)
Net cash used for investing activities  (34,035)  (23,194)
         
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  (3)  (2)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  46   44 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $43  $42 
         
The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Pennsylvania Electric Company are 
an integral part of these statements.        


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COMBINED MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF REGISTRANT SUBSIDIARIES


The following is a combined presentation of certain disclosures referenced in Management’s Narrative Analysis of Results of Operations of FES and the Companies. This information should be read in conjunction with (i) FES’ and the Companies’ respective Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Narrative Analysis of Results of Operations; (ii) the Combined Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to FES and the Companies; and (iii) FES’ and the Companies’ respective 2007 Annual Reports on Form 10-K.

Regulatory Matters (Applicable to each of the Companies)

In Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, laws applicable to electric industry restructuring contain similar provisions that are reflected in the Companies' respective state regulatory plans. These provisions include:

·restructuring the electric generation business and allowing the Companies' customers to select a competitive electric generation supplier other than the Companies;
·establishing or defining the PLR obligations to customers in the Companies' service areas;
·providing the Companies with the opportunity to recover potentially stranded investment (or transition costs) not otherwise recoverable in a competitive generation market;
·itemizing (unbundling) the price of electricity into its component elements – including generation, transmission, distribution and stranded costs recovery charges;
·continuing regulation of the Companies' transmission and distribution systems; and
·requiring corporate separation of regulated and unregulated business activities.

The Companies and ATSI recognize, as regulatory assets, costs which the FERC, PUCO, PPUC and NJBPU have authorized for recovery from customers in future periods or for which authorization is probable. Without the probability of such authorization, costs currently recorded as regulatory assets would have been charged to income as incurred. Regulatory assets that do not earn a current return totaled approximately $137 million as of March 31, 2008 (JCP&L - $78 million and Met-Ed - $59 million). Regulatory assets not earning a current return are expected to be recovered by 2014 for JCP&L and by 2020 for Met-Ed. The following table discloses regulatory assets by company:

  March 31, December 31, Increase 
Regulatory Assets* 2008 2007 (Decrease) 
  (In millions) 
OE $710 $737 $(27)
CEI  854  871  (17)
TE  188  204  (16)
JCP&L  1,476  1,596  (120)
Met-Ed  530  495  35 
ATSI  
39
  
42
  
(3
)
Total 
$
3,797
 
$
3,945
 
$
(148
)

*Penelec had net regulatory liabilities of approximately $67 million and $74 million as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. These net regulatory liabilities are included in Other Non-current Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Ohio (Applicable to OE, CEI and TE)

The Ohio Companies filed an application and stipulation with the PUCO on September 9, 2005 seeking approval of the RCP, a supplement to the RSP. On November 4, 2005, the Ohio Companies filed a supplemental stipulation with the PUCO, which constituted an additional component of the RCP. On January 4, 2006, the PUCO approved, with modifications, the Ohio Companies’ RCP to supplement the RSP to provide customers with more certain rate levels than otherwise available under the RSP during the plan period. The following table provides the estimated net amortization of regulatory transition costs and deferred shopping incentives (including associated carrying charges) under the RCP for the period 2008 through 2010:

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 Amortization           Total 
 Period OE  CEI  TE  Ohio 
  (In millions) 
2008 $204 $126 $118 $448 
2009  -  212  -  212 
2010  
-
  
273
  
-
  
273
 
Total Amortization 
$
204
 
$
611
 
$
118
 
$
933
 

On January 4, 2006, the PUCO issued an order authorizing the Ohio Companies to recover certain increased fuel costs through a fuel rider and to defer certain other increased fuel costs to be incurred from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008, including interest on the deferred balances. The order also provided for recovery of the deferred costs over a twenty-five-year period through distribution rates. On August 29, 2007, the Supreme Court of Ohio concluded that the PUCO violated a provision of the Ohio Revised Code by permitting the Ohio Companies “to collect deferred increased fuel costs through future distribution rate cases, or to alternatively use excess fuel-cost recovery to reduce deferred distribution-related expenses” and remanded the matter to the PUCO for further consideration. On September 10, 2007 the Ohio Companies filed an application with the PUCO that requested the implementation of two generation-related fuel cost riders to collect the increased fuel costs that were previously authorized to be deferred. On January 9, 2008 the PUCO approved the Ohio Companies’ proposed fuel cost rider to recover increased fuel costs to be incurred in 2008 commencing January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008, which is expected to be approximately $189 million (OE - $91 million, CEI - $72 million and TE - $26 million). In addition, the PUCO ordered the Ohio Companies to file a separate application for an alternate recovery mechanism to collect the 2006 and 2007 deferred fuel costs. On February 8, 2008, the Ohio Companies filed an application proposing to recover $226 million (OE - $114 million, CEI - $79 million and TE - $33 million) of deferred fuel costs and carrying charges for 2006 and 2007 pursuant to a separate fuel rider, with alternative options for the recovery period ranging from five to twenty-five years. This second application is currently pending before the PUCO and a hearing has been set for July 15, 2008.

The Ohio Companies filed an application and rate request for an increase in electric distribution rates with the PUCO on June 7, 2007. The requested increase is expected to be more than offset by the elimination or reduction of transition charges at the time the rates go into effect and would result in lowering the overall non-generation portion of the average electric bill for most Ohio customers.  The distribution rate increases reflect capital expenditures since the Ohio Companies’ last distribution rate proceedings, increases in operation and maintenance expenses and recovery of regulatory assets that were authorized in prior cases. On August 6, 2007, the Ohio Companies updated their filing supporting a distribution rate increase of $332 million (OE - $156 million, CEI - $108 million and TE - $68 million). On December 4, 2007, the PUCO Staff issued its Staff Reports containing the results of their investigation into the distribution rate request. In its reports, the PUCO Staff recommended a distribution rate increase in the range of $161 million to $180 million (OE - $57 million to $66 million, CEI - $54 million to $61 million and TE - $50 million to $53 million), with $108 million to $127 million for distribution revenue increases and $53 million for recovery of costs deferred under prior cases. This amount excludes the recovery of deferred fuel costs, whose recovery is now being sought in a separate proceeding before the PUCO, discussed above. On January 3, 2008, the Ohio Companies and intervening parties filed objections to the Staff Reports and on January 10, 2008, the Ohio Companies filed supplemental testimony. Evidentiary hearings began on January 29, 2008 and continued through February 25, 2008. During the evidentiary hearings, the PUCO Staff submitted testimony decreasing their recommended revenue increase to a range of $114 million to $132 million. Additionally, in testimony submitted on February 11, 2008, the PUCO Staff adopted a position regarding interest deferred for RCP-related deferrals, line extension deferrals and transition tax deferrals that, if upheld by the PUCO, would result in the write-off of approximately $45 million (OE - $31 million, CEI - $9 million and TE - $5 million) of interest costs deferred through March 31, 2008 ($0.09 per share of common stock). The PUCO is expected to render its decision during the second or third quarter of 2008. The new rates would become effective January 1, 2009 for OE and TE, and approximately May 2009 for CEI.

On July 10, 2007, the Ohio Companies filed an application with the PUCO requesting approval of a comprehensive supply plan for providing retail generation service to customers who do not purchase electricity from an alternative supplier, beginning January 1, 2009. The proposed competitive bidding process would average the results of multiple bidding sessions conducted at different times during the year. The final price per KWH would reflect an average of the prices resulting from all bids. In their filing, the Ohio Companies offered two alternatives for structuring the bids, either by customer class or a “slice-of-system” approach. A slice-of-system approach would require the successful bidder to be responsible for supplying a fixed percentage of the utility’s total load notwithstanding the customer’s classification. The proposal provides the PUCO with an option to phase in generation price increases for residential tariff groups who would experience a change in their average total price of 15 percent or more. The PUCO held a technical conference on August 16, 2007 regarding the filing. Initial and reply comments on the proposal were filed by various parties in September and October 2007, respectively. The proposal is currently pending before the PUCO.

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On April 22, 2008, an amended version of Substitute SB221 was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives and sent back to the Ohio Senate for concurrence. On April 23, 2008, the Ohio Senate approved the House's amendments to Substitute SB221 and forwarded the bill to the Governor for signature, which he signed on May 1, 2008. Amended Substitute SB221 requires all electric distribution utilities to file an RSP, now called an ESP, with the PUCO. An ESP is required to contain a proposal for the supply and pricing of retail generation and may include proposals, without limitation, related to one or more of the following:

·  automatic recovery of prudently incurred fuel, purchased power, emission allowance costs and federally mandated energy taxes;

·  construction work in progress for costs of constructing an electric generating facility or environmental expenditure for any electric generating facility;

·  costs of an electric generating facility;

·  terms related to customer shopping, bypassability, standby, back-up and default service;

·  accounting for deferrals related to stabilizing retail electric service;

·  automatic increases or decreases in standard service offer price;

·  phase-in and securitization;

·  transmission service and related costs;

·  distribution service and related costs; and

·  economic development and energy efficiency.

A utility could also simultaneously file an MRO in which it would have to demonstrate the following objective market criteria: The utility or its transmission service affiliate belongs to a FERC-approved RTO having a market-monitor function and the ability to mitigate market power, and a published source exists that identifies information for traded electricity and energy products that are contracted for delivery two years into the future. The PUCO would test the ESP and its pricing and all other terms and conditions against the MRO and may only approve the ESP if it is found to be more favorable to customers. As part of an ESP with a plan period longer than three years, the PUCO shall prospectively determine every fourth year of the plan whether it is substantially likely the plan will provide the electric distribution utility a return on common equity significantly in excess of the return likely to be earned by publicly traded companies, including utilities, that face comparable business and financial risk (comparable companies). If so, the PUCO may terminate the ESP. Annually under an ESP, the PUCO shall determine whether an electric distribution utility's earned return on common equity is significantly in excess of returns earned on common equity during the same period by comparable companies, and if so, shall require the utility to return such excess to customers by prospective adjustments. Amended Substitute SB221 also includes provisions dealing with advanced and renewable energy standards that contemplate 25% of electrical usage from these sources by 2025. Energy efficiency measures in the bill require energy savings in excess of 22% by 2025. Requirements are in place to meet annual benchmarks for renewable energy resources and energy efficiency, subject to review by the PUCO. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating this legislation and expects to file an ESP in the second or third quarter of 2008.

Pennsylvania (Applicable to FES, Met-Ed, Penelec, OE and Penn)

Met-Ed and Penelec purchase a portion of their PLR and default service requirements from FES through a fixed-price partial requirements wholesale power sales agreement. The agreement allows Met-Ed and Penelec to sell the output of NUG energy to the market and requires FES to provide energy at fixed prices to replace any NUG energy sold to the extent needed for Met-Ed and Penelec to satisfy their PLR and default service obligations. The fixed price under the agreement is expected to remain below wholesale market prices during the term of the agreement. If Met-Ed and Penelec were to replace the entire FES supply at current market power prices without corresponding regulatory authorization to increase their generation prices to customers, each company would likely incur a significant increase in operating expenses and experience a material deterioration in credit quality metrics. Under such a scenario, each company's credit profile would no longer be expected to support an investment grade rating for their fixed income securities. Based on the PPUC’s January 11, 2007 order described below, if FES ultimately determines to terminate, reduce, or significantly modify the agreement prior to the expiration of Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s generation rate caps in 2010, timely regulatory relief is not likely to be granted by the PPUC.

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Met-Ed and Penelec made a comprehensive transition rate filing with the PPUC on April 10, 2006 to address a number of transmission, distribution and supply issues. If Met-Ed's and Penelec's preferred approach involving accounting deferrals had been approved, annual revenues would have increased by $216 million and $157 million, respectively. That filing included, among other things, a request to charge customers for an increasing amount of market-priced power procured through a CBP as the amount of supply provided under the then existing FES agreement was to be phased out. Met-Ed and Penelec also requested approval of a January 12, 2005 petition for the deferral of transmission-related costs incurred during 2006. In this rate filing, Met-Ed and Penelec requested recovery of annual transmission and related costs incurred on or after January 1, 2007, plus the amortized portion of 2006 costs over a ten-year period, along with applicable carrying charges, through an adjustable rider. Changes in the recovery of NUG expenses and the recovery of Met-Ed's non-NUG stranded costs were also included in the filing. On May 4, 2006, the PPUC consolidated the remand of the FirstEnergy and GPU merger proceeding, related to the quantification and allocation of merger savings, with the comprehensive transition rate filing case.

The PPUC entered its opinion and order in the comprehensive rate filing proceeding on January 11, 2007. The order approved the recovery of transmission costs, including the transmission-related deferral for January 1, 2006 through January 10, 2007, and determined that no merger savings from prior years should be considered in determining customers’ rates. The request for increases in generation supply rates was denied as were the requested changes to NUG expense recovery and Met-Ed’s non-NUG stranded costs. The order decreased Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s distribution rates by $80 million and $19 million, respectively. These decreases were offset by the increases allowed for the recovery of transmission costs. Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s request for recovery of Saxton decommissioning costs was granted and, in January 2007, Met-Ed and Penelec recognized income of $15 million and $12 million, respectively, to establish regulatory assets for those previously expensed decommissioning costs. Overall rates increased by 5.0% for Met-Ed ($59 million) and 4.5% for Penelec ($50 million).

On March 30, 2007, MEIUG and PICA filed a Petition for Review with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania asking the court to review the PPUC’s determination on transmission (including congestion) and the transmission deferral. Met-Ed and Penelec filed a Petition for Review on April 13, 2007 on the issues of consolidated tax savings and the requested generation rate increase. The OCA filed its Petition for Review on April 13, 2007, on the issues of transmission (including congestion) and recovery of universal service costs from only the residential rate class. From June through October 2007, initial responsive and reply briefs were filed by various parties. Oral arguments are scheduled to take place in September 2008. If Met-Ed and Penelec do not prevail on the issue of congestion, it could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations of Met-Ed, Penelec and FirstEnergy.

On April 14, 2008, Met-Ed and Penelec filed annual updates to the TSC rider for the period June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2009. The proposed TSCs include a component for under-recovery of actual transmission costs incurred during the prior period (Met-Ed - $144 million and Penelec - $4 million) and future transmission cost projections for June 2008 through May 2009 (Met-Ed - $258 million and Penelec - $92 million). Met-Ed has proposed a transition approach that would recover past under-recovered costs plus carrying charges through the new TSC over thirty-one months and defer a portion of the projected costs ($92 million) plus carrying charges for recovery through future TSCs by December 31, 2010.

On March 13, 2008, the PPUC approved the residential procurement process in Penn’s Joint Petition for Settlement. This RFP process calls for load-following, full-requirements contracts for default service procurement for residential customers for the period covering June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2011. The PPUC had previously approved the default service procurement processes for commercial and industrial customers. The default service procurement for small commercial customers was conducted through multiple RFPs, while the default service procurement for large commercial and industrial customers will utilize hourly pricing. Bids in the two RFPs for small commercial load were approved by the PPUC on February 22, 2008, and March 20, 2008. On March 28, 2008, Penn filed compliance tariffs with the new default service generation rates based on the approved RFP bids for small commercial customers which the PPUC then certified on April 4, 2008. On April 14, 2008, the first RFP for residential customers’ load was held consisting of tranches for both 12 and 24-month supply. The PPUC approved the bids on April 16, 2008. The second RFP is scheduled to be held on May 14, 2008, after which time the PPUC is expected to approve the new rates to go into effect June 1, 2008.

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On February 1, 2007, the Governor of Pennsylvania proposed an EIS. The EIS includes four pieces of proposed legislation that, according to the Governor, is designed to reduce energy costs, promote energy independence and stimulate the economy. Elements of the EIS include the installation of smart meters, funding for solar panels on residences and small businesses, conservation and demand reduction programs to meet energy growth, a requirement that electric distribution companies acquire power that results in the “lowest reasonable rate on a long-term basis,” the utilization of micro-grids and a three year phase-in of rate increases. On July 17, 2007 the Governor signed into law two pieces of energy legislation. The first amended the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act of 2004 to, among other things, increase the percentage of solar energy that must be supplied at the conclusion of an electric distribution company’s transition period. The second law allows electric distribution companies, at their sole discretion, to enter into long term contracts with large customers and to build or acquire interests in electric generation facilities specifically to supply long-term contracts with such customers. A special legislative session on energy was convened in mid-September 2007 to consider other aspects of the EIS. The Pennsylvania House and Senate on March 11, 2008 and December 12, 2007, respectively, passed different versions of bills to fund the Governor’s EIS proposal. Neither chamber has formally considered the other’s bill. On February 12, 2008, the Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 2200 which provides for energy efficiency and demand management programs and targets as well as the installation of smart meters within ten years. Other legislation has been introduced to address generation procurement, expiration of rate caps, conservation and renewable energy. The final form of this pending legislation is uncertain. Consequently, Met-Ed, Penelec, OE and Penn are unable to predict what impact, if any, such legislation may have on their operations.

New Jersey (Applicable to JCP&L)

JCP&L is permitted to defer for future collection from customers the amounts by which its costs of supplying BGS to non-shopping customers and costs incurred under NUG agreements exceed amounts collected through BGS and NUGC rates and market sales of NUG energy and capacity. As of March 31, 2008, the accumulated deferred cost balance totaled approximately $264 million.

In accordance with an April 28, 2004 NJBPU order, JCP&L filed testimony on June 7, 2004 supporting continuation of the current level and duration of the funding of TMI-2 decommissioning costs by New Jersey customers without a reduction, termination or capping of the funding. On September 30, 2004, JCP&L filed an updated TMI-2 decommissioning study. This study resulted in an updated total decommissioning cost estimate of $729 million (in 2003 dollars) compared to the estimated $528 million (in 2003 dollars) from the prior 1995 decommissioning study. The DRA filed comments on February 28, 2005 requesting that decommissioning funding be suspended. On March 18, 2005, JCP&L filed a response to those comments. JCP&L responded to additional NJBPU staff discovery requests in May and November 2007 and also submitted comments in the proceeding in November 2007. A schedule for further NJBPU proceedings has not yet been set.

On August 1, 2005, the NJBPU established a proceeding to determine whether additional ratepayer protections are required at the state level in light of the repeal of the PUHCA pursuant to the EPACT. The NJBPU approved regulations effective October 2, 2006 that prevent a holding company that owns a gas or electric public utility from investing more than 25% of the combined assets of its utility and utility-related subsidiaries into businesses unrelated to the utility industry. These regulations are not expected to materially impact JCP&L. Also, in the same proceeding, the NJBPU Staff issued an additional draft proposal on March 31, 2006 addressing various issues including access to books and records, ring-fencing, cross subsidization, corporate governance and related matters. With the approval of the NJBPU Staff, the affected utilities jointly submitted an alternative proposal on June 1, 2006. The NJBPU Staff circulated revised drafts of the proposal to interested stakeholders in November 2006 and again in February 2007. On February 1, 2008, the NJBPU accepted proposed rules for publication in the New Jersey Register on March 17, 2008. A public hearing on these proposed rules was held on April 23, 2008 with comments from interested parties due on May 16, 2008.

New Jersey statutes require that the state periodically undertake a planning process, known as the EMP, to address energy related issues including energy security, economic growth, and environmental impact. The EMP is to be developed with involvement of the Governor’s Office and the Governor’s Office of Economic Growth, and is to be prepared by a Master Plan Committee, which is chaired by the NJBPU President and includes representatives of several State departments. In October 2006, the current EMP process was initiated through the creation of a number of working groups to obtain input from a broad range of interested stakeholders including utilities, environmental groups, customer groups, and major customers. In addition, public stakeholder meetings were held in the fall of 2006 and in early 2007.

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On April 17, 2008, a draft EMP was released for public comment. The draft EMP establishes four major goals:

·  maximize energy efficiency to achieve a 20% reduction in energy consumption by 2020;

·  reduce peak demand for electricity by 5,700 MW by 2020 (amounting to about a 22% reduction in projected demand);

·  meet 22.5% of the state’s electricity needs with renewable energy by 2020; and

·  develop low carbon emitting, efficient power plants and close the gap between the supply and demand for electricity.

Following the public comment period which is expected to extend into July 2008, a final EMP will be issued to be followed by appropriate legislation and regulation as necessary. At this time, JCP&L cannot predict the outcome of this process nor determine the impact, if any, such legislation or regulation may have on its operations.

On February 13, 2007, the NJBPU Staff informally issued a draft proposal relating to changes to the regulations addressing electric distribution service reliability and quality standards. Meetings between the NJBPU Staff and interested stakeholders to discuss the proposal were held and additional, revised informal proposals were subsequently circulated by the Staff. On September 4, 2007, proposed regulations were published in the New Jersey Register, which proposal will be subsequently considered by the NJBPU following comments that were submitted in September and October 2007. Final regulations (effective upon publication) were published in the New Jersey Register March 17, 2008. Upon preliminary review of the new regulations, JCP&L does not expect a material impact on its operations.

FERC Matters (Applicable to FES and each of the Companies)

Transmission Service between MISO and PJM

On November 18, 2004, the FERC issued an order eliminating the through and out rate for transmission service between the MISO and PJM regions. The FERC’s intent was to eliminate so-called “pancaking” of transmission charges between the MISO and PJM regions. The FERC also ordered the MISO, PJM and the transmission owners within MISO and PJM to submit compliance filings containing a rate mechanism to recover lost transmission revenues created by elimination of this charge (referred to as the Seams Elimination Cost Adjustment or “SECA”) during a 16-month transition period. The FERC issued orders in 2005 setting the SECA for hearing. The presiding judge issued an initial decision on August 10, 2006, rejecting the compliance filings made by MISO, PJM, and the transmission owners, and directing new compliance filings. This decision is subject to review and approval by the FERC. Briefs addressing the initial decision were filed on September 11, 2006 and October 20, 2006. A final order could be issued by the FERC in the second quarter of 2008.
PJM Transmission Rate Design

On January 31, 2005, certain PJM transmission owners made filings with the FERC pursuant to a settlement agreement previously approved by the FERC. JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec were parties to that proceeding and joined in two of the filings. In the first filing, the settling transmission owners submitted a filing justifying continuation of their existing rate design within the PJM RTO. Hearings were held and numerous parties appeared and litigated various issues concerning PJM rate design; notably AEP, which proposed to create a "postage stamp", or average rate for all high voltage transmission facilities across PJM and a zonal transmission rate for facilities below 345 kV. This proposal would have the effect of shifting recovery of the costs of high voltage transmission lines to other transmission zones, including those where JCP&L, Met-Ed, and Penelec serve load. On April 19, 2007, the FERC issued an order finding that the PJM transmission owners’ existing “license plate” or zonal rate design was just and reasonable and ordered that the current license plate rates for existing transmission facilities be retained. On the issue of rates for new transmission facilities, the FERC directed that costs for new transmission facilities that are rated at 500 kV or higher are to be collected from all transmission zones throughout the PJM footprint by means of a postage-stamp rate. Costs for new transmission facilities that are rated at less than 500 kV, however, are to be allocated on a “beneficiary pays” basis. The FERC found that PJM’s current beneficiary-pays cost allocation methodology is not sufficiently detailed and, in a related order that also was issued on April 19, 2007, directed that hearings be held for the purpose of establishing a just and reasonable cost allocation methodology for inclusion in PJM’s tariff.

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On May 18, 2007, certain parties filed for rehearing of the FERC’s April 19, 2007 order. On January 31, 2008, the requests for rehearing were denied. The FERC’s orders on PJM rate design will prevent the allocation of a portion of the revenue requirement of existing transmission facilities of other utilities to JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec. In addition, the FERC’s decision to allocate the cost of new 500 kV and above transmission facilities on a PJM-wide basis will reduce future transmission revenue recovery from the JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec zones. A partial settlement agreement addressing the “beneficiary pays” methodology for below 500 kV facilities, but excluding the issue of allocating new facilities costs to merchant transmission entities, was filed on September 14, 2007. The agreement was supported by the FERC’s Trial Staff, and was certified by the Presiding Judge. The FERC’s action on the settlement agreement is pending. The remaining merchant transmission cost allocation issues will proceed to hearing in May 2008. On February 13, 2008, AEP appealed the FERC’s orders to the federal Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The Illinois Commerce Commission, the PUCO and Dayton Power & Light have also appealed these orders to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals of these parties and others have been consolidated for argument in the Seventh Circuit.

Post Transition Period Rate Design

The FERC had directed MISO, PJM, and the respective transmission owners to make filings on or before August 1, 2007 to reevaluate transmission rate design within the MISO, and between MISO and PJM. On August 1, 2007, filings were made by MISO, PJM, and the vast majority of transmission owners, including FirstEnergy affiliates, which proposed to retain the existing transmission rate design. These filings were approved by the FERC on January 31, 2008. As a result of the FERC’s approval, the rates charged to FirstEnergy’s load-serving affiliates for transmission service over existing transmission facilities in MISO and PJM are unchanged. In a related filing, MISO and MISO transmission owners requested that the current MISO pricing for new transmission facilities that spreads 20% of the cost of new 345 kV and higher transmission facilities across the entire MISO footprint (known as the RECB methodology) be retained.

On September 17, 2007, AEP filed a complaint under Sections 206 and 306 of the Federal Power Act seeking to have the entire transmission rate design and cost allocation methods used by MISO and PJM declared unjust, unreasonable, and unduly discriminatory, and to have the FERC fix a uniform regional transmission rate design and cost allocation method for the entire MISO and PJM “Super Region” that recovers the average cost of new and existing transmission facilities operated at voltages of 345 kV and above from all transmission customers. Lower voltage facilities would continue to be recovered in the local utility transmission rate zone through a license plate rate. AEP requested a refund effective October 1, 2007, or alternatively, February 1, 2008. On January 31, 2008, the FERC issued an order denying the complaint. A rehearing request by AEP is pending before the FERC.

Distribution of MISO Network Service Revenues

Effective February 1, 2008, the MISO Transmission Owners Agreement provides for a change in the method of distributing transmission revenues among the transmission owners. MISO and a majority of the MISO transmission owners filed on December 3, 2007 to change the MISO tariff to clarify, for purposes of distributing network transmission revenue to the transmission owners, that all network transmission service revenues, whether collected by MISO or directly by the transmission owner, are included in the revenue distribution calculation.  This clarification was necessary because some network transmission service revenues are collected and retained by transmission owners in states where retail choice does not exist, and their “unbundled” retail load is currently exempt from MISO network service charges. The tariff changes filed with the FERC ensure that revenues collected by transmission owners from bundled load are taken into account in the revenue distribution calculation, and that transmission owners with bundled load do not collect more than their revenue requirements. Absent the changes, transmission owners, and ultimately their customers, with unbundled load or in retail choice states, such as ATSI, would subsidize transmission owners with bundled load, who would collect their revenue requirement from bundled load, plus share in revenues collected by MISO from unbundled customers. This would result in a large revenue shortfall for ATSI, which would eventually be passed on to customers in the form of higher transmission rates as calculated pursuant to ATSI’s Attachment O formula under the MISO tariff.

Numerous parties filed in support of the tariff changes, including the public service commissions of Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Ameren filed a protest on December 26, 2007, arguing that the December 3, 2007 filing violates the MISO Transmission Owners’ Agreement as well as an agreement among Ameren (Union Electric), MISO, and the Missouri Public Service Commission, which provides that Union Electric’s bundled load cannot be charged by MISO for network service. On February 2, 2008, the FERC issued an order conditionally accepting the tariff amendment subject to a minor compliance filing, which was made on March 3, 2008. This order ensures that ATSI will continue to receive transmission revenues from MISO equivalent to its transmission revenue requirement. A rehearing request by Ameren is pending before the FERC.

On February 1, 2008, MISO filed a request to continue using the existing revenue distribution methodology on an interim basis pending amendment of the MISO Transmission Owners’ Agreement. This request was accepted by the FERC on March 13, 2008. On that same day, MISO and the MISO transmission owners made a filing to amend the Transmission Owners’ Agreement to effectively continue the distribution of transmission revenues that was in effect prior to February 1, 2008. This matter is currently pending before the FERC.

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MISO Ancillary Services Market and Balancing Area Consolidation

MISO made a filing on September 14, 2007 to establish an ASM for regulation, spinning and supplemental reserves, to consolidate the existing 24 balancing areas within the MISO footprint, and to establish MISO as the NERC registered balancing authority for the region. This filing would permit load serving entities to purchase their operating reserve requirements in a competitive market. FES, CEI, OE, Penn and TE support the proposal to establish markets for Ancillary Services and consolidate existing balancing areas. On February 25, 2008, the FERC issued an order approving the ASM subject to certain compliance filings. MISO has since notified the FERC that the start of its ASM is delayed until September of 2008.

Duquesne’s Request to Withdraw from PJM

On November 8, 2007, Duquesne Light Company (Duquesne) filed a request with the FERC to exit PJM and to join the MISO. In its filing, Duquesne asked the FERC to be relieved of certain capacity payment obligations to PJM for capacity auctions conducted prior to its departure from PJM, but covering service for planning periods through May 31, 2011. Duquesne asserted that its primary reason for exiting PJM is to avoid paying future obligations created by PJM’s forward capacity market. FirstEnergy believes that Duquesne’s filing did not identify or address numerous legal, financial or operational issues that are implicated or affected directly by Duquesne’s proposal. Consequently, FirstEnergy submitted responsive filings that, while conceding Duquesne’s rights to exit PJM, contested various aspects of Duquesne’s proposal. FirstEnergy particularly focused on Duquesne’s proposal that it be allowed to exit PJM without payment of its share of existing capacity market commitments. FirstEnergy also objected to Duquesne’s failure to address the firm transmission service requirements that would be necessary for FirstEnergy to continue to use the Beaver Valley Plant to meet existing commitments in the PJM capacity markets and to serve native load. Other market participants also submitted filings contesting Duquesne’s plans.

On January 17, 2008, the FERC conditionally approved Duquesne’s request to exit PJM. Among other conditions, the FERC obligated Duquesne to pay the PJM capacity obligations through May 31, 2011. The FERC’s order took notice of the numerous transmission and other issues raised by FES and the Companies and other parties to the proceeding, but did not provide any responsive rulings or other guidance. Rather, the FERC ordered Duquesne to make a compliance filing in forty-five days detailing how Duquesne will satisfy its obligations under the PJM Transmission Owners’ Agreement. The FERC likewise directed the MISO to submit detailed plans to integrate Duquesne into the MISO. Finally, the FERC directed MISO and PJM to work together to resolve the substantive and procedural issues implicated by Duquesne’s transition into the MISO. These issues remain unresolved. If Duquesne satisfies all of the obligations set by the FERC, its planned transition date is October 9, 2008.

On March 18, 2008, the PJM Power Providers Group filed a request for emergency clarification regarding whether Duquesne-zone generators (including the Beaver Valley Plant) could participate in PJM’s May 2008 auction for the 2011-2012 RPM delivery year. FirstEnergy and the other Duquesne-zone generators filed responsive pleadings. On April 18, 2008, the FERC issued its Order on Motion for Emergency Clarification, wherein the FERC ruled that although the status of the Duquesne-zone generators will change to “External Resource” upon Duquesne’s exit from PJM, these generators can contract with PJM for the transmission reservations necessary to participate in the May 2008 auction. FirstEnergy has complied with FERC’s order by obtaining executed transmission service agreements for firm point-to-point transmission service for the 2011-2012 delivery year and, as such, FirstEnergy satisfies the criteria to bid the Beaver Valley Plant into the May 2008 RPM auction. Notwithstanding these events, on April 30, 2008 and May 1, 2008, certain members of the PJM Power Providers Group filed further pleadings on these issues. On May 2, 2008, FirstEnergy filed a responsive pleading. FirstEnergy is participating in the May 2008 RPM auction for the 2011-2012 RPM delivery year.

MISO Resource Adequacy Proposal

MISO made a filing on December 28, 2007 that would create an enforceable planning reserve requirement in the MISO tariff for load serving entities such as the Ohio Companies, Penn Power, and FES. This requirement is proposed to become effective for the planning year beginning June 1, 2009. The filing would permit MISO to establish the reserve margin requirement for load serving entities based upon a one day loss of load in ten years standard, unless the state utility regulatory agency establishes a different planning reserve for load serving entities in its state. FirstEnergy generally supports the proposal as it promotes a mechanism that will result in long-term commitments from both load-serving entities and resources, including both generation and demand side resources that are necessary for reliable resource adequacy and planning in the MISO footprint. Comments on the filing were filed on January 28, 2008. The FERC approved MISO’s Resource Adequacy proposal on March 26, 2008. Rehearing requests are pending on the FERC’s March 26 Order.  A compliance filing establishing the enforcement mechanism for the reserve margin requirement is due on or before June 25, 2008.

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Organized Wholesale Power Markets

On February 21, 2008, the FERC issued a NOPR through which it proposes to adopt new rules that it states will “improve operations in organized electric markets, boost competition and bring additional benefits to consumers.” The proposed rule addresses demand response and market pricing during reserve shortages, long-term power contracting, market-monitoring policies, and responsiveness of RTOs and ISOs to stakeholders and customers. FES and the Companies do not believe that the proposed rule will have a significant impact on their operations. Comments on the NOPR were filed on April 18, 2008.

Environmental Matters

Various federal, state and local authorities regulate FES and the Companies with regard to air and water quality and other environmental matters. The effects of compliance on FES and the Companies with regard to environmental matters could have a material adverse effect on their earnings and competitive position to the extent that they compete with companies that are not subject to such regulations and, therefore, do not bear the risk of costs associated with compliance, or failure to comply, with such regulations. FES and the Companies estimate capital expenditures for environmental compliance of approximately $1.4 billion for the period 2008-2012.

FES and the Companies accrue environmental liabilities only when they conclude that it is probable that they have an obligation for such costs and can reasonably estimate the amount of such costs. Unasserted claims are reflected in FES’ and the Companies’ determination of environmental liabilities and are accrued in the period that they become both probable and reasonably estimable.

Clean Air Act Compliance (Applicable to FES)

FES is required to meet federally-approved SO2 emissions regulations. Violations of such regulations can result in the shutdown of the generating unit involved and/or civil or criminal penalties of up to $32,500 for each day the unit is in violation. The EPA has an interim enforcement policy for SO2 regulations in Ohio that allows for compliance based on a 30-day averaging period. FES believes it is currently in compliance with this policy, but cannot predict what action the EPA may take in the future with respect to the interim enforcement policy.

The EPA Region 5 issued a Finding of Violation and NOV to the Bay Shore Power Plant dated June 15, 2006, alleging violations to various sections of the CAA. FES has disputed those alleged violations based on its CAA permit, the Ohio SIP and other information provided to the EPA at an August 2006 meeting with the EPA. The EPA has several enforcement options (administrative compliance order, administrative penalty order, and/or judicial, civil or criminal action) and has indicated that such option may depend on the time needed to achieve and demonstrate compliance with the rules alleged to have been violated. On June 5, 2007, the EPA requested another meeting to discuss “an appropriate compliance program” and a disagreement regarding the opacity limit applicable to the common stack for Bay Shore Units 2, 3 and 4.

FES complies with SO2 reduction requirements under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 by burning lower-sulfur fuel, generating more electricity from lower-emitting plants, and/or using emission allowances. NOX reductions required by the 1990 Amendments are being achieved through combustion controls and the generation of more electricity at lower-emitting plants. In September 1998, the EPA finalized regulations requiring additional NOX reductions at FES' facilities. The EPA's NOX Transport Rule imposes uniform reductions of NOX emissions (an approximate 85% reduction in utility plant NOX emissions from projected 2007 emissions) across a region of nineteen states (including Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania) and the District of Columbia based on a conclusion that such NOX emissions are contributing significantly to ozone levels in the eastern United States. FES believes its facilities are also complying with the NOX budgets established under SIPs through combustion controls and post-combustion controls, including Selective Catalytic Reduction and SNCR systems, and/or using emission allowances.

On May 22, 2007, FirstEnergy and FGCO received a notice letter, required 60 days prior to the filing of a citizen suit under the federal CAA, alleging violations of air pollution laws at the Bruce Mansfield Plant, including opacity limitations. Prior to the receipt of this notice, the Plant was subject to a Consent Order and Agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection concerning opacity emissions under which efforts to achieve compliance with the applicable laws will continue. On October 18, 2007, PennFuture filed a complaint, joined by three of its members, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. On January 11, 2008, FirstEnergy filed a motion to dismiss claims alleging a public nuisance. On April 24, 2008, the Court denied the motion to dismiss, but also ruled that monetary damages could not be recovered under the public nuisance claim.

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On December 18, 2007, the state of New Jersey filed a CAA citizen suit alleging NSR violations at the Portland Generation Station against Reliant (the current owner and operator), Sithe Energy (the purchaser of the Portland Station from Met-Ed in 1999), GPU, Inc. and Met-Ed.  Specifically, New Jersey alleges that "modifications" at Portland Units 1 and 2 occurred between 1980 and 1995 without preconstruction NSR or permitting under the CAA's prevention of significant deterioration program, and seeks injunctive relief, penalties, attorney fees and mitigation of the harm caused by excess emissions. On March 14, 2008, Met-Ed filed a motion to dismiss the citizen suit claims against it and a stipulation in which the parties agreed that GPU, Inc. should be dismissed from this case. On March 26, 2008, GPU, Inc. was dismissed by the Court. Although it remains liable for civil or criminal penalties and fines that may be assessed relating to events prior to the sale of the Portland Station in 1999, Met-Ed is indemnified by Sithe Energy against any other liability arising under the CAA whether it arises out of pre-1999 or post-1999 events.

National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Applicable to FES)

In March 2005, the EPA finalized the CAIR covering a total of 28 states (including Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania) and the District of Columbia based on proposed findings that air emissions from 28 eastern states and the District of Columbia significantly contribute to non-attainment of the NAAQS for fine particles and/or the "8-hour" ozone NAAQS in other states. CAIR requires reductions of NOX and SO2 emissions in two phases (Phase I in 2009 for NOX, 2010 for SO2 and Phase II in 2015 for both NOX and SO2). FES' Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania fossil generation facilities will be subject to caps on SO2 and NOX emissions. According to the EPA, SO2 emissions will be reduced by 45% (from 2003 levels) by 2010 across the states covered by the rule, with reductions reaching 73% (from 2003 levels) by 2015, capping SO2 emissions in affected states to just 2.5 million tons annually. NOX emissions will be reduced by 53% (from 2003 levels) by 2009 across the states covered by the rule, with reductions reaching 61% (from 2003 levels) by 2015, achieving a regional NOX cap of 1.3 million tons annually. CAIR has been challenged in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The future cost of compliance with these regulations may be substantial and may depend on the outcome of this litigation and how CAIR is ultimately implemented.

Mercury Emissions (Applicable to FES)

In December 2000, the EPA announced it would proceed with the development of regulations regarding hazardous air pollutants from electric power plants, identifying mercury as the hazardous air pollutant of greatest concern. In March 2005, the EPA finalized the CAMR, which provides a cap-and-trade program to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants in two phases; initially, capping national mercury emissions at 38 tons by 2010 (as a "co-benefit" from implementation of SO2 and NOX emission caps under the EPA's CAIR program) and 15 tons per year by 2018. Several states and environmental groups appealed the CAMR to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. On February 8, 2008, the court vacated the CAMR, ruling that the EPA failed to take the necessary steps to “de-list” coal-fired power plants from its hazardous air pollutant program and, therefore, could not promulgate a cap and trade program.  The EPA must now seek further judicial review of that ruling or take regulatory action to promulgate new mercury emission standards for coal-fired power plants. FGCO’s future cost of compliance with mercury regulations may be substantial and will depend on the action taken by the EPA and on how they are ultimately implemented.

Pennsylvania has submitted a new mercury rule for EPA approval that does not provide a cap-and-trade approach as in the CAMR, but rather follows a command-and-control approach imposing emission limits on individual sources. It is anticipated that compliance with these regulations, if approved by the EPA and implemented, would not require the addition of mercury controls at the Bruce Mansfield Plant, FES’ only Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant, until 2015, if at all.

W. H. Sammis Plant (Applicable to FES, OE and Penn)

In 1999 and 2000, the EPA issued an NOV and the DOJ filed a civil complaint against OE and Penn based on operation and maintenance of the W.H. Sammis Plant (Sammis NSR Litigation) and filed similar complaints involving 44 other U.S. power plants. This case, along with seven other similar cases, are referred to as the NSR cases.

On March 18, 2005, OE and Penn announced that they had reached a settlement with the EPA, the DOJ and three states (Connecticut, New Jersey and New York) that resolved all issues related to the Sammis NSR litigation. This settlement agreement, which is in the form of a consent decree, was approved by the court on July 11, 2005, and requires reductions of NOX and SO2 emissions at the Sammis, Burger, Eastlake and Mansfield coal-fired plants through the installation of pollution control devices and provides for stipulated penalties for failure to install and operate such pollution controls in accordance with that agreement. Consequently, if FirstEnergy fails to install such pollution control devices, for any reason, including, but not limited to, the failure of any third-party contractor to timely meet its delivery obligations for such devices, FGCO, OE and Penn could be exposed to penalties under the Sammis NSR Litigation consent decree. Capital expenditures necessary to complete requirements of the Sammis NSR Litigation consent decree are currently estimated to be $1.3 billion for FGCO for 2008-2012 ($650 million of which is expected to be spent during 2008, with the largest portion of the remaining $650 million expected to be spent in 2009). This amount is included in the estimated capital expenditures for environmental compliance referenced above.

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On April 2, 2007, the United States Supreme Court ruled that changes in annual emissions (in tons/year) rather than changes in hourly emissions rate (in kilograms/hour) must be used to determine whether an emissions increase triggers NSR. Subsequently, on May 8, 2007, the EPA proposed to revise the NSR regulations to utilize changes in the hourly emission rate (in kilograms/hour) to determine whether an emissions increase triggers NSR.   The EPA has not yet issued a final regulation. FGCO’s future cost of compliance with those regulations may be substantial and will depend on how they are ultimately implemented.

Climate Change (Applicable to FES)

In December 1997, delegates to the United Nations' climate summit in Japan adopted an agreement, the Kyoto Protocol, to address global warming by reducing the amount of man-made GHG emitted by developed countries by 2012. The United States signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1998 but it failed to receive the two-thirds vote required for ratification by the United States Senate. However, the Bush administration has committed the United States to a voluntary climate change strategy to reduce domestic GHG intensity – the ratio of emissions to economic output – by 18% through 2012. Also, in an April 16, 2008 speech, President Bush set a policy goal of stopping the growth of GHG emissions by 2025, as the next step beyond the 2012 strategy. In addition, the EPACT established a Committee on Climate Change Technology to coordinate federal climate change activities and promote the development and deployment of GHG reducing technologies.

There are a number of initiatives to reduce GHG emissions under consideration at the federal, state and international level.  At the international level, efforts to reach a new global agreement to reduce GHG emissions post-2012 have begun with the Bali Roadmap, which outlines a two-year process designed to lead to an agreement in 2009. At the federal level, members of Congress have introduced several bills seeking to reduce emissions of GHG in the United States, and the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committees have passed one such bill. State activities, primarily the northeastern states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and western states led by California, have coordinated efforts to develop regional strategies to control emissions of certain GHGs.

On April 2, 2007, the United States Supreme Court found that the EPA has the authority to regulate CO2 emissions from automobiles as “air pollutants” under the CAA. Although this decision did not address CO2 emissions from electric generating plants, the EPA has similar authority under the CAA to regulate “air pollutants” from those and other facilities.

FES cannot currently estimate the financial impact of climate change policies, although potential legislative or regulatory programs restricting CO2 emissions could require significant capital and other expenditures. The CO2 emissions per KWH of electricity generated by FES is lower than many regional competitors due to its diversified generation sources, which include low or non-CO2 emitting gas-fired and nuclear generators.

Clean Water Act (Applicable to FES)

Various water quality regulations, the majority of which are the result of the federal Clean Water Act and its amendments, apply to FES’ plants. In addition, Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have water quality standards applicable to FES' operations. As provided in the Clean Water Act, authority to grant federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System water discharge permits can be assumed by a state. Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have assumed such authority.

On September 7, 2004, the EPA established new performance standards under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act for reducing impacts on fish and shellfish from cooling water intake structures at certain existing large electric generating plants. The regulations call for reductions in impingement mortality (when aquatic organisms are pinned against screens or other parts of a cooling water intake system) and entrainment (which occurs when aquatic life is drawn into a facility's cooling water system). On January 26, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit remanded portions of the rulemaking dealing with impingement mortality and entrainment back to the EPA for further rulemaking and eliminated the restoration option from the EPA’s regulations. On July 9, 2007, the EPA suspended this rule, noting that until further rulemaking occurs, permitting authorities should continue the existing practice of applying their best professional judgment (BPJ) to minimize impacts on fish and shellfish from cooling water intake structures. On April 14, 2008, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to review certain aspects of the Second Circuit’s decision. FirstEnergy is studying various control options and their costs and effectiveness. Depending on the results of such studies, the outcome of the Supreme Court’s review of the Second Circuit’s decision, the EPA’s further rulemaking and any action taken by the states exercising BPJ, the future costs of compliance with these standards may require material capital expenditures.

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Regulation of Hazardous Waste (Applicable to FES and each of the Companies)

As a result of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, federal and state hazardous waste regulations have been promulgated. Certain fossil-fuel combustion waste products, such as coal ash, were exempted from hazardous waste disposal requirements pending the EPA's evaluation of the need for future regulation. The EPA subsequently determined that regulation of coal ash as a hazardous waste is unnecessary. In April 2000, the EPA announced that it will develop national standards regulating disposal of coal ash under its authority to regulate non-hazardous waste.

Under NRC regulations, FES and the Companies must ensure that adequate funds will be available to decommission its nuclear facilities.  As of March 31, 2008, FES and the Companies had approximately $2.0 billion invested in external trusts to be used for the decommissioning and environmental remediation of Davis-Besse, Beaver Valley, Perry and TMI-2. As part of the application to the NRC to transfer the ownership of Davis-Besse, Beaver Valley and Perry to NGC in 2005, FirstEnergy agreed to contribute another $80 million to these trusts by 2010. Consistent with NRC guidance, utilizing a “real” rate of return on these funds of approximately 2% over inflation, these trusts are expected to exceed the minimum decommissioning funding requirements set by the NRC. Conservatively, these estimates do not include any rate of return that the trusts may earn over the 20-year plant useful life extensions that FirstEnergy and FES (and Exelon for TMI-1 as it relates to the timing of the decommissioning of TMI-2) seeks for these facilities.

The Companies have been named as PRPs at waste disposal sites, which may require cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Allegations of disposal of hazardous substances at historical sites and the liability involved are often unsubstantiated and subject to dispute; however, federal law provides that all PRPs for a particular site may be liable on a joint and several basis. Therefore, environmental liabilities that are considered probable have been recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2008, based on estimates of the total costs of cleanup, the Companies' proportionate responsibility for such costs and the financial ability of other unaffiliated entities to pay. Total liabilities of approximately $92 million (JCP&L - $65 million, TE - $1 million, CEI - $1 million and FirstEnergy Corp. - $25 million) have been accrued through March 31, 2008. Included in the total for JCP&L are accrued liabilities of approximately $56 million for environmental remediation of former manufactured gas plants in New Jersey; which are being recovered by JCP&L through a non-bypassable SBC.

Other Legal Proceedings

Power Outages and Related Litigation (Applicable to JCP&L)

In July 1999, the Mid-Atlantic States experienced a severe heat wave, which resulted in power outages throughout the service territories of many electric utilities, including JCP&L's territory. In an investigation into the causes of the outages and the reliability of the transmission and distribution systems of all four of New Jersey’s electric utilities, the NJBPU concluded that there was not a prima facie case demonstrating that, overall, JCP&L provided unsafe, inadequate or improper service to its customers. Two class action lawsuits (subsequently consolidated into a single proceeding) were filed in New Jersey Superior Court in July 1999 against JCP&L, GPU and other GPU companies, seeking compensatory and punitive damages arising from the July 1999 service interruptions in the JCP&L territory.

In August 2002, the trial court granted partial summary judgment to JCP&L and dismissed the plaintiffs' claims for consumer fraud, common law fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and strict product liability. In November 2003, the trial court granted JCP&L's motion to decertify the class and denied plaintiffs' motion to permit into evidence their class-wide damage model indicating damages in excess of $50 million. These class decertification and damage rulings were appealed to the Appellate Division. The Appellate Division issued a decision in July 2004, affirming the decertification of the originally certified class, but remanding for certification of a class limited to those customers directly impacted by the outages of JCP&L transformers in Red Bank, NJ, based on a common incident involving the failure of the bushings of two large transformers in the Red Bank substation resulting in planned and unplanned outages in the area during a 2-3 day period. In 2005, JCP&L renewed its motion to decertify the class based on a very limited number of class members who incurred damages and also filed a motion for summary judgment on the remaining plaintiffs’ claims for negligence, breach of contract and punitive damages. In July 2006, the New Jersey Superior Court dismissed the punitive damage claim and again decertified the class based on the fact that a vast majority of the class members did not suffer damages and those that did would be more appropriately addressed in individual actions. Plaintiffs appealed this ruling to the New Jersey Appellate Division which, in March 2007, reversed the decertification of the Red Bank class and remanded this matter back to the Trial Court to allow plaintiffs sufficient time to establish a damage model or individual proof of damages. JCP&L filed a petition for allowance of an appeal of the Appellate Division ruling to the New Jersey Supreme Court which was denied in May 2007.  Proceedings are continuing in the Superior Court and a case management conference with the presiding Judge is scheduled for June 13, 2008. JCP&L is defending this class action but is unable to predict the outcome of this matter.  No liability has been accrued as of March 31, 2008.

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Nuclear Plant Matters (Applicable to FES)

On May 14, 2007, the Office of Enforcement of the NRC issued a DFI to FENOC, following FENOC’s reply to an April 2, 2007 NRC request for information, about two reports prepared by expert witnesses for an insurance arbitration (the insurance claim was subsequently withdrawn by FirstEnergy in December 2007) related to Davis-Besse. The NRC indicated that this information was needed for the NRC “to determine whether an Order or other action should be taken pursuant to 10 CFR 2.202, to provide reasonable assurance that FENOC will continue to operate its licensed facilities in accordance with the terms of its licenses and the Commission’s regulations.” FENOC was directed to submit the information to the NRC within 30 days. On June 13, 2007, FENOC filed a response to the NRC’s DFI reaffirming that it accepts full responsibility for the mistakes and omissions leading up to the damage to the reactor vessel head and that it remains committed to operating Davis-Besse and FirstEnergy’s other nuclear plants safely and responsibly. FENOC submitted a supplemental response clarifying certain aspects of the DFI response to the NRC on July 16, 2007. On August 15, 2007, the NRC issued a confirmatory order imposing these commitments. FENOC must inform the NRC’s Office of Enforcement after it completes the key commitments embodied in the NRC’s order. FENOC’s compliance with these commitments is subject to future NRC review.

Other Legal Matters (Applicable to OE, JCP&L and FES)

There are various lawsuits, claims (including claims for asbestos exposure) and proceedings related to FirstEnergy's normal business operations pending against FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries. The other potentially material items not otherwise discussed above are described below.

On August 22, 2005, a class action complaint was filed against OE in Jefferson County, Ohio Common Pleas Court, seeking compensatory and punitive damages to be determined at trial based on claims of negligence and eight other tort counts alleging damages from W.H. Sammis Plant air emissions. The two named plaintiffs are also seeking injunctive relief to eliminate harmful emissions and repair property damage and the institution of a medical monitoring program for class members. On April 5, 2007, the Court rejected the plaintiffs’ request to certify this case as a class action and, accordingly, did not appoint the plaintiffs as class representatives or their counsel as class counsel. On July 30, 2007, plaintiffs’ counsel voluntarily withdrew their request for reconsideration of the April 5, 2007 Court order denying class certification and the Court heard oral argument on the plaintiffs’ motion to amend their complaint which OE opposed. On August 2, 2007, the Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion to amend their complaint. The plaintiffs have appealed the Court’s denial of the motion for certification as a class action and motion to amend their complaint.

JCP&L's bargaining unit employees filed a grievance challenging JCP&L's 2002 call-out procedure that required bargaining unit employees to respond to emergency power outages. On May 20, 2004, an arbitration panel concluded that the call-out procedure violated the parties' collective bargaining agreement. At the conclusion of the June 1, 2005 hearing, the arbitration panel decided not to hear testimony on damages and closed the proceedings. On September 9, 2005, the arbitration panel issued an opinion to award approximately $16 million to the bargaining unit employees. On February 6, 2006, a federal district court granted a union motion to dismiss, as premature, a JCP&L appeal of the award filed on October 18, 2005. A final order identifying the individual damage amounts was issued on October 31, 2007. The award appeal process was initiated. The union filed a motion with the federal court to confirm the award and JCP&L filed its answer and counterclaim to vacate the award on December 31, 2007. The court held a scheduling conference in April 2008 where it set a briefing schedule with all briefs to be concluded by July 2008. JCP&L recognized a liability for the potential $16 million award in 2005.

The union employees at the Bruce Mansfield Plant have been working without a labor contract since February 15, 2008. The parties are continuing to bargain with the assistance of a federal mediator. FirstEnergy has a strike mitigation plan ready in the event of a strike.

FirstEnergy accrues legal liabilities only when it concludes that it is probable that it has an obligation for such costs and can reasonably estimate the amount of such costs. If it were ultimately determined that FirstEnergy or its subsidiaries have legal liability or are otherwise made subject to liability based on the above matters, it could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy's or its subsidiaries' financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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New Accounting Standards and Interpretations (Applicable to FES and each of the Companies)

SFAS 141(R) – “Business Combinations”

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 141(R), which requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction; establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; and requires the acquirer to disclose to investors and other users all of the information they need to evaluate and understand the nature and financial effect of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) attempts to reduce the complexity of existing GAAP related to business combinations. The Standard includes both core principles and pertinent application guidance, eliminating the need for numerous EITF issues and other interpretative guidance. SFAS 141(R) will affect business combinations entered into by FES or any of the Companies that close after January 1, 2009. In addition, the Standard also affects the accounting for changes in tax valuation allowances made after January 1, 2009, that were established as part of a business combination prior to the implementation of this Standard. FES and the Companies are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this Standard on their financial statements.

SFAS 160 - “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an Amendment of ARB No. 51”

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160 that establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. This Statement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. The Statement is not expected to have a material impact on FES’ or the Companies’ financial statements.

SFAS 161 - “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133”

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, which enhances the current disclosure framework for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The Statement requires that objectives for using derivative instruments be disclosed in terms of underlying risk and accounting designation. This disclosure better conveys the purpose of derivative use in terms of the risks that the entity is intending to manage. The FASB believes disclosing the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format is designed to provide a more complete picture of the location in an entity’s financial statements of both the derivative positions existing at period end and the effect of using derivatives during the reporting period. Disclosing information about credit-risk-related contingent features is designed to provide information on the potential effect on an entity’s liquidity from using derivatives. Finally, this Statement requires cross-referencing within the footnotes, which is intended to help users of financial statements locate important information about derivative instruments. FES and the Companies are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this Standard on their financial statements.


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COMBINED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)


1.ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

FirstEnergy's principal businessFirstEnergy is the holding,a diversified energy company that holds, directly or indirectly, of all of the outstanding common stock of its eight principal electric utility operating subsidiaries: OE, CEI, TE, Penn ATSI, JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec. Penn is a(a wholly owned subsidiary of OE. FirstEnergy’s consolidated financial statements also include its other subsidiaries:OE), ATSI, JCP&L, Met-Ed, Penelec, FENOC, FES and its subsidiaries FGCO and NGC, and FESC.

FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries follow GAAP and comply with the regulations, orders, policies and practices prescribed by the SEC, the FERC and, as applicable, the PUCO, the PPUC and the NJBPU. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make periodic estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The reported results of operations are not indicative of results of operations for any future period.

These statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20062007 for FirstEnergy, FES and the Companies. The consolidated unaudited financial statements of FirstEnergy, FES and each of the Companies reflect all normal recurring adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary to fairly present results of operations for the interim periods. Certain businesses divested in 2006prior year amounts have been classified as discontinued operations on the Consolidated Statements of Income (see Note 3). As discussed in Note 12, interim period segment reporting in 2006 was reclassified to conform withto the current year business segment organizations and operations.presentation. Unless otherwise indicated, defined terms used herein have the meanings set forth in the accompanying Glossary of Terms.

FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries consolidate all majority-owned subsidiaries over which they exercise control and, when applicable, entities for which they have a controlling financial interest. Intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated in consolidation. FirstEnergy consolidates a VIE (see Note 7)8) when it is determined to be the VIE's primary beneficiary. Investments in non-consolidated affiliates over which FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries have the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control (20-50% owned companies, joint ventures and partnerships) are accounted for underfollow the equity method.method of accounting. Under the equity method, the interest in the entity is reported as an investment in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the percentage share of the entity’s earnings is reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Certain prior year amounts

The consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2008 and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

FirstEnergy's and the Companies'reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm has performed reviewsfirm. Their report (dated May 7, 2008) is included herein. The report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP states that they did not audit and issued reportsthey do not express an opinion on these consolidated interimthat unaudited financial statementsinformation. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their report on such information should be restricted in accordance with standards established bylight of the PCAOB. Pursuantlimited nature of the review procedures applied. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is not subject to Rule 436(c) underthe liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 for their reportsreport on the unaudited financial information because that report is not a “report” or a “part” of those reviews should not be considered a reportregistration statement prepared or certified by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP within the meaning of SectionSections 7 and 11 of thatthe Securities Act and the independent registered public accounting firm’s liability under Section 11 does not extend to them.of 1933.

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2.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share of common stock is computed using the weighted average of actual common shares outstanding during the respective period as the denominator. The denominator for diluted earnings per share of common stock reflects the weighted average of common shares outstanding plus the potential additional common shares that could result if dilutive securities and other agreements to issue common stock were exercised. The pool of stock-based compensation tax benefits is calculated in accordance with SFAS 123(R). On August 10, 2006, FirstEnergy repurchased 10.6 million shares, approximately 3.2%, of its outstanding common stock through an accelerated share repurchase program. The initial purchase price was $600 million, or $56.44 per share. A final purchase price adjustment of $27 million was settled in cash on April 2, 2007. On March 2, 2007, FirstEnergy repurchased approximately 14.4 million shares, or 4.5%, of its outstanding common stock through an additional accelerated share repurchase program with an affiliate of Morgan Stanley and Co., Incorporated at an initial price of $62.63 per share, or a total initial purchase price of approximately $900 million. TheA final purchase price for this program will be adjusted to reflect the volume weighted average priceadjustment of FirstEnergy’s common stock during the period of time that the bank will acquire shares to cover its short position, which is approximately one year.$51 million was settled in cash on December 13, 2007. The following table reconciles basic and diluted earnings per share calculations for the first quarter of 2007 reflect the impact associated with the March 2007 accelerated share repurchase program. FirstEnergy intends to settle, in cash or shares, any obligation on its part to pay the difference between the average of the daily volume-weighted average price of the shares as calculated under the March 2007 program and the initial price of the shares. The effect of any potential settlement in shares is currently unknown.common stock:

Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted
 
  
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Earnings per Share of Common Stock
 
2007
 
2006
 
 
       (In millions, except per share amounts)
Income from continuing operations $290 $219 
Discontinued operations  -  2 
Net income available for common shareholders $290 $221 
        
Average shares of common stock outstanding - Basic  314  329 
Assumed exercise of dilutive stock options and awards  2  1 
Average shares of common stock outstanding - Dilutive  316  330 
        
Earnings per share:       
 Basic earnings per share:       
  Earnings from continuing operations $0.92 $0.67 
  Discontinued operations  -  - 
  Net earnings per basic share $0.92 $0.67 
        
 Diluted earnings per share:       
  Earnings from continuing operations $0.92 $0.67 
  Discontinued operations  -  - 
  Net earnings per diluted share $0.92 $0.67 
        

Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Earnings per Share of Common Stock 2008 2007 
 
(In millions, except
 per share amounts)
Net income $276 $290 
        
Average shares of common stock outstanding – Basic  304  314 
Assumed exercise of dilutive stock options and awards  3  2 
Average shares of common stock outstanding – Dilutive  307  316 
        
Basic earnings per share of common stock $0.91 $0.92 
Diluted earnings per share of common stock $0.90 $0.92 


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3.  DIVESTITURES AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In 2006,On March 7, 2008, FirstEnergy sold its remaining FSG subsidiaries (Roth Bros., Hattenbach, Dunbar, Edwards and RPC) for an aggregatecertain telecommunication assets, resulting in a net after-tax gain of $2.2$19.3 million. Hattenbach, Dunbar, Edwards, and RPC are included in discontinued operationsAs a result of the sale, FirstEnergy adjusted goodwill by $1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006; Roth Bros. doesformer GPU companies due to the realization of tax benefits that had been reserved in purchase accounting. The sale of assets did not meet the criteria for that classification.classification as discontinued operations as of March 31, 2008.

In4.  FAIR VALUE MEASURES

Effective January 1, 2008, FirstEnergy adopted SFAS 157, which provides a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and, among other things, requires enhanced disclosures about assets and liabilities recognized at fair value. FirstEnergy also adopted SFAS 159 on January 1, 2008, which provides the option to measure certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. FirstEnergy has analyzed its financial assets and financial liabilities within the scope of SFAS 159 and, as of March 2006, FirstEnergy sold 60% of its interest31, 2008, has elected not to record eligible assets and liabilities at fair value.

As defined in MYRSFAS 157, fair value is the price that would be received for an after-tax gain of $0.2 million. In June 2006, as partasset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants on the measurement date. SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the March agreement, FirstEnergy sold an additional 1.67% interest. As a resultfair value hierarchy defined by SFAS 157 are as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the March sale, FirstEnergy deconsolidated MYRreporting date. Active markets are those where transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. FirstEnergy’s Level 1 assets and liabilities primarily consist of exchange-traded derivatives and equity securities listed on active exchanges that are held in various trusts.

Level 2 – Pricing inputs are either directly or indirectly observable in the first quartermarket as of 2006the reporting date, other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1. FirstEnergy’s Level 2 consists primarily of investments in debt securities held in various trusts and accountedcommodity forwards. Additionally, Level 2 includes those financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies based on assumptions that are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. These models are primarily industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including quoted forward prices for its remaining 38.33% interest under the equity method. In the fourth quarter of 2006, FirstEnergy sold its remaining MYR interest for an after-tax gain of $8.6 million. The incomecommodities, time value, volatility factors, and current market and contractual prices for the periodunderlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Instruments in this category include non-exchange-traded derivatives such as forwards and certain interest rate swaps.

Level 3 – Pricing inputs include inputs that MYR was accountedare generally less observable from objective sources. These inputs may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair value. FirstEnergy develops its view of the future market price of key commodities through a combination of market observation and assessment (generally for as an equity method investment has not been included in discontinued operations; however, resultsthe short term) and fundamental modeling (generally for the longer term). Key fundamental electricity model inputs are generally directly observable in the first quartermarket or derived from publicly available historic and forecast data. Some key inputs reflect forecasts published by industry leading consultants who generally employ similar fundamental modeling approaches. Fundamental model inputs and results, as well as the selection of 2006 priorconsultants, reflect the consensus of appropriate FirstEnergy management. Level 3 instruments include those that may be more structured or otherwise tailored to customers’ needs. FirstEnergy’s Level 3 instruments consist of NUG contracts.

FirstEnergy utilizes market data and assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the initial sale in March 2006, includingvaluation technique. These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally unobservable. FirstEnergy primarily applies the gain onmarket approach for recurring fair value measurements using the sale, are reported as discontinued operations.best information available. Accordingly, FirstEnergy maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs.

Revenues associated with discontinued operations were $140 million in first quarter of 2006. The following table summarizessets forth FirstEnergy’s financial assets and financial liabilities that are accounted for at fair value by level within the net income (loss) includedfair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2008. As required by SFAS 157, assets and liabilities are classified in "Discontinued Operations"their entirety based on the Consolidated Statementslowest level of Incomeinput that is significant to the fair value measurement. FirstEnergy’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.



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  March 31, 2008 
Recurring Fair Value Measures Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total 
  (In millions) 
Assets:             
    Derivatives $4 $98 $- $102 
    Nuclear decommissioning trusts(1)
  1,070  953  -  2,023 
    Other investments(2)
  21  303  -  324 
    Total $1,095 $1,354 $- $2,449 
              
Liabilities:             
    Derivatives $- $98 $- $98 
    NUG contracts(3)
  -  -  682  682 
    Total $- $98 $682 $780 

(1)  Balance excludes $2 million of receivables, payables and accrued income.
(2)  Excludes $318 million of the cash surrender value of life insurance contracts.
(3)  NUG contracts are completely offset by regulatory assets.

The determination of the above fair value measures takes into consideration various factors required under SFAS 157. These factors include the credit standing of the counterparties involved, the impact of credit enhancements (such as cash deposits, LOCs and priority interests) and the impact of nonperformance risk.

Exchange-traded derivative contracts, which include some futures and options, are generally based on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets and are classified within Level 1. Forwards, options and swap contracts that are not exchange-traded are classified as Level 2 as the fair values of these items are based on ICE quotes or market transactions in the OTC markets. In addition, complex or longer term structured transactions can introduce the need for internally-developed model inputs that may not be observable in or corroborated by the market. When such inputs have a significant impact on the measurement of fair value, the instrument is classified as Level 3.

Nuclear decommissioning trusts consist of equity securities listed on active exchanges classified as Level 1 and various debt securities and collective trusts classified as Level 2. Other investments represent the NUG trusts, spent nuclear fuel trusts and rabbi trust investments, which primarily consist of various debt securities and collective trusts classified as Level 2.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of changes in the fair value of NUG contracts classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 20062008 (in millions):

FSG subsidiaries $(1)
MYR  3 
Income from discontinued operations $2 
Balance as of January 1, 2008 $750 
    Realized and unrealized gains (losses)(1)
  (58)
    Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net(1)
  (10)
    Net transfers to (from) Level 3  - 
Balance as of March 31, 2008 $682 
     
Change in unrealized gains (losses) relating to    
    instruments held as of March 31, 2008 $(58)
     
(1) Changes in the fair value of NUG contracts are completely offset by regulatory
     assets and do not impact earnings.
 
 

2

Under FSP FAS 157-2, FirstEnergy has elected to defer, for one year, the election of SFAS 157 for financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating the impact of FAS 157 on those financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

4.5.  DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

FirstEnergy is exposed to financial risks resulting from the fluctuation of interest rates and commodity prices, including prices for electricity, natural gas, coal and energy transmission. To manage the volatility relating to these exposures, FirstEnergy uses a variety of derivative instruments, including forward contracts, options, futures contracts and swaps. The derivatives are used principally for hedging purposes. FirstEnergy's Risk Policy Committee, comprised of members of senior management, provides general management oversight for risk management activities throughout the Company.FirstEnergy. They are responsible for promoting the effective design and implementation of sound risk management programs. They also oversee compliance with corporate risk management policies and established risk management practices.

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FirstEnergy accounts for derivative instruments on its Consolidated Balance Sheet at their fair value unless they meet the normal purchasepurchases and normal sales criterion.criteria. Derivatives that meet that criterionthose criteria are accounted for on the accrual basis.at cost. The changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that do not meet the normal purchasepurchases and normal sales criterioncriteria are recorded as other expense, as AOCL, or as part of the value of the hedged item, depending on whether or not it is designated as part of a hedge transaction, the nature of the hedge transaction and hedge effectiveness. FirstEnergy does not offset fair value for the right to reclaim collateral or the obligation to return collateral.

FirstEnergy hedges anticipated transactions using cash flow hedges. Such transactions include hedges of anticipated electricity and natural gas purchases and anticipated interest payments associated with future debt issues. The effective portion of such hedges are initially recorded in equity as other comprehensive income or loss and are subsequently included in net income as the underlying hedged commodities are delivered or interest payments are made. Gains and losses from any ineffective portion of cash flow hedges are included directly in earnings.

The net deferred losses of $45$84 million included in AOCL as of March 31, 2007,2008, for derivative hedging activity, as compared to the$75 million as of December 31, 2006 balance of $58 million of net deferred losses,2007, resulted from a net $9$21 million decreaseincrease related to current hedging activity and a $4$12 million decrease due to net hedge losses reclassified intoto earnings during the three months ended March 31, 2007.2008. Based on current estimates, approximately $7$19 million (after tax) of the net deferred losses on derivative instruments in AOCL as of March 31, 2007 is2008 are expected to be reclassified to earnings during the next twelve months as hedged transactions occur. The fair value of these derivative instruments fluctuate from period to period based on various market factors.

FirstEnergy has entered into swaps that have been designated as fair value hedges of fixed-rate, long-term debt issues to protect against the risk of changes in the fair value of fixed-rate debt instruments due to lower interest rates. Swap maturities, call options, fixed interest rates received, and interest payment dates match those of the underlying debt obligations. In prior years, FirstEnergy has unwound swaps, the gains and losses are amortized in earnings over the remaining maturity of each respective hedged security as adjustments to interest expense. As of March 31, 2007,2008, FirstEnergy had interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional value of $750$250 million and a fair value of $(24)$5 million.

During 20062007 and the first three months of 2007,2008, FirstEnergy entered into several forward starting swap agreements (forward swaps) in order to hedge a portion of the consolidated interest rate risk associated with the anticipated issuancesissuance of variable-rate, short-term debt and fixed-rate, long-term debt securities forby one or more of its subsidiaries during 2007 - 2008 as outstanding debt matures.matures during 2008 and 2009. These derivatives are treated as cash flow hedges, protecting against the risk of changes in future interest payments resulting from changes in benchmark U.S. Treasury and LIBOR rates between the date of hedge inception and the date of the debt issuance. During the first three months of 2007,2008, FirstEnergy terminated swaps with a notional value of $250$300 million for which itand entered into swaps with a notional value of $500 million. FirstEnergy paid $3$18 million allrelated to the terminations, $1 million of which was deemed effective.ineffective and recognized in current period earnings. FirstEnergy will recognize the remaining $17 million loss over the life of the associated future debt. As of March 31, 2007,2008, FirstEnergy had forward swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $475$600 million and a long-term debt securities fair value of $(2)$(8) million.

5.6.  ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

FirstEnergy has recognized applicable legal obligations under SFAS 143 for nuclear power plant decommissioning, reclamation of a sludge disposal pond and closure of two coal ash disposal sites. In addition, FirstEnergy has recognized conditional retirement obligations (primarily for asbestos remediation) in accordance with FIN 47.

The ARO liability of $1.2$1.3 billion as of March 31, 20072008 is primarily related to the future nuclear decommissioning of the Beaver Valley, Davis-Besse, Perry and TMI-2 nuclear generating facilities. The obligation to decommission these units was developed based on site specific studies performed by an independent engineer. FirstEnergy utilized an expected cash flow approach to measure the fair value of the nuclear decommissioning ARO.

FirstEnergy maintains nuclear decommissioning trust funds that are legally restricted for purposes of settling the nuclear decommissioning ARO. As of March 31, 2007,2008, the fair value of the decommissioning trust assets was approximately $2.0 billion.

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The following tables analyze changes to the ARO balance during the first quarters of 20072008 and 2006,2007, respectively.

ARO Reconciliation
 
FirstEnergy
 
OE
 
CEI
 
TE
 
JCP&L
 
Met-Ed
 
Penelec
  FirstEnergy FES OE CEI TE JCP&L Met-Ed Penelec 
 
(In millions)
 
Balance, January 1, 2008
 
$
1,267
 
$
810
 
$
94
 
$
2
 
$
28
 
$
90
 
$
161
 
$
82
 
Liabilities incurred
  
-
  
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
Liabilities settled
  
-
  
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
Accretion
  
20
  
14
 
1
 
-
 
1
 
1
 
2
 
1
 
Revisions in estimated cash flows
  -  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
 
Balance, March 31, 2008
 $1,287 
$
824
 
$
95
 
$
2
 
$
29
 
$
91
 
$
163
 
$
83
 
 
(In millions)
                    
Balance, January 1, 2007 $1,190 $88 $2 $27 $84 $151 $77  
$
1,190
 
$
760
 
$
88
 
$
2
 
$
27
 
$
84
 
$
151
 
$
77
 
Liabilities incurred  - - - - - - -   
-
  
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
Liabilities settled  - - - - - - -   
-
  
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
Accretion  18 1 - - 2 2 1   
18
  
12
 
1
 
-
 
-
 
2
 
2
 
1
 
Revisions in estimated cash flows  -  -  -  -  -  -  -   
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
  
-
 
Balance, March 31, 2007 $1,208 $89 $2 $27 $86 $153 $78  
$
1,208
 
$
772
 
$
89
 
$
2
 
$
27
 
$
86
 
$
153
 
$
78
 
                
Balance, January 1, 2006 $1,126 $83 $8 $25 $80 $142 $72 
Liabilities incurred  - - - - - - - 
Liabilities settled  - - - - - - - 
Accretion  18 1 - - 1 2 1 
Revisions in estimated cash flows  4  -  -  -  -  -  - 
Balance, March 31, 2006 $1,148 $84 $8 $25 $81 $144 $73 

6.
7.  PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

FirstEnergy provides noncontributory defined benefit pension plans that cover substantially all of its employees.employees and those of its subsidiaries. The trusteed plans provide defined benefits based on years of service and compensation levels. The Company’sFirstEnergy’s funding policy is based on actuarial computations using the projected unit credit method. On January 2, 2007, FirstEnergy madeuses a $300 million voluntary cash contribution toDecember 31 measurement date for its qualified pension plan. Projections indicate that additional cash contributions are not expected to be required before 2016.and other postretirement benefit plans. The fair value of the plan assets represents the actual market value as of December 31, 2007. FirstEnergy also provides a minimum amount of noncontributory life insurance to retired employees in addition to optional contributory insurance. Health care benefits, which include certain employee contributions, deductibles and co-payments, are available upon retirement to employees hired prior to January 1, 2005, their dependents and, under certain circumstances, their survivors. FirstEnergy recognizes the expected cost of providing pension benefits and other postretirement benefits from the time employees are hired until they become eligible to receive those benefits. During 2006, FirstEnergy amended the health care plan effective in 2008 to cap the monthly contribution for many of the retirees and their spouses receiving subsidized health care coverage. In addition, FirstEnergy has obligations to former or inactive employees after employment, but before retirement, for disability-related benefits.

The components of FirstEnergy's net periodic pension cost and other postretirement benefit cost (including amounts capitalized) for the three months ended March 31, 20072008 and 2006,2007, consisted of the following:

 
Pension Benefits
 
Other Postretirement Benefits
  Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits 
 
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
  2008 2007 2008 2007 
   
(In millions)
    (In millions) 
Service cost $21 $21 $5 $9  
$
21
 
$
21
 
$
5
 
$
5
 
Interest cost  71  66  17  26   
72
 
71
 
18
 
17
 
Expected return on plan assets  (112) (99) (13) (12)  
(115
)
 
(112
)
 
(13
)
 
(13
)
Amortization of prior service cost  2  2  (37) (19)  
2
 
2
 
(37
)
 
(37
)
Recognized net actuarial loss  10  15  12  14   
1
  
10
  
12
  
12
 
Net periodic cost (credit) $(8) $5 $(16)$18  
$
(19
)
$
(8)
 
$
(15
)
$
(16
)

Pension and postretirement benefit obligations are allocated to FirstEnergy’s subsidiaries employing the plan participants. The Companies capitalize employee benefits related to construction projects. The net periodic pension costs and net periodic postretirement benefit costs (including amounts capitalized) recognized by each of the Companies for the three months ended March 31, 20072008 and 20062007 were as follows:

 
Pension Benefit Cost (Credit)
 
Other Postretirement
Benefit Cost (Credit)
  Pension Benefit Cost (Credit) 
Other Postretirement
Benefit Cost (Credit)
 
 
2007
 
2006
 
2007
 
2006
  2008 2007 2008 2007 
   
(In millions)
    (In millions) 
FES
 
$
4
 
$
-
 
$
(2
)
$
-
 
OE $(4.0)$(1.5)$(2.7)$4.2   
(7
) 
(4
) 
(2
) 
(3
)
CEI  0.3  1.0 1.0  2.8   
(1
) 
-
 
1
  
1
 
TE  -  0.2 1.2  2.0   
(1
) 
-
 
1
  
1
 
JCP&L  (2.1) (1.4) (4.0) 0.6   
(4
)
 
(2
)
 
(4
) 
(4
)
Met-Ed  (1.7) (1.7) (2.5) 0.7   
(3
)
 
(2
)
 
(3
) 
(2
)
Penelec  (2.6) (1.3) (3.2) 1.8   
(3
)
 
(3
)
 
(3
) 
(3
)
Other FirstEnergy subsidiaries
  2.5  9.9  
 
(5.7
 
)
 6.1   
(4
)
 
3
  
(3
) 
(6
)
 $(7.6)$5.2 $(15.9)$18.2  
$
(19
)
$
(8
)
$
(15
)
$
(16
)

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7.8.  VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

FIN 46R addresses the consolidation of VIEs, including special-purpose entities, that are not controlled through voting interests or in which the equity investors do not bear the entity's residual economic risks and rewards. FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries consolidate VIEs when they are determined to be the VIE's primary beneficiary as defined by FIN 46R.

LeasesTrusts

FirstEnergy’s consolidated financial statements include PNBV and Shippingport, VIEs created in 1996 and 1997, respectively, to refinance debt originally issued in connection with sale and leaseback transactions. PNBV and Shippingport financial data are included in the consolidated financial statements of OE and CEI, respectively.

PNBV was established to purchase a portion of the lease obligation bonds issued in connection with OE’s 1987 sale and leaseback of its interests in the Perry Plant and Beaver Valley Unit 2. OE used debt and available funds to purchase the notes issued by PNBV. Ownership of PNBV includes a 3% equity interest by an unaffiliated third party and a 3% equity interest held by OES Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of OE. Shippingport was established to purchase all of the lease obligation bonds issued in connection with CEI’s and TE’s Bruce Mansfield Plant sale and leaseback transaction in 1987. CEI and TE used debt and available funds to purchase the notes issued by Shippingport.

OE, CEILoss Contingencies

FES and TEthe Ohio Companies are exposed to losses under thetheir applicable sale-leaseback agreements upon the occurrence of certain contingent events that each company considers unlikely to occur. OE, CEI and TE each have aThe maximum exposure to loss under these provisions of approximately $817 million, $960 million and $960 million, respectively, which represents the net amount of casualty value payments due upon the occurrence of specified casualty events that render the applicable plant worthless. Under the applicable sale and leaseback agreements, OE, CEI and TE have net minimumNet discounted lease payments of $646 million, $89 million and $500 million, respectively, that would not be payable if the casualty valueloss payments are made. The following table shows each company’s net exposure to loss based upon the casualty value provisions mentioned above as of March 31, 2008:

  Maximum Exposure 
Discounted
Lease
Payments, net
 
Net
Exposure
  (in millions)
FES $1,364 $1,216 $148
OE 819 628 191
CEI 782 77 705
TE 782 457 325

In October 2007, CEI and TE assigned their leasehold interests in the Bruce Mansfield Plant to FGCO. FGCO assumed all of CEI’s and TE’s obligations arising under those leases. FGCO subsequently transferred the Unit 1 portion of these leasehold interests, as well as FGCO’s leasehold interests under its July 2007 Bruce Mansfield Unit 1 sale and leaseback transaction to a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary in December 2007. The subsidiary assumed all of the lessee obligations associated with the assigned interests. However, CEI and TE will remain primarily liable on the 1987 leases and related agreements as to the lessors and other parties to the agreements. FGCO remains primarily liable on the 2007 leases and related agreements, and FES remains primarily liable as a guarantor under the related 2007 guarantees, as to the lessors and other parties to the respective agreements. These assignments terminate automatically upon the termination of the underlying leases.

On March 3, 2008, notice was given to the nine owner trusts that are lessors under sale and leaseback transactions, originally entered into by TE in 1987, that NGC would acquire the related 18.26% undivided interest in Beaver Valley Unit 2 through the exercise of the periodic purchase option provided for in the applicable facility leases. The purchase price to be paid by NGC for the undivided interest will be equal to the higher of a specified casualty value under the applicable facility leases (approximately $239 million in the aggregate for the equity portion of all nine facility leases) and the fair market sales value of such undivided interests. Determination of the fair market sales value may become subject to an appraisal procedure provided for in the lease documentation. An additional payment of approximately $236 million would be required to prepay in full the outstanding principal of, and accrued but unpaid interest on, the lessor notes of the nine owner trusts. Alternatively, this amount would not be paid as part of the aggregate purchase price if the lessor notes are instead assumed at the time of the exercise of the option. If NGC determines to prepay the notes, it is possible that the proceeds from such prepayment may not be sufficient to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as they become due. If that is the case, NGC would provide a mechanism to address any such potential shortfall in a timely manner.

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Power Purchase Agreements

In accordance with FIN 46R, FirstEnergy evaluated its power purchase agreements and determined that certain NUG entities may be VIEs to the extent they own a plant that sells substantially all of its output to the Companies and the contract price for power is correlated with the plant’s variable costs of production. FirstEnergy, through its subsidiaries JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec, maintains approximately 30 long-term power purchase agreements with NUG entities. The agreements were entered into pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. FirstEnergy was not involved in the creation of, and has no equity or debt invested in, these entities.

FirstEnergy has determined that for all but eight of these entities, neither JCP&L, Met-Ed nor Penelec have variable interests in the entities or the entities are governmental or not-for-profit organizations not within the scope of FIN 46R. JCP&L, Met-Ed or Penelec may hold variable interests in the remaining eight entities, which sell their output at variable prices that correlate to some extent with the operating costs of the plants. As required by FIN 46R, FirstEnergy periodically requests from these eight entities the information necessary to determine whether they are VIEs or whether JCP&L, Met-Ed or Penelec is the primary beneficiary. FirstEnergy has been unable to obtain the requested information, which in most cases was deemed by the requested entity to be proprietary. As such, FirstEnergy applied the scope exception that exempts enterprises unable to obtain the necessary information to evaluate entities under FIN 46R.

Since FirstEnergy has no equity or debt interests in the NUG entities, its maximum exposure to loss relates primarily to the above-market costs it incursmay incur for power. FirstEnergy expects any above-market costs it incurs to be recovered from customers. As of March 31, 2007, the net projected above-market loss liability recognized for these eight NUG agreements was $155 million. Purchased power costs from these entities during the first quarters ofthree months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 and 2006 are shown in the table below:following table:

  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In millions)
 
JCP&L $20 $15 
Met-Ed  15  16 
Penelec  8  8 
  $43 $39 


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  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2008 2007 
  (In millions) 
JCP&L
 
$
19
 
$
20
 
Met-Ed
  
16
  
15
 
Penelec
  
8
  
8
 
  
$
43
 
$
43
 

Transition Bonds

The consolidated financial statements of FirstEnergy and JCP&L include the results of JCP&L Transition Funding and JCP&L Transition Funding II, wholly owned limited liability companies of JCP&L. In June 2002, JCP&L Transition Funding sold $320 million of transition bonds to securitize the recovery of JCP&L's bondable stranded costs associated with the previously divested Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station. In August 2006, JCP&L Transition Funding II sold $182 million of transition bonds to securitize the recovery of deferred costs associated with JCP&L’s supply of BGS.

JCP&L did not purchase and does not own any of the transition bonds, which are included as long-term debt on FirstEnergy's and JCP&L's Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of March 31, 2007, $4202008, $391 million of the transition bonds arewere outstanding. The transition bonds are the sole obligations of JCP&L Transition Funding and JCP&L Transition Funding II and are collateralized by each company’s equity and assets, which consists primarily of bondable transition property.

Bondable transition property represents the irrevocable right under New Jersey law of a utility company to charge, collect and receive from its customers, through a non-bypassable TBC, the principal amount and interest on transition bonds and other fees and expenses associated with their issuance. JCP&L sold its bondable transition property to JCP&L Transition Funding and JCP&L Transition Funding II and, as servicer, manages and administers the bondable transition property, including the billing, collection and remittance of the TBC, pursuant to separate servicing agreements with JCP&L Transition Funding and JCP&L Transition Funding II. For the two series of transition bonds, JCP&L is entitled to aggregate quarterly servicing fees of $157,000 that is payable from TBC collections.

8.9.  INCOME TAXES

On January 1, 2007, FirstEnergy adopted FIN 48, which provides guidance for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS 109. This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a company’s tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest, penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The evaluation of a tax position in accordance with this interpretation is a two-step process. The first step is to determine if it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, based on the merits of the position, and should therefore be recognized. The second step is to measure a tax position that meets the more likely than not recognition threshold to determine the amount of income tax benefit to recognize in the financial statements.

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As of January 1, 2007, the total amount of FirstEnergy’s unrecognized tax benefits was $268 million. FirstEnergy recorded a $2.7 million cumulative effect adjustment to the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings to increase reserves for uncertain tax positions. Of the total amount of unrecognized income tax benefits, $92 million would favorably affect FirstEnergy’s effective tax rate upon recognition. The majority of items that would not affecthave affected the effective tax rate would be purchase accounting adjustments to goodwill upon recognition. During the first quarterthree months of 2008 and 2007, there were no material changes to FirstEnergy’s unrecognized tax benefits. The entire balanceAs of March 31, 2008, FirstEnergy expects that it is reasonably possible that $8 million of the unrecognized benefits will be resolved within the next twelve months and is included in otherthe caption “accrued taxes,” with the remaining $263 million included in the caption “other non-current liabilities.liabilities” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

FIN 48 also requires companies to recognize interest expense or income related to uncertain tax positions. That amount is computed by applying the applicable statutory interest rate to the difference between the tax position recognized in accordance with FIN 48 and the amount previously taken or expected to be taken on the tax return. FirstEnergy includes net interest and penalties in the provision for income taxes, consistent with its policy prior to implementing FIN 48. As of January 1, 2007, theThe net amount of interest accrued as of March 31, 2008 was $34 million.$57 million, as compared to $53 million as of December 31, 2007. During the first quarterthree months of 2008 and 2007, there were no material changes to the amount of interest accrued.

FirstEnergy has tax returns that are under review at the audit or appeals level by the IRS and state tax authorities. All state jurisdictions are open from 2001-2006.2001-2007. The IRS began reviewing returns for the years 2001-2003 in July 2004 and several items are under appeal. The federal auditaudits for the years 2004 and 2005 began in June 2006 and is not2004-2006 are expected to close before December 2007.2008, but management anticipates certain items to be under appeal. The IRS began auditing the year 20062007 in April 2006February 2007 and year 2008 in February 2008 under its Compliance Assurance Process experimental program, whichprogram. Neither audit is not expected to close before December 2007.2008. Management believes that adequate reserves have been recognized and final settlement of these audits is not expected to have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy’s financial condition or results of operations.

In the first quarter of 2007, OE’s income taxes included an immaterial adjustment applicable to prior periods of $7.2 million related to an inter-company federal tax allocation arrangement between FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries.

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9.10.  COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENCIES

(A)    GUARANTEES AND OTHER ASSURANCES

As part of normal business activities, FirstEnergy enters into various agreements on behalf of its subsidiaries to provide financial or performance assurances to third parties. These agreements include contract guarantees, surety bonds and LOCs. As of March 31, 2007,2008, outstanding guarantees and other assurances aggregated approximately $4.3$4.4 billion, consisting of contractparental guarantees - $2.5$0.9 billion, subsidiaries’ guarantees - $2.7 billion, surety bonds - $0.1 billion and LOCs - $1.7$0.7 billion.

FirstEnergy guarantees energy and energy-related payments of its subsidiaries involved in energy commodity activities principally to facilitate normal physical transactions involving electricity, gas, emission allowances and coal. FirstEnergy also provides guarantees to various providers of credit support for subsidiary financingsthe financing or refinancingsrefinancing by subsidiaries of costs related to the acquisition of property, plant and equipment. These agreements legally obligate FirstEnergy to fulfill the obligations of those subsidiaries directly involved in energy and energy-related transactions or financing where the law might otherwise limit the counterparties' claims. If demands of a counterparty were to exceed the ability of a subsidiary to satisfy existing obligations, FirstEnergy's guarantee enables the counterparty's legal claim to be satisfied by other FirstEnergy assets. The likelihood is remote that such parental guarantees of $0.9$0.4 billion (included in the $2.5$0.9 billion discussed above) as of March 31, 20072008 would increase amounts otherwise payable by FirstEnergy to meet its obligations incurred in connection with financings and ongoing energy and energy-related activities.

While these types of guarantees are normally parental commitments for the future payment of subsidiary obligations, subsequent to the occurrence of a credit rating-downgraderating downgrade or “material adverse event”event,” the immediate posting of cash collateral or provision of an LOC may be required of the subsidiary. As of March 31, 2007,2008, FirstEnergy's maximum exposure under these collateral provisions was $392$440 million.

Most of FirstEnergy's surety bonds are backed by various indemnities common within the insurance industry. Surety bonds and related FirstEnergy guarantees of $106$66 million provide additional assurance to outside parties that contractual and statutory obligations will be met in a number of areas including construction jobs,contracts, environmental commitments and various retail transactions.

The Companies, with the exception of TE and JCP&L, each have a wholly owned subsidiary whose borrowings are secured by customer accounts receivable purchased from its respective parent company. The CEI subsidiary's borrowings are also secured by customer accounts receivable purchased from TE. Each subsidiary company has its own receivables financing arrangement and, as a separate legal entity with separate creditors, would have to satisfy its obligations to creditors before any of its remaining assets could be available to its parent company.

    
Borrowing
 
Subsidiary Company
 
Parent Company
 
Capacity
 
    
(In millions)
 
OES Capital, Incorporated  OE $170 
Centerior Funding Corp.  CEI  200 
Penn Power Funding LLC  Penn  25 
Met-Ed Funding LLC  Met-Ed  80 
Penelec Funding LLC  Penelec  75 
     $550 

FirstEnergy has also guaranteed the obligations of the operators of the TEBSA project, up to a maximum of $6$2 million (subject to escalation) under the project's operations and maintenance agreement. In connection with the sale of TEBSA in January 2004, the purchaser indemnified FirstEnergy against any loss under this guarantee. FirstEnergy has also provided an LOC ($2719 million as of March 31, 2007)2008), which is renewable and declines yearly based upon the senior outstanding debt of TEBSA.

(B)ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
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In July 2007, FGCO completed a sale and leaseback transaction for its 93.825% undivided interest in Bruce Mansfield Unit 1. FES has unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed all of FGCO’s obligations under each of the leases. The related lessor notes and pass through certificates are not guaranteed by FES or FGCO, but the notes are secured by, among other things, each lessor trust’s undivided interest in Unit 1, rights and interests under the applicable lease and rights and interests under other related agreements, including FES’ lease guaranty.

(B)  ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

Various federal, state and local authorities regulate FirstEnergy with regard to air and water quality and other environmental matters. The effects of compliance on FirstEnergy with regard to environmental matters could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy's earnings and competitive position to the extent that it competes with companies that are not subject to such regulations and, therefore, do not bear the risk of costs associated with compliance, or failure to comply, with such regulations. Overall, FirstEnergy believes it is in compliance with existing regulations but is unable to predict future changes in regulatory policies and what, if any, the effects of such changes would be. FirstEnergy estimates additional capital expenditures for environmental compliance of approximately $1.8$1.4 billion for 2007 through 2011.

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the period 2008-2012.

FirstEnergy accrues environmental liabilities only when it concludes that it is probable that it has an obligation for such costs and can reasonably estimate the amount of such costs. Unasserted claims are reflected in FirstEnergy’s determination of environmental liabilities and are accrued in the period that they become both probable and reasonably estimable.

Clean Air Act Compliance

FirstEnergy is required to meet federally-approved SO22 emissions regulations. Violations of such regulations can result in the shutdown of the generating unit involved and/or civil or criminal penalties of up to $32,500 for each day the unit is in violation. The EPA has an interim enforcement policy for SO22 regulations in Ohio that allows for compliance based on a 30-day averaging period. FirstEnergy believes it is currently in compliance with this policy, but cannot predict what action the EPA may take in the future with respect to the interim enforcement policy.

The EPA Region 5 issued a Finding of Violation and NOV to the Bay Shore Power Plant dated June 15, 2006, alleging violations to various sections of the Clean Air Act.CAA. FirstEnergy has disputed those alleged violations based on its Clean Air ActCAA permit, the Ohio SIP and other information provided to the EPA at an August 2006 meeting with the EPA. The EPA has several enforcement options (administrative compliance order, administrative penalty order, and/or judicial, civil or criminal action) and has indicated that such option may depend on the time needed to achieve and demonstrate compliance with the rules alleged to have been violated. On June 5, 2007, the EPA requested another meeting to discuss “an appropriate compliance program” and a disagreement regarding the opacity limit applicable to the common stack for Bay Shore Units 2, 3 and 4.

FirstEnergy complies with SO22 reduction requirements under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 by burning lower-sulfur fuel, generating more electricity from lower-emitting plants, and/or using emission allowances. NOXX reductions required by the 1990 Amendments are being achieved through combustion controls and the generation of more electricity at lower-emitting plants. In September 1998, the EPA finalized regulations requiring additional NOXX reductions at FirstEnergy's facilities. The EPA's NOXX Transport Rule imposes uniform reductions of NOXX emissions (an approximate 85% reduction in utility plant NOXX emissions from projected 2007 emissions) across a region of nineteen states (including Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania) and the District of Columbia based on a conclusion that such NOXX emissions are contributing significantly to ozone levels in the eastern United States. FirstEnergy believes its facilities are also complying with the NOXX budgets established under SIPs through combustion controls and post-combustion controls, including Selective Catalytic Reduction and Selective Non-Catalytic ReductionSNCR systems, and/or using emission allowances.

On May 22, 2007, FirstEnergy and FGCO received a notice letter, required 60 days prior to the filing of a citizen suit under the federal CAA, alleging violations of air pollution laws at the Bruce Mansfield Plant, including opacity limitations. Prior to the receipt of this notice, the Plant was subject to a Consent Order and Agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection concerning opacity emissions under which efforts to achieve compliance with the applicable laws will continue. On October 18, 2007, PennFuture filed a complaint, joined by three of its members, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. On January 11, 2008, FirstEnergy filed a motion to dismiss claims alleging a public nuisance. On April 24, 2008, the Court denied the motion to dismiss, but also ruled that monetary damages could not be recovered under the public nuisance claim.

On December 18, 2007, the state of New Jersey filed a CAA citizen suit alleging NSR violations at the Portland Generation Station against Reliant (the current owner and operator), Sithe Energy (the purchaser of the Portland Station from Met-Ed in 1999), GPU, Inc. and Met-Ed.  Specifically, New Jersey alleges that "modifications" at Portland Units 1 and 2 occurred between 1980 and 1995 without preconstruction NSR or permitting under the CAA's prevention of significant deterioration program, and seeks injunctive relief, penalties, attorney fees and mitigation of the harm caused by excess emissions. On March 14, 2008, Met-Ed filed a motion to dismiss the citizen suit claims against it and a stipulation in which the parties agreed that GPU, Inc. should be dismissed from this case. On March 26, 2008, GPU, Inc. was dismissed by the Court. Although it remains liable for civil or criminal penalties and fines that may be assessed relating to events prior to the sale of the Portland Station in 1999, Met-Ed is indemnified by Sithe Energy against any other liability arising under the CAA whether it arises out of pre-1999 or post-1999 events.

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards

In July 1997, the EPA promulgated changes in the NAAQS for ozone and fine particulate matter. In March 2005, the EPA finalized the CAIR covering a total of 28 states (including Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania) and the District of Columbia based on proposed findings that air emissions from 28 eastern states and the District of Columbia significantly contribute to non-attainment of the NAAQS for fine particles and/or the "8-hour" ozone NAAQS in other states. CAIR provided each affected state until 2006 to develop implementing regulations to achieve additionalrequires reductions of NOXX and SO22 emissions in two phases (Phase I in 2009 for NOXX, 2010 for SO22 and Phase II in 2015 for both NOXX and SO22). FirstEnergy's Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania fossil-firedfossil generation facilities will be subject to caps on SO22 and NOXX emissions, whereas its New Jersey fossil-firedfossil generation facility will be subject to only a cap on NOXX emissions. According to the EPA, SO22 emissions will be reduced by 45% (from 2003 levels) by 2010 across the states covered by the rule, with reductions reaching 73% (from 2003 levels) by 2015, capping SO22 emissions in affected states to just 2.5 million tons annually. NOXX emissions will be reduced by 53% (from 2003 levels) by 2009 across the states covered by the rule, with reductions reaching 61% (from 2003 levels) by 2015, achieving a regional NOXX cap of 1.3 million tons annually. CAIR has been challenged in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The future cost of compliance with these regulations may be substantial and willmay depend on the outcome of this litigation and how they areCAIR is ultimately implemented by the states in which FirstEnergy operates affected facilities.implemented.

Mercury Emissions

In December 2000, the EPA announced it would proceed with the development of regulations regarding hazardous air pollutants from electric power plants, identifying mercury as the hazardous air pollutant of greatest concern. In March 2005, the EPA finalized the CAMR, which provides a cap-and-trade program to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants in two phases. Initially,phases; initially, capping national mercury emissions will be capped nationally at 38 tons by 2010 (as a "co-benefit" from implementation of SO22 and NOXX emission caps under the EPA's CAIR program). Phase II of the mercury cap-and-trade program will cap nationwide mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants at and 15 tons per year by 2018. However, the final rules giveSeveral states substantial discretion in developing rules to implement these programs. In addition, both the CAIR and environmental groups appealed the CAMR have been challenged into the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. FirstEnergy'sOn February 8, 2008, the court vacated the CAMR ruling that the EPA failed to take the necessary steps to “de-list” coal-fired power plants from its hazardous air pollutant program and, therefore, could not promulgate a cap-and-trade program. The EPA must now seek further judicial review of that ruling or take regulatory action to promulgate new mercury emission standards for coal-fired power plants. FGCO’s future cost of compliance with thesemercury regulations may be substantial and will depend on the action taken by the EPA and on how they are ultimately implemented by the states in which FirstEnergy operates affected facilities.implemented.

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The model rules for both CAIR and CAMR contemplate an input-based methodology to allocate allowances to affected facilities. Under this approach, allowances would be allocated based on the amount of fuel consumed by the affected sources. FirstEnergy would prefer an output-based generation-neutral methodology in which allowances are allocated based on megawatts of power produced, allowing new and non-emitting generating facilities (including renewables and nuclear) to be entitled to their proportionate share of the allowances. Consequently, FirstEnergy will be disadvantaged if these model rules were implemented as proposed because FirstEnergy’s substantial reliance on non-emitting (largely nuclear) generation is not recognized under the input-based allocation.

Pennsylvania has submitted a new mercury rule for EPA approval that does not provide a cap and tradecap-and-trade approach as in the CAMR, but rather follows a command and controlcommand-and-control approach imposing emission limits on individual sources. Pennsylvania’s mercury regulation would deprive FES of mercury emission allowances that were to be allocated to the Mansfield Plant under the CAMR and that would otherwise be available for achieving FirstEnergy system-wide compliance. It is anticipated that compliance with these regulations, if approved by the EPA and implemented, would not require the addition of mercury controls at the Bruce Mansfield Plant, FirstEnergy’s only Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant, until 2015, if at all.

W. H. Sammis Plant

In 1999 and 2000, the EPA issued an NOV or compliance orders to nine utilities alleging violations ofand the Clean Air ActDOJ filed a civil complaint against OE and Penn based on operation and maintenance of 44 power plants, including the W. H.W.H. Sammis Plant which was owned at that time by OE(Sammis NSR Litigation) and Penn. In addition, the DOJ filed eight civilsimilar complaints against various investor-owned utilities, including a complaint against OE and Penn in theinvolving 44 other U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Thesepower plants. This case, along with seven other similar cases, are referred to as the New Source ReviewNSR cases.

On March 18, 2005, OE and Penn announced that they had reached a settlement with the EPA, the DOJ and three states (Connecticut, New Jersey and New York) that resolved all issues related to the New Source ReviewSammis NSR litigation. This settlement agreement, which is in the form of a consent decree, was approved by the Courtcourt on July 11, 2005, and requires reductions of NOXX and SO22 emissions at the W. H. Sammis, PlantBurger, Eastlake and other FESMansfield coal-fired plants through the installation of pollution control devices and provides for stipulated penalties for failure to install and operate such pollution controls in accordance with that agreement. Consequently, if FirstEnergy fails to install such pollution control devices, for any reason, including, but not limited to, the failure of any third-party contractor to timely meet its delivery obligations for such devices, FirstEnergy could be exposed to penalties under the Sammis NSR Litigation consent decree. Capital expenditures necessary to complete requirements of the Sammis NSR Litigation consent decree are currently estimated to be $1.5$1.3 billion for 2008-2012 ($400650 million of which is expected to be spent during 2007,2008, with the largest portion of the remaining $1.1 billion$650 million expected to be spent in 2008 and 2009). This amount is included in the estimated capital expenditures for environmental compliance referenced above.

On April 2, 2007, the United States Supreme Court ruled that changes in annual emissions (in tons/year) rather than changes in hourly emissions rate (in kilograms/hour) must be used to determine whether an emissions increase triggers NSR. Subsequently, on May 8, 2007, the EPA proposed to revise the NSR regulations to utilize changes in the hourly emission rate (in kilograms/hour) to determine whether an emissions increase triggers NSR.   The Sammis NSR Litigation consent decree also requires FirstEnergy to spend up to $25 million toward environmentally beneficial projects, $14 millionEPA has not yet issued a final regulation. FGCO’s future cost of which is satisfied by entering into 93 MW (or 23 MW if federal tax creditscompliance with those regulations may be substantial and will depend on how they are not applicable) of wind energy purchased power agreements with a 20-year term. An initial 16 MW of the 93 MW consent decree obligation was satisfied during 2006.ultimately implemented.

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On August 26, 2005, FGCO entered into an agreement with Bechtel Power Corporation under which Bechtel will engineer, procure, and construct air quality control systems for the reduction of SO2 emissions. FGCO also entered into an agreement with B&W on August 25, 2006 to supply flue gas desulfurization systems for the reduction of SO2 emissions. Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems for the reduction of NOx emissions also are being installed at the W.H. Sammis Plant under a 1999 agreement with B&W.

Climate Change

In December 1997, delegates to the United Nations' climate summit in Japan adopted an agreement, the Kyoto Protocol, to address global warming by reducing the amount of man-made GHG emitted by developed countries by 5.2% from 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012. The United States signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1998 but it failed to receive the two-thirds vote required for ratification by the United States Senate. However, the Bush administration has committed the United States to a voluntary climate change strategy to reduce domestic GHG intensity - the ratio of emissions to economic output - by 18% through 2012. AtAlso, in an April 16, 2008 speech, President Bush set a policy goal of stopping the international level, efforts have begun to develop climate change agreements for post-2012growth of GHG reductions. Theemissions by 2025, as the next step beyond the 2012 strategy. In addition, the EPACT established a Committee on Climate Change Technology to coordinate federal climate change activities and promote the development and deployment of GHG reducing technologies.

There are a number of initiatives to reduce GHG emissions under consideration at the federal, state and international level.  At the international level, efforts to reach a new global agreement to reduce GHG emissions post-2012 have begun with the Bali Roadmap, which outlines a two-year process designed to lead to an agreement in 2009. At the federal level, members of Congress have introduced several bills seeking to reduce emissions of GHG in the United States.States, and the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committees have passed one such bill. State activities, primarily the northeastern states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and western states led by California, have coordinated efforts to develop regional strategies to control emissions of certain GHGs.

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On April 2, 2007, the United States Supreme Court found that the EPA has the authority to regulate CO22 emissions from automobiles as “air pollutants” under the Clean Air Act.CAA. Although this decision did not address CO22 emissions from electric generating plants, the EPA has similar authority under the Clean Air ActCAA to regulate “air pollutants” from those and other facilities.

FirstEnergy cannot currently estimate the financial impact of climate change policies, although potential legislative or regulatory programs restricting CO22 emissions could require significant capital and other expenditures. The CO22 emissions per KWH of electricity generated by FirstEnergy is lower than many regional competitors due to its diversified generation sources, which include low or non-CO22 emitting gas-fired and nuclear generators.

Clean Water Act

Various water quality regulations, the majority of which are the result of the federal Clean Water Act and its amendments, apply to FirstEnergy's plants. In addition, Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have water quality standards applicable to FirstEnergy's operations. As provided in the Clean Water Act, authority to grant federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System water discharge permits can be assumed by a state. Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have assumed such authority.

On September 7, 2004, the EPA established new performance standards under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act for reducing impacts on fish and shellfish from cooling water intake structures at certain existing large electric generating plants. The regulations call for reductions in impingement mortality when(when aquatic organisms are pinned against screens or other parts of a cooling water intake system,system) and entrainment which(which occurs when aquatic life is drawn into a facility's cooling water system.system). On January 26, 2007, the federalUnited States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit remanded portions of the rulemaking dealing with impingement mortality and entrainment back to the EPA for further rulemaking and eliminated the restoration option from the EPA’s regulations. On July 9, 2007, the EPA suspended this rule, noting that until further rulemaking occurs, permitting authorities should continue the existing practice of applying their best professional judgment (BPJ) to minimize impacts on fish and shellfish from cooling water intake structures. On April 14, 2008, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to review certain aspects of the Second Circuit’s decision. FirstEnergy is conducting comprehensive demonstrationstudying various control options and their costs and effectiveness. Depending on the results of such studies, due in 2008, to determine the operational measures or equipment, if any, necessary for compliance by its facilities with the performance standards. FirstEnergy is unable to predict the outcome of such studies or changes in these requirements from the remand to EPA. Depending onSupreme Court’s review of the outcome of such studies andSecond Circuit’s decision, the EPA’s further rulemaking and any action taken by the states exercising BPJ, the future costcosts of compliance with these standards may require material capital expenditures.

Regulation of Hazardous Waste

As a result of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, federal and state hazardous waste regulations have been promulgated. Certain fossil-fuel combustion waste products, such as coal ash, were exempted from hazardous waste disposal requirements pending the EPA's evaluation of the need for future regulation. The EPA subsequently determined that regulation of coal ash as a hazardous waste is unnecessary. In April 2000, the EPA announced that it will develop national standards regulating disposal of coal ash under its authority to regulate nonhazardousnon-hazardous waste.

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Under NRC regulations, FirstEnergy must ensure that adequate funds will be available to decommission its nuclear facilities.  As of March 31, 2007,2008, FirstEnergy had approximately $1.4$2.0 billion invested in external trusts to be used for the decommissioning and environmental remediation of Davis-Besse, Beaver Valley, Perry and Perry.TMI-2. As part of the application to the NRC to transfer the ownership of these nuclear facilitiesDavis-Besse, Beaver Valley and Perry to NGC in 2005, FirstEnergy agreed to contribute another $80 million to these trusts by 2010. Consistent with NRC guidance, utilizing a “real” rate of return on these funds of approximately 2% over inflation, these trusts are expected to exceed the minimum decommissioning funding requirements set by the NRC. Conservatively, these estimates do not include any rate of return that the trusts may earn over the 20-year plant useful life extensions that FirstEnergy plans(and Exelon for TMI-1 as it relates to seekthe timing of the decommissioning of TMI-2) seeks for these facilities.

The Companies have been named as PRPs at waste disposal sites, which may require cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Allegations of disposal of hazardous substances at historical sites and the liability involved are often unsubstantiated and subject to dispute; however, federal law provides that all PRPs for a particular site aremay be liable on a joint and several basis. Therefore, environmental liabilities that are considered probable have been recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2007,2008, based on estimates of the total costs of cleanup, the Companies' proportionate responsibility for such costs and the financial ability of other unaffiliated entities to pay. In addition,Total liabilities of approximately $92 million (JCP&L - $65 million, TE - $1 million, CEI - $1 million and FirstEnergy Corp. - $25 million) have been accrued through March 31, 2008. Included in the total for JCP&L hasare accrued liabilities of approximately $56 million for environmental remediation of former manufactured gas plants in New Jersey; those costswhich are being recovered by JCP&L through a non-bypassable SBC. Total liabilities of approximately $87 million (JCP&L - $59 million, TE - $3 million, CEI - $1 million, and other subsidiaries - $24 million) have been accrued through March 31, 2007.

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(C)OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Power Outages and Related Litigation

In July 1999, the Mid-Atlantic States experienced a severe heat wave, which resulted in power outages throughout the service territories of many electric utilities, including JCP&L's territory. In an investigation into the causes of the outages and the reliability of the transmission and distribution systems of all four of New Jersey’s electric utilities, the NJBPU concluded that there was not a prima facie case demonstrating that, overall, JCP&L provided unsafe, inadequate or improper service to its customers. Two class action lawsuits (subsequently consolidated into a single proceeding) were filed in New Jersey Superior Court in July 1999 against JCP&L, GPU and other GPU companies, seeking compensatory and punitive damages arising from the July 1999 service interruptions in the JCP&L territory.

In August 2002, the trial court granted partial summary judgment to JCP&L and dismissed the plaintiffs' claims for consumer fraud, common law fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and strict product liability. In November 2003, the trial court granted JCP&L's motion to decertify the class and denied plaintiffs' motion to permit into evidence their class-wide damage model indicating damages in excess of $50 million. These class decertification and damage rulings were appealed to the Appellate Division. The Appellate Division issued a decision onin July 8, 2004, affirming the decertification of the originally certified class, but remanding for certification of a class limited to those customers directly impacted by the outages of JCP&L transformers in Red Bank, New Jersey.NJ, based on a common incident involving the failure of the bushings of two large transformers in the Red Bank substation resulting in planned and unplanned outages in the area during a 2-3 day period. In 2005, JCP&L renewed its motion to decertify the class based on a very limited number of class members who incurred damages and also filed a motion for summary judgment on the remaining plaintiffs’ claims for negligence, breach of contract and punitive damages. In July 2006, the New Jersey Superior Court dismissed the punitive damage claim and again decertified the class based on the fact that a vast majority of the class members did not suffer damages and those that did would be more appropriately addressed in individual actions. Plaintiffs appealed this ruling to the New Jersey Appellate Division which, onin March 7, 2007, reversed the decertification of the Red Bank class and remanded this matter back to the Trial Court to allow plaintiffs sufficient time to establish a damage model or individual proof of damages. In late March 2007, JCP&L filed a petition for allowance of an appeal of the Appellate Division ruling to the New Jersey Supreme Court.Court which was denied in May 2007.  Proceedings are continuing in the Superior Court and a case management conference with the presiding Judge is scheduled for June 13, 2008.  FirstEnergy is defending this class action but is unable to predict the outcome of these matters and nothis matter.  No liability has been accrued as of March 31, 2007.

On August 14, 2003, various states and parts of southern Canada experienced widespread power outages. The outages affected approximately 1.4 million customers in FirstEnergy's service area. The U.S. - Canada Power System Outage Task Force’s final report in April 2004 on the outages concluded, among other things, that the problems leading to the outages began in FirstEnergy’s Ohio service area. Specifically, the final report concluded, among other things, that the initiation of the August 14, 2003 power outages resulted from an alleged failure of both FirstEnergy and ECAR to assess and understand perceived inadequacies within the FirstEnergy system; inadequate situational awareness of the developing conditions; and a perceived failure to adequately manage tree growth in certain transmission rights of way. The Task Force also concluded that there was a failure of the interconnected grid's reliability organizations (MISO and PJM) to provide effective real-time diagnostic support. The final report is publicly available through the Department of Energy’s Web site (www.doe.gov). FirstEnergy believes that the final report does not provide a complete and comprehensive picture of the conditions that contributed to the August 14, 2003 power outages and that it does not adequately address the underlying causes of the outages. FirstEnergy remains convinced that the outages cannot be explained by events on any one utility's system. The final report contained 46 “recommendations to prevent or minimize the scope of future blackouts.” Forty-five of those recommendations related to broad industry or policy matters while one, including subparts, related to activities the Task Force recommended be undertaken by FirstEnergy, MISO, PJM, ECAR, and other parties to correct the causes of the August 14, 2003 power outages. FirstEnergy implemented several initiatives, both prior to and since the August 14, 2003 power outages, which were independently verified by NERC as complete in 2004 and were consistent with these and other recommendations and collectively enhance the reliability of its electric system. FirstEnergy’s implementation of these recommendations in 2004 included completion of the Task Force recommendations that were directed toward FirstEnergy. FirstEnergy is also proceeding with the implementation of the recommendations that were to be completed subsequent to 2004 and will continue to periodically assess the FERC-ordered Reliability Study recommendations for forecasted 2009 system conditions, recognizing revised load forecasts and other changing system conditions which may impact the recommendations. Thus far, implementation of the recommendations has not required, nor is expected to require, substantial investment in new or material upgrades to existing equipment. The FERC or other applicable government agencies and reliability coordinators may, however, take a different view as to recommended enhancements or may recommend additional enhancements in the future that could require additional material expenditures.2008.

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FirstEnergy companies also are defending four separate complaint cases before the PUCO relating to the August 14, 2003 power outages. Two of those cases were originally filed in Ohio State courts but were subsequently dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and further appeals were unsuccessful. In these cases the individual complainants—three in one case and four in the other—sought to represent others as part of a class action. The PUCO dismissed the class allegations, stating that its rules of practice do not provide for class action complaints. Two other pending PUCO complaint cases were filed by various insurance carriers either in their own name as subrogees or in the name of their insured. In each of these cases, the carrier seeks reimbursement from various FirstEnergy companies (and, in one case, from PJM, MISO and American Electric Power Company, Inc., as well) for claims paid to insureds for damages allegedly arising as a result of the loss of power on August 14, 2003. A fifth case in which a carrier sought reimbursement for claims paid to insureds was voluntarily dismissed by the claimant in April 2007. A sixth case involving the claim of a non-customer seeking reimbursement for losses incurred when its store was burglarized on August 14, 2003 was dismissed. The four cases were consolidated for hearing by the PUCO in an order dated March 7, 2006. In that order the PUCO also limited the litigation to service-related claims by customers of the Ohio operating companies; dismissed FirstEnergy as a defendant; and ruled that the U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force Report was not admissible into evidence. In response to a motion for rehearing filed by one of the claimants, the PUCO ruled on April 26, 2006 that the insurance company claimants, as insurers, may prosecute their claims in their name so long as they also identify the underlying insured entities and the Ohio utilities that provide their service. The PUCO denied all other motions for rehearing. The plaintiffs in each case have since filed amended complaints and the named FirstEnergy companies have answered and also have filed a motion to dismiss each action. On September 27, 2006, the PUCO dismissed certain parties and claims and otherwise ordered the complaints to go forward to hearing. The cases have been set for hearing on January 8, 2008.

On October 10, 2006, various insurance carriers refiled a complaint in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court seeking reimbursement for claims paid to numerous insureds who allegedly suffered losses as a result of the August 14, 2003 outages. All of the insureds appear to be non-customers. The plaintiff insurance companies are the same claimants in one of the pending PUCO cases. FirstEnergy, the Ohio Companies and Penn were served on October 27, 2006. On January 18, 2007, the Court granted the Companies’ motion to dismiss the case. It is unknown whether or not the matter will be further appealed. No estimate of potential liability is available for any of these cases.

FirstEnergy was also named, along with several other entities, in a complaint in New Jersey State Court. The allegations against FirstEnergy were based, in part, on an alleged failure to protect the citizens of Jersey City from an electrical power outage. None of FirstEnergy’s subsidiaries serve customers in Jersey City. A responsive pleading has been filed. On April 28, 2006, the Court granted FirstEnergy's motion to dismiss. The plaintiff has not appealed.

FirstEnergy is vigorously defending these actions, but cannot predict the outcome of any of these proceedings or whether any further regulatory proceedings or legal actions may be initiated against the Companies. Although FirstEnergy is unable to predict the impact of these proceedings, if FirstEnergy or its subsidiaries were ultimately determined to have legal liability in connection with these proceedings, it could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy's or its subsidiaries' financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Nuclear Plant Matters

On August 12, 2004,May 14, 2007, the Office of Enforcement of the NRC notifiedissued a DFI to FENOC, following FENOC’s reply to an April 2, 2007 NRC request for information, about two reports prepared by expert witnesses for an insurance arbitration (the insurance claim was subsequently withdrawn by FirstEnergy in December 2007) related to Davis-Besse. The NRC indicated that it would increasethis information was needed for the NRC “to determine whether an Order or other action should be taken pursuant to 10 CFR 2.202, to provide reasonable assurance that FENOC will continue to operate its regulatory oversightlicensed facilities in accordance with the terms of the Perry Nuclear Power Plant as a result of problems with safety system equipment over the preceding two yearsits licenses and the licensee's failureCommission’s regulations.” FENOC was directed to take prompt and corrective action. On April 4, 2005,submit the NRC held a public meeting to discuss FENOC’s performance at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant as identified in the NRC's annual assessment letter to FENOC. Similar public meetings are held with all nuclear power plant licensees following issuance by the NRC of their annual assessments. Accordinginformation to the NRC overallwithin 30 days. On June 13, 2007, FENOC filed a response to the Perry Nuclear Power Plant operated "inNRC’s DFI reaffirming that it accepts full responsibility for the mistakes and omissions leading up to the damage to the reactor vessel head and that it remains committed to operating Davis-Besse and FirstEnergy’s other nuclear plants safely and responsibly. FENOC submitted a manner that preserved public health and safety" even though it remained under heightened NRC oversight. Duringsupplemental response clarifying certain aspects of the public meeting and in the annual assessment,DFI response to the NRC indicated that additional inspections will continue and that the plant must improve performance to be removed from the Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column of the Action Matrix.

on July 16, 2007. On September 28, 2005, the NRC sent a CAL to FENOC describing commitments that FENOC had made to improve the performance at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant and stated that the CAL would remain open until substantial improvement was demonstrated. The CAL was anticipated as part of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process. By two letters dated March 2,August 15, 2007, the NRC closedissued a confirmatory order imposing these commitments. FENOC must inform the Confirmatory Action LetterNRC’s Office of Enforcement after it completes the key commitments for Perry, the two outstanding white findings, and crosscutting issues. Moreover, the NRC removed Perry from the Multiple Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRC Action Matrix and placed the plantembodied in the Licensee Response Column (routine agency oversight).

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NRC’s order. FENOC’s compliance with these commitments is subject to future NRC review.


On April 30, 2007, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) filed a petition with the NRC under Section 2.206 of the NRC’s regulations based on an expert witness report that FENOC developed for an unrelated insurance arbitration. In December 2006, the expert witness for FENOC prepared a report that analyzed the crack growth rates in control rod drive mechanism penetrations and wastage of the former reactor pressure vessel head at Davis-Besse. Citing the findings in the expert witness' report, the Section 2.206 petition requested that: (1) Davis-Besse be immediately shut down; (2) that the NRC conduct an independent review of the consultant's report and that all pressurized water reactors be shut down until remedial actions can be implemented; and (3) that Davis-Besse’s operating license be revoked.

In a letter dated May 4, 2007, the NRC stated that "the current inspection requirements are sufficient to detect degradation of a reactor pressure vessel head penetration nozzles prior to the development of significant head wastage even if the assumptions and conclusions in the [expert witness] report relating to the wastage of the head at Davis-Besse were applied to all pressurized water reactors." The NRC also indicated that while they are developing a more complete response to the UCS' petition, “the staff informed UCS that, as an initial matter, it has determined that no immediate action with respect to Davis-Besse or other nuclear plant is warranted.” FirstEnergy can provide no assurances as to the ultimate resolution of this matter.
Other Legal Matters

There are various lawsuits, claims (including claims for asbestos exposure) and proceedings related to FirstEnergy's normal business operations pending against FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries. The other potentially material items not otherwise discussed above are described below.

On August 22, 2005, a class action complaint was filed against OE in Jefferson County, Ohio Common Pleas Court, seeking compensatory and punitive damages to be determined at trial based on claims of negligence and eight other tort counts alleging damages from W.H. Sammis Plant air emissions. The two named plaintiffs are also seeking injunctive relief to eliminate harmful emissions and repair property damage and the institution of a medical monitoring program for class members. On April 5, 2007, the Court rejected the plaintiffs'plaintiffs’ request to certify this case as a class action and, accordingly, did not appoint the plaintiffs as class representatives or their counsel as class counsel. The Court has scheduled oral argument for June 25,On July 30, 2007, to hear the plaintiffs'plaintiffs’ counsel voluntarily withdrew their request for reconsideration of itsthe April 5, 2007 Court order denying class certification and requestthe Court heard oral argument on the plaintiffs’ motion to amend their complaint which OE opposed. On August 2, 2007, the Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion to amend their complaint. The plaintiffs have appealed the Court’s denial of the motion for certification as a class action and motion to amend their complaint.

JCP&L's bargaining unit employees filed a grievance challenging JCP&L's 2002 call-out procedure that required bargaining unit employees to respond to emergency power outages. On May 20, 2004, an arbitration panel concluded that the call-out procedure violated the parties' collective bargaining agreement. At the conclusion of the June 1, 2005 hearing, the arbitration panel decided not to hear testimony on damages and closed the proceedings. On September 9, 2005, the arbitration panel issued an opinion to award approximately $16 million to the bargaining unit employees. On February 6, 2006, a federal district court granted a union motion to dismiss, as premature, a JCP&L appeal of the award filed on October 18, 2005. A final order identifying the individual damage amounts was issued on October 31, 2007. The award appeal process was initiated. The union filed a motion with the federal court to confirm the award and JCP&L intendsfiled its answer and counterclaim to re-file an appeal againvacate the award on December 31, 2007. The court held a scheduling conference in federal district court once the damages associatedApril 2008 where it set a briefing schedule with this case are identified at an individual employee level.all briefs to be concluded by July 2008. JCP&L recognized a liability for the potential $16 million award in 2005.

The union employees at the Bruce Mansfield Plant have been working without a labor contract since February 15, 2008. The parties are continuing to bargain with the assistance of a federal mediator. FirstEnergy has a strike mitigation plan ready in the event of a strike.

FirstEnergy accrues legal liabilities only when it concludes that it is probable that it has an obligation for such costs and can reasonably estimate the amount of such costs. If it were ultimately determined that FirstEnergy or its subsidiaries have legal liability or are otherwise made subject to liability based on the above matters, it could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy's or its subsidiaries' financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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11.  REGULATORY MATTERS

(A)RELIABILITY INITIATIVES

In late 2003 and early 2004, a series of letters, reports and recommendations were issued from various entities, including governmental, industry and ad hoc reliability entities (PUCO, FERC, NERC and the U.S. - Canada Power System Outage Task Force) regarding enhancements to regional reliability. The proposed enhancements were divided into two groups:  enhancements that were to be completed in 2004; and enhancements that were to be completed after 2004.  In 2004, FirstEnergy completed implementationall of all actions and initiatives related to enhancing area reliability, improving voltage and reactive management, operator readiness and training and emergency response preparednessthe enhancements that were recommended for completion in 2004. On July 14, 2004, NERC independently verified that FirstEnergy had implemented the various initiatives to be completed by June 30 or summer 2004, with minor exceptions noted by FirstEnergy, which exceptions are now essentially complete. FirstEnergy is proceeding with the implementation of the recommendations that were to be completed subsequent to 2004 and will continue to periodically assess the FERC-ordered Reliability Study recommendations for forecasted 2009 system conditions, recognizing revised load forecasts and other changing system conditions which may impact the recommendations. Thus far, implementation of the recommendations has not required, nor is expected to require, substantial investment in new equipment or material upgrades to existing equipment. The FERC or other applicable government agencies and reliability entities may, however, take a different view as to recommended enhancements or may recommend additional enhancements in the future, which could require additional, material expenditures.


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As a result of outages experienced in JCP&L’s service area in 2002 and 2003, the NJBPU had implemented reviews into JCP&L’s service reliability. In 2004, the NJBPU adopted an MOU that set out specific tasks related to service reliability to be performed by JCP&L and a timetable for completion and endorsed JCP&L’s ongoing actions to implement the MOU. On June 9, 2004, the NJBPU approved a stipulation that incorporates the final report of an SRM who made recommendations on appropriate courses of action necessary to ensure system-wide reliability. The stipulation also incorporates the Executive Summary and Recommendation portions of the final report of a focused audit of JCP&L’s Planning and Operations and Maintenance programs and practices (Focused Audit). On February 11, 2005, JCP&L met with the DRA to discuss reliability improvements. The SRM completed his work and issued his final report to the NJBPU on June 1, 2006. JCP&L filed a comprehensive response to the NJBPU on July 14, 2006. JCP&L continues to file compliance reports reflecting activities associated with the MOU and stipulation.
The NERC has been preparing the implementation aspects of reorganizing its structure to meet the FERC’s certification requirements for the ERO. The NERC made a filing with the FERC on April 4, 2006 to obtain certification as the ERO and to obtain FERC approval of pro forma delegation agreements with regional reliability organizations (regional entities). A rule adopted by the FERC in 2006 provides for reorganizing regional entities that would replace the current regional councils and for rearranging their relationship with the ERO. The “regional entity” may be delegated authority by the ERO, subject to FERC approval, for compliance and enforcement of reliability standards adopted by the ERO and approved by the FERC. The ERO filing was noticed on April 7, 2006 and comments and reply comments were filed in May, June and July 2006. On July 20, 2006, the FERC certified the NERC as the ERO to implement the provisions of Section 215 of the Federal Power Act and directed the NERC to make compliance filings addressing governance and non-governance issues and the regional delegation agreements. On September 18, 2006 and October 18, 2006, NERC submitted compliance filings addressing the governance and non-governance issues identified in the FERC ERO Certification Order, dated July 20, 2006. On October 30, 2006, the FERC issued an order accepting most of NERC’s governance filings. On January 18, 2007, the FERC issued an order largely accepting NERC’s compliance filings addressing non-governance issues, subject to an additional compliance filing, which NERC submitted on March 19, 2007.

On November 29, 2006, NERC submitted an additional compliance filing with the FERC regarding the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program (CMEP) along with the proposed Delegation Agreements between the ERO and the regional reliability entities. The FERC provided opportunity for interested parties to comment on the CMEP by January 10, 2007. FirstEnergy, as well as other parties, moved to intervene and submitted responsive comments on January 10, 2007. This filing, which established the regulatory framework for NERC’s future enforcement program, was approved by the FERC on April 19, 2007.

The ECAR, Mid-Atlantic Area Council, and Mid-American Interconnected Network reliability councils completed the consolidation of these regions into a single new regional reliability organization known as ReliabilityFirst Corporation. ReliabilityFirst began operations as a regional reliability council under NERC on January 1, 2006 and on November 29, 2006 filed a proposed Delegation Agreement with NERC to obtain certification consistent with the final rule as a “regional entity” under the ERO. This Delegation Agreement was also approved by the FERC on April 19, 2007. All of FirstEnergy’s facilities are located within the ReliabilityFirst region.

On May 2, 2006, the NERC Board of Trustees adopted eight new cyber security standards that replaced interim standards put in place in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and thirteen additional reliability standards. The security standards became effective on June 1, 2006, and the remaining standards become effective during 2007. NERC filed these proposed standards with the FERC and relevant Canadian authorities for approval. The cyber security standards were not included in the October 20, 2006 NOPR and are being addressed in a separate FERC docket. On December 11, 2006, the FERC Staff provided its preliminary assessment of these proposed mandatory reliability standards and again cited various deficiencies in the proposed standards. Numerous parties, including FirstEnergy, provided comments on the assessment by February 12, 2007. This filing is pending before the FERC.

On April 4, 2006, NERC submitted a filing with the FERC seeking approval of mandatory reliability standards. On October 20, 2006, the FERC in turn issued a Proposed Rule on the reliability standards. After a period of public review of the proposal, the FERC issued on March 16, 2007 its Final Rule on Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System. In this ruling, the FERC approved 83 of the 107 mandatory electric reliability standards proposed by NERC, making them enforceable with penalties and sanctions for noncompliance when the rule becomes effective, which is expected by the summer of 2007. The final rule will become effective on June 4, 2007. The FERC also directed NERC to submit improvements to 56 standards, endorsing NERC's process for developing reliability standards and its associated work plan. The 24 standards that were not approved remain pending at the FERC awaiting further information from NERC and its regional entities.


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FirstEnergy believes it is in compliance with all current NERC reliability standards. However, based upon a review of the March 16, 2007 Final Rule, it appears that the FERC will eventually adopt stricter NERC reliability standards than those just approved as NERC addresses the FERC's guidance in the Final Rule. The financial impact of complying with the new standards cannot be determined at this time. However, the EPACT required that all prudent costs incurred to comply with the new reliability standards be recovered in rates. If FirstEnergy is unable to meet the reliability standards for its bulk power system in the future, it could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy’s and its subsidiaries’ financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
(B)OHIO

On October 21, 2003, the Ohio Companies filed their RSP case with the PUCO. On August 5, 2004, the Ohio Companies accepted the RSP as modified and approved by the PUCO in an August 4, 2004 Entry on Rehearing, subject to a CBP. The RSP was intended to establish generation service rates beginning January 1, 2006, in response to the PUCO’s concerns about price and supply uncertainty following the end of the Ohio Companies' transition plan market development period. On May 3, 2006, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued an opinion affirming the PUCO's order in all respects, except it remanded back to the PUCO the matter of ensuring the availability of sufficient means for customer participation in the marketplace. The RSP contained a provision that permitted the Ohio Companies to withdraw and terminate the RSP in the event that the PUCO, or the Supreme Court of Ohio, rejected all or part of the RSP. In such event, the Ohio Companies have 30 days from the final order or decision to provide notice of termination. On July 20, 2006, the Ohio Companies filed with the PUCO a Request to Initiate a Proceeding on Remand. In their Request, the Ohio Companies provided notice of termination to those provisions of the RSP subject to termination, subject to being withdrawn, and also set forth a framework for addressing the Supreme Court of Ohio’s findings on customer participation. If the PUCO approves a resolution to the issues raised by the Supreme Court of Ohio that is acceptable to the Ohio Companies, the Ohio Companies’ termination will be withdrawn and considered to be null and void. On July 20, 2006, the OCC and NOAC also submitted to the PUCO a conceptual proposal addressing the issue raised by the Supreme Court of Ohio. On July 26, 2006, the PUCO issued an Entry directing the Ohio Companies to file a plan in a new docket to address the Court’s concern. The Ohio Companies filed their RSP Remand CBP on September 29, 2006. Initial comments were filed on January 12, 2007 and reply comments were filed on January 29, 2007. In their reply comments the Ohio Companies described the highlights of a new tariff offering they would be willing to make available to customers that would allow customers to purchase renewable energy certificates associated with a renewable generation source, subject to PUCO approval. No further proceedings are scheduled at this time.

On August 31, 2005, the PUCO approved a rider recovery mechanism through which the Ohio Companies may recover all MISO transmission and ancillary service related costs incurred during each year ending June 30. Pursuant to the PUCO’s order, the Ohio Companies, on May 1, 2007, filed revised riders which will automatically become effective on July 1, 2007. The revised riders represent an increase over the amounts collected through the 2006 riders of approximately $64 million annually.

During the period between May 1, 2007 and June 1, 2007, any party may raise issues related to the revised tariffs through an informal resolution process. If not adequately resolved through this process by June 30, 2007, any interested party may file a formal complaint with the PUCO which will be addressed by the PUCO after all parties have been heard. If at the conclusion of either the informal or formal process, adjustments are found to be necessary, such adjustments (with carrying costs) will be included in the Ohio Companies’ next rider filing which must be filed no later than May 1, 2008. No assurance can be given that such formal or informal proceedings will not be instituted.


On May 8, 2007, the Ohio Companies filed with the PUCO a notice of intent to file for an increase in electric distribution rates. The Ohio Companies intend to file the application and rate request with the PUCO on or after June 7, 2007. The requested $334 million increase is expected to be more than offset by the elimination or reduction of transition charges at the time the rates go into effect and would result in lowering the overall non-generation portion of the bill for most Ohio customers. The distribution rate increases reflect capital expenditures since the Ohio Companies’ last distribution rate proceedings, increases in operating and maintenance expenses and recovery of regulatory assets created by deferrals that were approved in prior cases. The new rates, subject to evidentiary hearings at the PUCO, would become effective January 1, 2009 for OE and TE, and May 2009 for CEI.

(C)PENNSYLVANIA

Met-Ed and Penelec have been purchasing a portion of their PLR requirements from FES through a partial requirements wholesale power sales agreement and various amendments. Under these agreements, FES retained the supply obligation and the supply profit and loss risk for the portion of power supply requirements not self-supplied by Met-Ed and Penelec. The FES agreements have reduced Met-Ed's and Penelec's exposure to high wholesale power prices by providing power at a fixed price for their uncommitted PLR capacity and energy costs during the term of these agreements with FES.


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On April 7, 2006, the parties entered into a tolling agreement that arose from FES’ notice to Met-Ed and Penelec that FES elected to exercise its right to terminate the partial requirements agreement effective midnight December 31, 2006. On November 29, 2006, Met-Ed, Penelec and FES agreed to suspend the April 7 tolling agreement pending resolution of the PPUC’s proceedings regarding the Met-Ed and Penelec comprehensive transition rate cases filed April 10, 2006, described below. Separately, on September 26, 2006, Met-Ed and Penelec successfully conducted a competitive RFP for a portion of their PLR obligation for the period December 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008. FES was one of the successful bidders in that RFP process and on September 26, 2006 entered into a supplier master agreement to supply a certain portion of Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s PLR requirements at market prices that substantially exceed the fixed price in the partial requirements agreements.
Based on the outcome of the 2006 comprehensive transition rate filing, as described below, Met-Ed, Penelec and FES agreed to restate the partial requirements power sales agreement effective January 1, 2007. The restated agreement incorporates the same fixed price for residual capacity and energy supplied by FES as in the prior arrangements between the parties, and automatically extends for successive one year terms unless any party gives 60 days’ notice prior to the end of the year. The restated agreement allows Met-Ed and Penelec to sell the output of NUG generation to the market and requires FES to provide energy at fixed prices to replace any NUG energy thus sold to the extent needed for Met-Ed and Penelec to satisfy their PLR obligations. The parties have also separately terminated the tolling, suspension and supplier master agreements in connection with the restatement of the partial requirements agreement. Accordingly, the energy that would have been supplied under the supplier master agreement will now be provided under the restated partial requirements agreement.

If Met-Ed and Penelec were to replace the entire FES supply at current market power prices without corresponding regulatory authorization to increase their generation prices to customers, each company would likely incur a significant increase in operating expenses and experience a material deterioration in credit quality metrics. Under such a scenario, each company's credit profile would no longer be expected to support an investment grade rating for its fixed income securities. Based on the PPUC’s January 11, 2007 order described below, if FES ultimately determines to terminate, reduce, or significantly modify the agreement prior to the expiration of Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s generation rate caps in 2010, timely regulatory relief is not likely to be granted by the PPUC.

Met-Ed and Penelec made a comprehensive transition rate filing with the PPUC on April 10, 2006 to address a number of transmission, distribution and supply issues. If Met-Ed's and Penelec's preferred approach involving accounting deferrals had been approved, annual revenues would have increased by $216 million and $157 million, respectively. That filing included, among other things, a request to charge customers for an increasing amount of market-priced power procured through a CBP as the amount of supply provided under the then existing FES agreement was to be phased out in accordance with the April 7, 2006 tolling agreement described above. Met-Ed and Penelec also requested approval of a January 12, 2005 petition for the deferral of transmission-related costs, but only for those costs incurred during 2006. In this rate filing, Met-Ed and Penelec also requested recovery of annual transmission and related costs incurred on or after January 1, 2007, plus the amortized portion of 2006 costs over a ten-year period, along with applicable carrying charges, through an adjustable rider. Changes in the recovery of NUG expenses and the recovery of Met-Ed's non-NUG stranded costs were also included in the filing. On May 4, 2006, the PPUC consolidated the remand of the FirstEnergy and GPU merger proceeding, related to the quantification and allocation of the merger savings, with the comprehensive transmission rate filing case.

The PPUC entered its Opinion and Order in the comprehensive rate filing proceeding on January 11, 2007. The order approved the recovery of transmission costs, including the transmission-related deferral for January 1, 2006 through January 10, 2007, when new transmission rates were effective, and determined that no merger savings from prior years should be considered in determining customers’ rates. The request for increases in generation supply rates was denied as were the requested changes in NUG expense recovery and Met-Ed’s non-NUG stranded costs. The order decreased Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s distribution rates by $80 million and $19 million, respectively. These decreases were offset by the increases allowed for the recovery of transmission expenses and the transmission deferral. Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s request for recovery of Saxton decommissioning costs was granted and, in January 2007, Met-Ed and Penelec recognized income of $15 million and $12 million, respectively, to establish regulatory assets for those previously expensed decommissioning costs. Overall rates increased by 5.0% for Met-Ed ($59 million) and 4.5% for Penelec ($50 million). Met-Ed and Penelec filed a Petition for Reconsideration on January 26, 2007 on the issues of consolidated tax savings and rate of return on equity. Other parties filed Petitions for Reconsideration on transmission (including congestion), transmission deferrals and rate design issues. On February 8, 2007, the PPUC entered an order granting Met-Ed’s, Penelec’s and the other parties’ petitions for procedural purposes. Due to that ruling, the period for appeals to the Commonwealth Court was tolled until 30 days after the PPUC entered a subsequent order ruling on the substantive issues raised in the petitions. On March 1, 2007, the PPUC issued three orders: 1) a tentative order regarding the reconsideration by the PPUC of its own order; 2) an order denying the Petitions for Reconsideration of Met-Ed, Penelec and the OCA and denying in part and accepting in part the MEIUG’s and PICA’s Petition for Reconsideration; and 3) an order approving the Compliance filing. Comments to the PPUC for reconsideration of its order were filed on March 8, 2007, and the PPUC ruled on the reconsideration on April 13, 2007, making minor changes to rate design as agreed upon by Met-Ed, Penelec and certain other parties.


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On March 30, 2007, MEIUG and PICA filed a Petition for Review with the Commonwealth Court asking the court to review the PPUC’s determination on transmission (including congestion) and the transmission deferral. Met-Ed and Penelec filed a Petition for Review on April 13, 2007 on the issues of consolidated tax savings and the requested generation rate increase. The OCA filed its Petition for Review on April 13, 2007, on the issues of transmission (including congestion) and recovery of universal service costs from only the residential rate class. If Met-Ed and Penelec do not prevail on the issue of congestion, it could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy’s and their financial condition and results of operations.
As of March 31, 2007, Met-Ed's and Penelec's unrecovered regulatory deferrals pursuant to the 2006 comprehensive transition rate case, the 1998 Restructuring Settlement (including the Phase 2 Proceedings) and the FirstEnergy/GPU Merger Settlement Stipulation were $472 million and $124 million, respectively. Penelec’s $124 million deferral is subject to final resolution of an IRS settlement associated with NUG trust fund proceeds. During the PPUC’s annual audit of Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s NUG stranded cost balances in 2006, it noted a modification to the NUG purchased power stranded cost accounting methodology made by Met-Ed and Penelec. On August 18, 2006, a PPUC Order was entered requiring Met-Ed and Penelec to reflect the deferred NUG cost balances as if the stranded cost accounting methodology modification had not been implemented. As a result of this PPUC order, Met-Ed recognized a pre-tax charge of approximately $10.3 million in the third quarter of 2006, representing incremental costs deferred under the revised methodology in 2005. Met-Ed and Penelec continue to believe that the stranded cost accounting methodology modification is appropriate and on August 24, 2006 filed a petition with the PPUC pursuant to its order for authorization to reflect the stranded cost accounting methodology modification effective January 1, 1999. Hearings on this petition were held in late February 2007 and briefing was completed on March 28, 2007. The ALJ’s initial decision was issued on May 3, 2007 and denied Met-Ed's and Penelec’s request to modify their NUG stranded cost accounting methodology. The companies may file exceptions to the initial decision by May 22, 2007 and parties may reply to those exceptions 10 days thereafter. It is not known when the PPUC may issue a final decision in this matter.

On May 2, 2007, Penn filed a plan with the PPUC for the procurement of PLR supply from June 2008 through May 2011. The filing proposes multiple, competitive RFPs with staggered delivery periods for fixed-price, tranche-based, pay as bid PLR supply to the residential and commercial classes. The proposal phases out existing promotional rates and eliminates the declining block and the demand components on generation rates for residential and commercial customers. The industrial class PLR service will be provided through an hourly-priced service provided by Penn. Quarterly reconciliation of the differences between the costs of supply and revenues from customers is also proposed. The PPUC is requested to act on the proposal no later than November 2007 for the initial RFP to take place in January 2008.

On February 1, 2007, the Governor of Pennsylvania proposed an Energy Independence Strategy (EIS). The EIS includes four pieces of proposed legislation that, according to the Governor, is designed to reduce energy costs, promote energy independence and stimulate the economy. Elements of the EIS include the installation of smart meters, funding for solar panels on residences and small businesses, conservation programs to meet demand growth, a requirement that electric distribution companies acquire power through a "Least Cost Portfolio", the utilization of micro-grids and an optional three year phase-in of rate increases. Since the EIS has only recently been proposed, the final form of any legislation is uncertain. Consequently, FirstEnergy is unable to predict what impact, if any, such legislation may have on its operations.

(D)NEW JERSEY

JCP&L is permitted to defer for future collection from customers the amounts by which its costs of supplying BGS to non-shopping customers and costs incurred under NUG agreements exceed amounts collected through BGS and NUGC rates and market sales of NUG energy and capacity. As of March 31, 2007, the accumulated deferred cost balance totaled approximately $357 million.

In accordance with an April 28, 2004 NJBPU order, JCP&L filed testimony on June 7, 2004 supporting a continuation of the current level and duration of the funding of TMI-2 decommissioning costs by New Jersey customers without a reduction, termination or capping of the funding. On September 30, 2004, JCP&L filed an updated TMI-2 decommissioning study. This study resulted in an updated total decommissioning cost estimate of $729 million (in 2003 dollars) compared to the estimated $528 million (in 2003 dollars) from the prior 1995 decommissioning study. The DRA filed comments on February 28, 2005 requesting that decommissioning funding be suspended. On March 18, 2005, JCP&L filed a response to those comments. A schedule for further NJBPU proceedings has not yet been set.

On August 1, 2005, the NJBPU established a proceeding to determine whether additional ratepayer protections are required at the state level in light of the repeal of PUHCA pursuant to the EPACT. The NJBPU approved regulations effective October 2, 2006 that would prevent a holding company that owns a gas or electric public utility from investing more than 25% of the combined assets of its utility and utility-related subsidiaries into businesses unrelated to the utility industry. These regulations are not expected to materially impact FirstEnergy or JCP&L. Also, in the same proceeding, the NJBPU Staff issued an additional draft proposal on March 31, 2006 addressing various issues including access to books and records, ring-fencing, cross subsidization, corporate governance and related matters. With the approval of the NJBPU Staff, the affected utilities jointly submitted an alternative proposal on June 1, 2006. Comments on the alternative proposal were submitted on June 15, 2006. On November 3, 2006, the Staff circulated a revised draft proposal to interested stakeholders. Another revised draft was circulated by the NJBPU Staff on February 8, 2007.

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New Jersey statutes require that the state periodically undertake a planning process, known as the Energy Master Plan (EMP), to address energy related issues including energy security, economic growth, and environmental impact. The EMP is to be developed with involvement of the Governor’s Office and the Governor’s Office of Economic Growth, and is to be prepared by a Master Plan Committee, which is chaired by the NJBPU President and includes representatives of several State departments. In October 2006, the current EMP process was initiated with the issuance of a proposed set of objectives which, as to electricity, included the following:
  ·    Reduce the total projected electricity demand by 20% by 2020;

  ·    Meet 22.5% of New Jersey’s electricity needs with renewable energy resources by that date;

·    Reduce air pollution related to energy use;
  ·    Encourage and maintain economic growth and development;
  ·    Achieve a 20% reduction in both Customer Average Interruption Duration Index and System Average Interruption Frequency Index by 2020;

·  
  Unit prices for electricity should remain no more than +5% of the regional average price (region includes New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, 
  Maryland and the District of Columbia); and
  ·    Eliminate transmission congestion by 2020.
Comments on the objectives and participation in the development of the EMP have been solicited and a number of working groups have been formed to obtain input from a broad range of interested stakeholders including utilities, environmental groups, customer groups, and major customers. EMP working groups addressing 1) energy efficiency and demand response and 2) renewables have completed their assigned tasks of data gathering and analysis. Both groups have provided a report to the EMP Committee. The working groups addressing reliability and pricing issues continue their data gathering and analysis activities. Public stakeholder meetings were held in the fall of 2006 and in early 2007, and further public meetings are expected in the summer of 2007. A final draft of the EMP is expected to be presented to the Governor in the fall of 2007 with further public hearings anticipated in early 2008. At this time, FirstEnergy cannot predict the outcome of this process nor determine the impact, if any, such legislation may have on its operations or those of JCP&L.

On February 13, 2007, the NJBPU Staff issued a draft proposal relating to changes to the regulations addressing electric distribution service reliability and quality standards. A meeting between the NJBPU Staff and interested stakeholders to discuss the proposal was held on February 15, 2007. On February 22, 2007, the NJBPU Staff circulated a revised proposal upon which discussions with interested stakeholders were held on March 26, 2007. On April 18 and April 23, 2007 the NJBPU staff circulated further revised draft proposals. A schedule for formal proceedings has not yet been established. At this time, FirstEnergy cannot predict the outcome of this process nor determine the impact, if any, ultimate regulations resulting from these draft proposals may have on its operations or those of JCP&L.

(E)FERC MATTERS

On November 18, 2004, the FERC issued an order eliminating the RTOR for transmission service between the MISO and PJM regions. The FERC also ordered the MISO, PJM and the transmission owners within MISO and PJM to submit compliance filings containing a SECA mechanism to recover lost RTOR revenues during a 16-month transition period from load serving entities. The FERC issued orders in 2005 setting the SECA for hearing. ATSI, JCP&L, Met-Ed, Penelec, and FES participated in the FERC hearings held in May 2006 concerning the calculation and imposition of the SECA charges. The Presiding Judge issued an Initial Decision on August 10, 2006, rejecting the compliance filings made by the RTOs and transmission owners, ruling on various issues and directing new compliance filings. This decision is subject to review and approval by the FERC. Briefs addressing the Initial Decision were filed on September 11, 2006 and October 20, 2006. A final order could be issued by the FERC in the second quarter of 2007.

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On January 31, 2005, certain PJM transmission owners made three filings with the FERC pursuant to a settlement agreement previously approved by the FERC. JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec were parties to that proceeding and joined in two of the filings. In the first filing, the settling transmission owners submitted a filing justifying continuation of their existing rate design within the PJM RTO. In the second filing, the settling transmission owners proposed a revised Schedule 12 to the PJM tariff designed to harmonize the rate treatment of new and existing transmission facilities. Interventions and protests were filed on February 22, 2005. In the third filing, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company and Pepco Holdings, Inc. requested a formula rate for transmission service provided within their respective zones. On May 31, 2005, the FERC issued an order on these cases. First, it set for hearing the existing rate design and indicated that it will issue a final order within six months. American Electric Power Company, Inc. filed in opposition proposing to create a "postage stamp" rate for high voltage transmission facilities across PJM. Second, the FERC approved the proposed Schedule 12 rate harmonization. Third, the FERC accepted the proposed formula rate, subject to refund and hearing procedures. On June 30, 2005, the settling PJM transmission owners filed a request for rehearing of the May 31, 2005 order. On March 20, 2006, a settlement was filed with FERC in the formula rate proceeding that generally accepts the companies' formula rate proposal. The FERC issued an order approving this settlement on April 19, 2006. Hearings in the PJM rate design case concluded in April 2006. On July 13, 2006, an Initial Decision was issued by the ALJ. The ALJ adopted the FERC Trial Staff’s position that the cost of all PJM transmission facilities should be recovered through a postage stamp rate.The ALJ recommended an April 1, 2006 effective date for this change in rate design. On April 19, 2007, the FERC issued an order rejecting the ALJ’s findings and recommendations in nearly every respect. FERC found that the PJM transmission owners’ existing “license plate” rate design was just and reasonable and ordered that the current license plate rates for existing transmission facilities be retained. On the issue of rates for new transmission facilities, FERC directed that costs for new transmission facilities that are rated at 500 kV or higher are to be socialized throughout the PJM footprint by means of a postage-stamp rate. Costs for new transmission facilities that are rated at less than 500 kV, however, are to be allocated on a “beneficiary pays” basis. Nevertheless, FERC found that PJM’s current beneficiary-pays cost allocation methodology is not sufficiently detailed and, in a related order that also was issued on April 19, 2007, directed that hearings be held for the purpose of establishing a just and reasonable cost allocation methodology for inclusion in PJM’s tariff.

FERC’s orders on PJM rate design, if sustained on rehearing and appeal, will prevent the allocation of the cost of existing transmission facilities of other utilities to JCP&L, Met-Ed, and Penelec. In addition, the FERC’s decision to allocate the cost of new 500 kV and above transmission facilities on a PJM-wide basis will reduce future transmission costs shifting to the JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec zones.

On February 15, 2007, MISO filed documents with the FERC to establish a market-based, competitive ancillary services market. MISO contends that the filing will integrate operating reserves into MISO’s existing day-ahead and real-time settlements process, incorporate opportunity costs into these markets, address scarcity pricing through the implementation of a demand curve methodology, foster demand response in the provision of operating reserves, and provide for various efficiencies and optimization with regard to generation dispatch. The filing also proposes amendments to existing documents to provide for the transfer of balancing functions from existing local balancing authorities to MISO. MISO will then carry out this reliability function as the NERC-certified balancing authority for the MISO region with an implementation in the second or third quarter of 2008. FirstEnergy filed comments on March 23, 2007, supporting the ancillary service market in concept, but proposing certain changes in MISO’s proposal. MISO has requested FERC action on its filing by June 2007.

On February 16, 2007, the FERC issued a final rule that revises its decade-old open access transmission regulations and policies. The FERC explained that the final rule is intended to strengthen non-discriminatory access to the transmission grid, facilitate FERC enforcement, and provide for a more open and coordinated transmission planning process. The final rule will become effective on May 14, 2007. The final rule has not yet been fully evaluated to assess its impact on FirstEnergy’s operations. MISO, PJM and ATSI will be filing revised tariffs to comply with FERC’s order.

11. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

SFAS 159 - “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 115”

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, which provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The Standard requires companies to provide additional information that will help investors and other users of financial statements to more easily understand the effect of the company’s choice to use fair value on its earnings. The Standard also requires companies to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the balance sheet. This guidance does not eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards, including requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements included in SFAS 157and SFAS 107. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those years. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating the impact of this Statement on its financial statements.

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SFAS 157 - “Fair Value Measurements”

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157 that establishes how companies should measure fair value when they are required to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure purposes under GAAP. This Statement addresses the need for increased consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and for expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The key changes to current practice are: (1) the definition of fair value which focuses on an exit price rather than entry price; (2) the methods used to measure fair value such as emphasis that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, as well as the inclusion of an adjustment for risk, restrictions and credit standing; and (3) the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those years. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating the impact of this Statement on its financial statements.

EITF 06-10 - “Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Collateral
Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements”

In March 2007, the EITF reached a final consensus on Issue 06-10 concluding that an employer should recognize a liability for the postretirement obligation associated with a collateral assignment split-dollar life insurance arrangement if, based on the substantive arrangement with the employee, the employer has agreed to maintain a life insurance policy during the employee’s retirement or provide the employee with a death benefit. The liability should be recognized in accordance with SFAS 106if, in substance, a postretirement plan exists or APB 12 if the arrangement is, in substance, an individual deferred compensation contract. The EITF also reached a consensus that the employer should recognize and measure the associated asset on the basis of the terms of the collateral assignment arrangement. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, including interim periods within those years. FirstEnergy does not expect this pronouncement to have a material impact on its financial statements.

12. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Effective January 1, 2007, FirstEnergy has three reportable operating segments: competitive energy services, energy delivery services and Ohio transitional generation services. None of the aggregate “Other” segments individually meet the criteria to be considered a reportable segment. The competitive energy services segment primarily consists of unregulated generation and commodity operations, including competitive electric sales, and generation sales to affiliated electric utilities. The energy delivery services segment consists of regulated transmission and distribution operations, including transition cost recovery, and PLR generation service for FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania and New Jersey electric utility subsidiaries. The Ohio transitional generation services segment represents PLR generation service by FirstEnergy’s Ohio electric utility subsidiaries. “Other” primarily consists of telecommunications services and other non-core assets. The assets and revenues for the other business operations are below the quantifiable threshold for operating segments for separate disclosure as “reportable operating segments.”

The energy delivery services segment designs, constructs, operates and maintains FirstEnergy's regulated transmission and distribution systems and is responsible for the regulated generation commodity operations of FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania and New Jersey electric utility subsidiaries. Its revenues are primarily derived from the delivery of electricity, cost recovery of regulatory assets and PLR electric generation sales to non-shopping customers in its Pennsylvania and New Jersey franchise areas. Its results reflect the commodity costs of securing electric generation from FES under partial requirements purchased power agreements and non-affiliated power suppliers as well as the net PJM transmission expenses related to the delivery of that generation load.

The competitive energy services segment supplies electric power to its electric utility affiliates, provides competitive electric sales primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Michigan and owns and operates FirstEnergy’s generating facilities and purchases electricity to meet its sales obligations. The segment's net income is primarily derived from the affiliated company power sales and the non-affiliated electric generation sales revenues less the related costs of electricity generation, including purchased power and net transmission (including congestion) and ancillary costs charged by PJM and MISO to deliver electricity to the segment’s customers. The segment’s internal revenues represent the affiliated company power sales.

The Ohio transitional generation services segment represents the regulated generation commodity operations of FirstEnergy’s Ohio electric utility subsidiaries. Its revenues are primarily derived from electric generation sales to non-shopping customers under the PLR obligations of the Ohio Companies. Its results reflect securing electric generation from the competitive energy services segment through full requirements PSA arrangements and the net MISO transmission revenues and expenses related to the delivery of that generation load.

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Segment reporting in 2006 has been revised to conform to the current year business segment organization and operations. Changes in the current year operations reporting reflected in the revised 2006 segment reporting primarily reflects the transfer within FirstEnergy’s management and organization of the responsibility of obtaining PLR generation for the utilities for their non-shopping customers from FES to business units within the regulated utilities. This reflects FirstEnergy’s alignment of its business units to accommodate its retail strategy and participation in competitive electricity marketplaces in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The differentiation of the regulated generation commodity operations between the two regulated business segments recognizes that generation sourcing for the Ohio Companies is currently in a transitional state through 2008 as compared to the segregated commodity sourcing of their Pennsylvania and New Jersey utility affiliates. The results of the energy delivery services and the Ohio transitional generation services segments now include their electric generation revenues and the corresponding generation commodity costs under affiliated and non-affiliated purchased power arrangements and related net retail PJM/MISO transmission expenses associated with serving electricity load in their respective franchise areas.

FSG completed the sale of its five remaining subsidiaries in 2006. Its assets and results for 2006 are combined in the “Other” segments in this report, as the remaining business does not meet the criteria of a reportable segment. Interest expense on holding company debt and corporate support services revenues and expenses are included in "Reconciling Items."

Segment Financial Information
             
      
Ohio
       
  
Energy
 
Competitive
 
Transitional
       
  
Delivery
 
Energy
 
Generation
   
Reconciling
   
Three Months Ended
 
Services
 
Services
 
Services
 
Other
 
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 
  
(In millions)
 
March 31, 2007
             
External revenues $2,040 $328 $619 $12 $(26)$2,973 
Internal revenues  -  714  -  -  (714) - 
Total revenues  2,040  1,042  619  12  (740) 2,973 
Depreciation and amortization  220  51  (15) 1  6  263 
Investment income  70  3  1  -  (41) 33 
Net interest charges  107  49  1  2  21  180 
Income taxes  148  65  15  5  (33) 200 
Net income  218  98  24  1  (51) 290 
Total assets  23,526  7,089  246  254  675  31,790 
Total goodwill  5,874  24  -  -  -  5,898 
Property additions  155  124  -  1  16  296 
                    
March 31, 2006
                   
External revenues $1,796 $355 $543 $28 $(17)$2,705 
Internal revenues  9  611  -  -  (620) - 
Total revenues  1,805  966  543  28  (637) 2,705 
Depreciation and amortization  258  46  (21) 1  5  289 
Investment income  84  15  -  -  (56) 43 
Net interest charges  99  44  -  1  16  160 
Income taxes  126  21  20  (6) (26) 135 
Income from                   
continuing operations  189  32  30  12  (44) 219 
Discontinued operations  -  -  -  2  -  2 
Net income  189  32  30  14  (44) 221 
Total assets  23,633  6,759  215  367  823  31,797 
Total goodwill  5,916  24  -  -  -  5,940 
Property additions  193  244  -  -  10  447 

Reconciling adjustments to segment operating results from internal management reporting to consolidated external financial reporting primarily consist of interest expense related to holding company debt, corporate support services revenues and expenses, fuel marketing revenues (which are reflected as reductions to expenses for internal management reporting purposes) and elimination of intersegment transactions.



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FIRSTENERGY CORP.
 
      
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(Unaudited)
 
      
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31, 
 
  
2007 
 
2006 
 
  
(In millions, except per share amounts) 
 
REVENUES:
     
Electric utilities  $2,681 $2,340 
Unregulated businesses    292  365 
 Total revenues*  2,973  2,705 
        
EXPENSES:
       
Fuel and purchased power    1,121  998 
Other operating expenses   749  754 
Provision for depreciation   156  148 
Amortization of regulatory assets   251  221 
Deferral of new regulatory assets   (144) (80)
General taxes   203  193 
 Total expenses  2,336  2,234 
        
OPERATING INCOME
  637  471 
        
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
       
Investment income   33  43 
Interest expense   (185) (165)
Capitalized interest   5  7 
Subsidiaries’ preferred stock dividends   -  (2)
 Total other expense  (147) (117)
        
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  490  354 
        
INCOME TAXES
  200  135 
        
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
  290  219 
        
Discontinued operations (net of income tax benefit of $1 million)       
(Note 3)   -  2 
        
NET INCOME
 $290 $221 
        
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK:
       
Income from continuing operations   $0.92 $0.67 
Discontinued operations (Note 3)   -  - 
Net income  $0.92 $0.67 
        
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF BASIC SHARES OUTSTANDING
  314  329 
        
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK:
       
Income from continuing operations   $0.92 $0.67 
Discontinued operations (Note 3)   -  - 
Net income  $0.92 $0.67 
        
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING
  316  330 
        
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
 $0.50 $0.45 
        
        
* Includes $104 million and $99 million of excise tax collections in the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively. 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to FirstEnergy Corp. are an integral part of these statements.
 



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FIRSTENERGY CORP.
 
      
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
(Unaudited)
 
      
  
Three Months Ended 
 
  
March 31, 
 
  
2007 
 
2006 
 
  
(In millions) 
 
      
NET INCOME
 $290 $221 
        
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
       
Pension and other postretirement benefits   (11) - 
Unrealized gain on derivative hedges   21  37 
Unrealized gain on available for sale securities   17  37 
 Other comprehensive income  27  74 
Income tax expense related to other comprehensive income   9  27 
 Other comprehensive income, net of tax  18  47 
        
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 $308 $268 
        
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to FirstEnergy Corp. are an integral part of these statements.
 
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FIRSTENERGY CORP.   
 
       
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS  
 
(Unaudited)  
 
  
March 31, 
 
December 31, 
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In millions)
 
ASSETS
      
       
CURRENT ASSETS:
      
Cash and cash equivalents $89 $90 
Receivables-       
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $40 million and       
$43 million, respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  1,250  1,135 
Other (less accumulated provisions of $23 million and       
$24 million, respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  184  132 
Materials and supplies, at average cost  591  577 
Prepayments and other  233  149 
   2,347  2,083 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
       
In service  24,223  24,105 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  10,191  10,055 
   14,032  14,050 
Construction work in progress  754  617 
   14,786  14,667 
INVESTMENTS:
       
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  2,008  1,977 
Investments in lease obligation bonds  775  811 
Other  742  746 
   3,525  3,534 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:
       
Goodwill  5,898  5,898 
Regulatory assets  4,371  4,441 
Pension assets  277  - 
Other  586  573 
   11,132  10,912 
  $31,790 $31,196 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
       
        
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Currently payable long-term debt $2,093 $1,867 
Short-term borrowings  2,247  1,108 
Accounts payable  625  726 
Accrued taxes  413  598 
Other  1,020  956 
   6,398  5,255 
CAPITALIZATION:
       
Common stockholders’ equity-       
Common stock, $.10 par value, authorized 375,000,000 shares-       
304,835,407 and 319,205,517 shares outstanding, respectively  30  32 
Other paid-in capital  5,574  6,466 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (241) (259)
Retained earnings  2,941  2,806 
Unallocated employee stock ownership plan common stock-       
324,738 and 521,818 shares, respectively  (5) (10)
Total common stockholders' equity  8,299  9,035 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  8,546  8,535 
   16,845  17,570 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Accumulated deferred income taxes  2,826  2,740 
Asset retirement obligations  1,208  1,190 
Power purchase contract loss liability  1,063  1,182 
Retirement benefits  920  944 
Lease market valuation liability  745  767 
Other  1,785  1,548 
   8,547  8,371 
COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9)
       
  $31,790 $31,196 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to FirstEnergy Corp. are an integral part of these balance sheets.
 
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FIRSTENERGY CORP.
 
        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,  
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In millions)
 
        
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
       
Net income $290 $221 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-       
Provision for depreciation  156  148 
Amortization of regulatory assets  251  222 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (144) (80)
Nuclear fuel and lease amortization  26  20 
Deferred purchased power and other costs  (116) (104)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  53  6 
Investment impairment  5  - 
Deferred rents and lease market valuation liability  (25) (38)
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (65) (19)
Commodity derivative transactions, net  1  26 
Income from discontinued operations  -  (2)
Cash collateral  6  (106)
Pension trust contribution  (300) - 
Decrease (Increase) in operating assets-       
Receivables  (155) 226 
Materials and supplies  15  (52)
Prepayments and other current assets  (74) (93)
Increase (Decrease) in operating liabilities-       
Accounts payable  (108) (114)
Accrued taxes  73  9 
Accrued interest  86  100 
Electric service prepayment programs  (17) (14)
Other  (33) (32)
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities  (75) 324 
        
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
       
New Financing-       
Long-term debt  250  - 
Short-term borrowings, net  1,139  200 
Redemptions and Repayments-       
Common stock  (891) - 
Preferred stock  -  (30)
Long-term debt  (13) (64)
Net controlled disbursement activity  12  (8)
Stock-based compensation tax benefit  8  - 
Common stock dividend payments  (159) (148)
Net cash provided from (used for) financing activities  346  (50)
        
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
       
Property additions  (296) (447)
Proceeds from asset sales  -  57 
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales  266  481 
Investments in nuclear decommissioning trust funds  (269) (484)
Cash investments  25  103 
Other  2  (20)
Net cash used for investing activities  (272) (310)
        
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  (1) (36)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  90  64 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $89 $28 
        
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to FirstEnergy Corp. are an integral part of these statements.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm









To the Stockholders and Board of
Directors of FirstEnergy Corp.:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of FirstEnergy Corp. and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholders’ equity, preferred stock and cash flows for the year then ended, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006; and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans as of December 31, 2006 and conditional asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2005, as discussed in Note 3, Note 2(K) and Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements) dated February 27, 2007, we expressed unqualified opinions thereon. The consolidated financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting referred to above are not presented herein. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 8, 2007


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FIRSTENERGY CORP.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Net income in the first quarter of 2007 was $290 million, or basic and diluted earnings of $0.92 per share of common stock, compared with net income of $221 million, or basic and diluted earnings of $0.67 per share in the first quarter of 2006. The increase in FirstEnergy’s earnings was driven primarily by increased electric sales revenues, partially offset by higher fuel and purchase power costs.

Change in Basic Earnings Per Share From
Prior Year First Quarter
Basic Earnings Per Share - First Quarter 2006$ 0.67
Revenues0.51
Fuel and purchased power(0.24)
Depreciation and amortization(0.08)
Deferral of new regulatory assets0.07
Other expenses(0.05)
Saxton decommissioning regulatory asset0.05
Trust securities impairment(0.01)
Basic Earnings Per Share - First Quarter 2007$ 0.92

Financial Matters

Share Repurchase Programs - On March 2, 2007, FirstEnergy repurchased approximately 14.4 million shares, or 4.5%, of its outstanding common stock under an accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreement with an affiliate of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. The initial purchase price was approximately $900 million, or $62.63 per share. The final purchase price for this program will be adjusted to reflect the volume weighted average price of FirstEnergy’s common stock during the period of time that the bank will acquire shares to cover its short position, which is approximately one year. The ASR was completed under a January 30, 2007 Board of Directors authorization to repurchase up to 16 million shares of outstanding common stock.

On April 2, 2007, an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Securities completed its acquisition of shares under FirstEnergy’s prior ASR program of 10.6 million shares, which was executed in August 2006. In settling the transaction, FirstEnergy remitted approximately $27 million to J.P. Morgan as a final purchase price adjustment based on the average of the daily volume-weighted average price over the purchase period, as well as other purchase price adjustments.

Under the two ASR programs, FirstEnergy has repurchased approximately 25 million shares, or 8%, of the total shares outstanding as of July 2006.

Sale and Leaseback of Bruce Mansfield Unit 1 - On January 31, 2007, FirstEnergy announced its intention to pursue a sale and leaseback transaction for its owned portion (776 MW) of Bruce Mansfield Unit 1. FirstEnergy anticipates the after-tax proceeds of this proposed transaction to be approximately $1.2 billion. The proceeds are expected to be used to repay short-term borrowings incurred to fund the recently executed ASR program and the recent voluntary pension plan contribution. FirstEnergy is targeting a second quarter of 2007 closing for the transaction including related lease debt financing.

New Long-Term Debt Issuance - On March 27, 2007, CEI issued $250 million of 5.70% unsecured senior notes due 2017. The proceeds from the transaction were used to repay short-term borrowings and for general corporate purposes.

Credit Rating Agency Update - On March 26, 2007, S&P assigned its corporate credit rating of BBB to FES. Moody’s also issued a rating of Baa2 on FES on March 27, 2007. FES is the holding company of FirstEnergy Generation Corp. and FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp., the owners of FirstEnergy’s fossil and nuclear generation assets, respectively. Both S&P and Moody’s cited the strength of FirstEnergy’s generation portfolio as a key contributor to the investment grade credit ratings.

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Regulatory Matters

Ohio - On August 31, 2005, the PUCO approved a rider recovery mechanism through which the Ohio Companies may recover all MISO transmission and ancillary service related costs incurred during each year ending June 30. Pursuant to the PUCO’s order, the Ohio Companies, on May 1, 2007, filed revised riders which will automatically become effective on July 1, 2007. The revised riders represent an increase over the amounts collected through the 2006 riders of approximately $64 million annually.

During the period between May 1, 2007 and June 1, 2007, any party may raise issues related to the revised tariffs through an informal resolution process. If not adequately resolved through this process by June 30, 2007, any interested party may file a formal complaint with the PUCO which will be addressed by the PUCO after all parties have been heard. If at the conclusion of either the informal or formal process, adjustments are found to be necessary, such adjustments (with carrying costs) will be included in the Ohio Companies’ next rider filing which must be filed no later than May 1, 2008. No assurance can be given that such formal or informal proceedings will not be instituted.
On May 8, 2007, the Ohio Companies filed with the PUCO a notice of intent to file for an increase in electric distribution rates. The Ohio Companies intend to file the application and rate request with the PUCO on or after June 7, 2007. The requested $334 million increase is expected to be more than offset by the elimination or reduction of transition charges at the time the rates go into effect and would result in lowering the overall non-generation portion of the bill for most Ohio customers. The distribution rate increases reflect capital expenditures since the Ohio Companies’ last distribution rate proceedings, increases in operating and maintenance expenses and recovery of regulatory assets created by deferrals that were approved in prior cases. The new rates, subject to evidentiary hearings at the PUCO, would become effective January 1, 2009 for OE and TE, and May 2009 for CEI.

Pennsylvania - On January 11, 2007, the PPUC issued its order in the Met-Ed and Penelec 2006 comprehensive transition rate cases (see Note 10). Several parties to the proceeding, including Met-Ed and Penelec, have filed appeals with the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, which are currently pending.

A hearing was held February 21, 2007 in the Met-Ed and Penelec NUG accounting case. In this case, Met-Ed and Penelec are seeking to modify the NUG purchased power stranded costs accounting methodology to eliminate improper reductions of the deferred cost balance during periods in which market prices exceed NUG payments. The ALJ’s initial decision was issued on May 3, 2007 and denied Met-Ed's and Penelec’s request to modify their NUG stranded cost accounting methodology. The companies may file exceptions to the initial decision by May 22, 2007 and parties may reply to those exceptions 10 days thereafter. It is not known when the PPUC may issue a final decision in this matter.

On May 2, 2007, Penn made a filing with the PPUC proposing how it will procure the power supply needed for default service customers beginning June 1, 2008. Penn’s customers transitioned to a fully competitive market on January 1, 2007, and the default service plan that the PPUC previously approved covered a 17-month period through May 31, 2008. The filing proposes that Penn procure a full requirements product, by class, through multiple RFPs with staggered delivery periods extending through May 2011. It also proposes a 3-year phase-out of promotional generation rates. Penn expects the PPUC to address the filing later this year.
On February 1, 2007, the Governor of Pennsylvania proposed an Energy Independence Strategy (EIS). The EIS includes four pieces of proposed legislation that, according to the Governor, is designed to reduce energy costs, promote energy independence and stimulate the economy. Elements of the EIS include the installation of smart meters, funding for solar panels on residences and small businesses, conservation programs to meet demand growth, a requirement that electric distribution companies acquire power through a "Least Cost Portfolio", the utilization of micro-grids and an optional three year phase-in of rate increases. Since the EIS has only recently been proposed, the final form of any legislation is uncertain. Consequently, FirstEnergy is unable to predict what impact, if any, such legislation may have on its operations.
Generation

NRC Oversight Update - On March 2, 2007, the NRC returned FirstEnergy’s Perry Plant to routine agency oversight as a result of sufficient corrective actions that have been taken over the last two-and-one-half years. The Perry Plant had been operating under heightened NRC oversight since August 2004 (see Note 9).

Refueling Outage - FirstEnergy’s Perry Plant began its regularly scheduled refueling outage on April 2, 2007. Major work activities to be completed on the 1,258 MW facility include replacing approximately one-third of the fuel assemblies in the reactor and two of the three low-pressure turbine rotors in the main generator.

Power Uprates - In March 2007, Beaver Valley Unit 1 completed the final phase of an extended power uprate project to add additional capacity to FirstEnergy’s system. This is its second power uprate in the past 12 months. Capacity testing will be conducted later this year to verify the actual megawatts gained. This power uprate was achieved in support of FirstEnergy’s strategy to maximize the full potential of its existing generation assets.


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Environmental Update - In March 2007, an SNCR system was placed in-service at FirstEnergy’s 597 MW Eastlake Unit 5, upon completion of a scheduled maintenance outage. The SNCR installation is part of FirstEnergy’s overall Air Quality Compliance Strategy and was required under the New Source Review consent decree. The SNCR is expected to reduce NOx emissions and help achieve reductions required by the EPA’s NOx Transport Rule.

FIRSTENERGY’S BUSINESS

FirstEnergy is a public utility holding company headquartered in Akron, Ohio, that operates primarily through three core business segments (see Results of Operations).

·  
Energy Delivery Services transmits and distributes electricity through FirstEnergy's eight utility operating companies, serving 4.5 million customers within 36,100 square miles of Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey and purchases power for its PLR requirements in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This business segment derives its revenues principally from the delivery of electricity within FirstEnergy’s service areas, cost recovery of regulatory assets and the sale of electric generation to non-shopping retail customers under the PLR obligations in its Pennsylvania and New Jersey franchise areas. Its results reflect the commodity costs of securing electric generation from the Competitive Energy Services Segment under partial requirements purchased power agreements with FES and non-affiliated power suppliers as well as the net PJM transmission expenses related to the delivery of that generation load.

·  
Competitive Energy Services supplies the electric power needs of end-use customers through retail and wholesale arrangements, including associated company power sales to meet all or a portion of the PLR requirements of FirstEnergy's Ohio and Pennsylvania utility subsidiaries and competitive retail sales to customers primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Michigan. This business segment owns and operates FirstEnergy's generating facilities and also purchases electricity to meet sales obligations. The segment's net income is primarily derived from the affiliated company power sales and the non-affiliated electric generation sales revenues less the related costs of electricity generation, including purchased power and net transmission (including congestion) and ancillary costs charged by PJM and MISO to deliver energy to the segment’s customers.

·  
Ohio Transitional Generation Services supplies the electric power needs of non-shopping customers under the PLR requirements of FirstEnergy's Ohio Companies. The segment's net income is primarily derived from electric generation sales revenues less the cost of power purchased from the competitive energy services segment through a full-requirements PSA arrangement with FES and net transmission (including congestion) and ancillary costs charged by MISO to deliver energy to its retail customers.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The financial results discussed below include revenues and expenses from transactions among FirstEnergy's business segments. A reconciliation of segment financial results is provided in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements. Net income by major business segment was as follows:

  
Three Months Ended
   
  
March 31,
 
Increase
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
(Decrease)
 
Net Income
 
(In millions, except per share data)
 
By Business Segment
       
Energy delivery services $218 $189 $29 
Competitive energy services  98  32  66 
Ohio transitional generation services  24  30  (6)
Other and reconciling adjustments*  (50) (30) (20)
Total $290 $221 $69 
           
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share
 $0.92 $0.67 $0.25 

*Represents other operating segments and reconciling items including interest expense on holding company debt and
  corporate support services revenues and expenses.

Net income in the first quarter of 2006 included after-tax earnings from discontinued operations of $2 million resulting from FirstEnergy’s disposition of non-core assets and operations (see Note 3).

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Financial results for FirstEnergy's major business segments in the first quarter of 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
       
Ohio
     
  
 Energy
 
Competitive
 
Transitional
 
Other and
   
  
 Delivery
 
Energy
 
Generation
 
Reconciling
 
FirstEnergy
 
First Quarter 2007 Financial Results
 
 Services
 
Services
 
Services
 
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 
  
(In millions)
 
Revenues:            
    External
           
Electric  $1,875  $276 $613 $- $2,764 
Other  165   52  6  (14) 209 
Internal  -  714  -  (714) - 
Total Revenues  2,040  1,042  619  (728) 2,973 
                 
Expenses:                
Fuel and purchased power  844  447  544  (714) 1,121 
Other operating expenses  408  307  49  (15) 749 
Provision for depreciation  98  51  -  7  156 
Amortization of regulatory assets  246  -  5  -  251 
Deferral of new regulatory assets   (124) -  (20) -  (144)
General taxes  165  28  2  8  203 
Total Expenses  1,637  833  580  (714) 2,336 
                 
Operating Income  403  209  39  (14) 637 
Other Income (Expense):                
Investment income  70  3  1  (41) 33 
Interest expense  (109) (52) (1) (23) (185)
Capitalized interest  2  3  -  -  5 
Total Other Expense  (37) (46) -  (64) (147)
                 
Income From Continuing Operations Before                
Income Taxes  366  163  39  (78) 490 
Income taxes  148  65  15  (28) 200 
Net Income $218 $98 $24 $(50)$290 
                 


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Ohio
     
  
 Energy
 
Competitive
 
Transitional
 
Other and
   
  
 Delivery
 
Energy
 
Generation
 
Reconciling
 
FirstEnergy
 
First Quarter 2006 Financial Results
 
 Services
 
Services
 
Services
 
Adjustments
 
Consolidated
 
  
(In millions)
 
Revenues:            
External           
Electric $1,668 $304 $539 $- $2,511 
Other   128  51  4  11  194 
Internal  9  611  -  (620) - 
Total Revenues  1,805  966  543  (609) 2,705 
                 
Expenses:                
Fuel and purchased power  693  468  457  (620) 998 
Other operating expenses  366  344  56  (12) 754 
Provision for depreciation  96  46  -  6  148 
Amortization of regulatory assets  217  -  4  -  221 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (55) -  (25) -  (80)
General taxes  158  26  1  8  193 
Total Expenses  1,475  884  493  (618) 2,234 
                 
Operating Income  330  82  50  9  471 
Other Income (Expense):                
Investment income  84  15  -  (56) 43 
Interest expense  (100) (47) -  (18) (165)
Capitalized interest  3  3  -  1  7 
Subsidiaries' preferred stock dividends  (2) -  -  -  (2)
Total Other Expense  (15) (29) -  (73) (117)
                 
Income From Continuing Operations Before                
Income Taxes  315  53  50  (64) 354 
Income taxes  126  21  20  (32) 135 
Income from continuing operations  189  32  30  (32) 219 
Discontinued operations  -  -  -  2  2 
Net Income $189 $32 $30 $(30)$221 
                 
                 
Changes Between First Quarter 2007 and
                
First Quarter 2006 Financial Results
                
Increase (Decrease)
                
                 
Revenues:                
External                 
Electric $207 $(28)$74 $- $253 
Other  37  1  2  (25) 15 
Internal  (9) 103  -  (94) - 
Total Revenues  235  76  76  (119) 268 
                 
Expenses:                
Fuel and purchased power  151  (21) 87  (94) 123 
Other operating expenses  42  (37) (7) (3) (5)
Provision for depreciation  2  5  -  1  8 
Amortization of regulatory asset  29  -  1  -  30 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (69) -  5  -  (64)
General taxes  7  2  1  -  10 
Total Expenses  162  (51) 87  (96) 102 
                 
Operating Income  73  127  (11) (23) 166 
Other Income (Expense):                
Investment income  (14) (12) 1  15  (10)
Interest expense  (9) (5) (1) (5) (20)
Capitalized interest  (1) -  -  (1) (2)
Subsidiaries' preferred stock dividends  2  -  -  -  2 
Total Other Income (Expense)  (22) (17) -  9  (30)
                 
Income From Continuing Operations Before                
Income Taxes  51  110  (11) (14) 136 
Income taxes  22  44  (5) 4  65 
Income from continuing operations  29  66  (6) (18) 71 
Discontinued operations  -  -  -  (2) (2)
Net Income $29 $66 $(6)$(20)$69 
                 
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Energy Delivery Services - First Quarter 2007 Compared to First Quarter 2006

Net income increased $29 million (or 15%) to $218 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to $189 million in the first quarter of 2006, primarily due to increased revenues partially offset by higher operating expenses and lower investment income.

Revenues -

The increase in total revenues resulted from the following sources:

  
Three Months Ended
   
  
March 31,
 
Increase
 
Revenues By Type of Service
 
2007
 
2006
 
(Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
Distribution services $944 $935 $9 
Generation sales:          
Retail  720  637  83 
Wholesale  132  55  77 
Total generation sales  852  692  160 
Transmission  183  124  59 
Other  61  54  7 
Total Revenues $2,040 $1,805 $235 

The increases in distribution deliveries by customer class are summarized in the following table:

Electric Distribution Deliveries
Residential7.1%
Commercial4.3%
Industrial0.1%
Total Distribution Deliveries3.9%

The increase in electric distribution deliveries to customers was primarily due to colder than average weather during the first quarter of 2007 compared to unseasonably mild weather during the same period of 2006, offset by an unfavorable rate mix and distribution rate decreases for Met-Ed and Penelec as a result of a January 11, 2007 PPUC rate decision (see Outlook - State Regulatory Matters - Pennsylvania).

The following table summarizes the price and volume factors contributing to the $160 million increase in non-affiliated generation sales in 2007 compared to 2006:

Sources of Change in Generation Sales
 
Increase
  
  
(In millions)
  
Retail:     
Effect of 0.3% increase in volume $2  
Change in prices  81  
   83  
Wholesale:     
Effect of 139% increase in volume  77  
Change in prices  -  
   77  
Net Increase in Generation Sales $160  
      

The increase in retail generation prices during the first quarter of 2007 compared to 2006 was primarily due to increased generation and NUGC rates for JCP&L resulting from the New Jersey BGS auction. Wholesale generation sales increased principally as a result of Met-Ed and Penelec selling additional available power into the PJM market beginning in January 2007.

The $59 million increase in transmission revenue was primarily due to approximately $42 million of Met-Ed and Penelec transmission revenues in 2007 resulting from a January 2007 PPUC authorization for transmission costs recovery. Met-Ed and Penelec defer the difference between revenues accrued under the transmission rider and transmission costs incurred, with no material effect to current period earnings.

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Expenses -

The net increases in revenues discussed above were partially offset by a $162 million increase in expenses due to the following:

·Purchased power costs were $151 million higher in the first quarter of 2007 due to higher unit prices and volumes purchased. The increased unit prices reflected the effect of higher JCP&L purchased power unit prices resulting from the BGS auction. The increased KWH purchases in 2007 were due in part to higher customer usage and sales to the wholesale market. The following table summarizes the sources of changes in purchased power costs:

Sources of Change in Purchased Power
 
Increase
(Decrease)
  
  
(In millions)
  
      
Purchased Power:     
Change due to increased unit costs $74  
Change due to increased volume  79  
Decrease in NUG costs deferred  (2) 
Net Increase in Purchased Power Costs $151  

·Other operating expenses increased $42 million due to the net effects of:

-  An increase of $52 million in MISO and PJM transmission expenses, resulting primarily from higher congestion costs;

-  Miscellaneous operating expenses decreased $8 million primarily due to reduced support services billings from FESC; and

-  Operation and maintenance expenses decreased $2 million primarily due to lower employee benefit and storm-related costs.

·Amortization of regulatory assets increased $29 million compared to 2006 due primarily to recovery of deferred BGS costs through higher NUGC revenues for JCP&L as discussed above;
·The deferral of new regulatory assets during the first quarter of 2007 was $69 million higher in 2007 primarily due to the deferral of previously expensed decommissioning expenses of $27 million related to the Saxton nuclear research facility (see Outlook - State Regulatory Matters - Pennsylvania) and the absence in the first quarter of 2006 of PJM transmission costs and interest deferrals of $33 million that began during the second quarter of 2006.

Other Income and Expense -

Other income decreased $22 million in 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006 primarily due to lower interest income of $14 million from repayment of associated company notes receivable since the first quarter of 2006 related to the generation asset transfers and increased interest expense of $9 million related in part to new debt issuances by CEI and JCP&L.

Ohio Transitional Generation Services - First Quarter 2007 Compared to First Quarter 2006

Net income for this segment decreased to $24 million in the first quarter of 2007 from $30 million in the same period last year. Higher generation revenues were more than offset by higher operating expenses, primarily for purchased power.

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Revenues -

The increase in reported segment revenues resulted from the following sources:

  
Three Months Ended
   
  
March 31,
 
Increase
 
Revenues By Type of Service
 
2007
 
2006
 
(Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
Generation sales:       
Retail $545 $472 $73 
Wholesale  2  7  (5)
Total generation sales  547  479  68 
Transmission  71  63  8 
Other  1  1  - 
Total Revenues $619 $543 $76 

The following table summarizes the price and volume factors contributing to the increase in sales revenues from retail customers:

Source of Change in Electric Generation Sales
 
Increase
 
  
(In millions)
 
Retail:    
Effect of 6.6% increase in customer usage
 $31 
Change in prices  42 
 Total Increase in Retail Generation Sales $73 
     

The customer usage increase was due to colder weather in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 and reduced customer shopping. Average prices increased primarily due to higher composite unit prices for returning customers. The percentage of generation services provided by alternative suppliers to total sales delivered in the Ohio Companies’ service areas decreased by a weighted average of 2.1 percentage points.

Expenses -

Purchased power costs were $87 million higher due primarily to higher unit prices for power purchased from FES. The factors contributing to the higher costs are summarized in the following table:

Source of Change in Purchased Power
 
Increase
 
  
(In millions)
 
Purchases from non-affiliates:    
Change due to increased unit costs
 $10 
Change due to volume purchased
  - 
   10 
Purchases from FES:    
Change due to increased unit costs
  55 
Change due to volume purchased
  22 
   77 
Total Increase in Purchased Power Costs $87 

The increase in KWH purchases was due to the higher retail generation sales requirements. The higher unit costs resulted from the provision of the full-requirements PSA with FES under which purchased power unit costs reflected the increases in the Ohio Companies’ retail generation sales unit prices.

Competitive Energy Services - First Quarter 2007 Compared to First Quarter 2006

Net income for this segment was $98 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to $32 million in the same period last year. An improvement in gross generation margin and lower other operating expenses was partially offset by higher general taxes and reduced investment income.

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Revenues -

Total revenues increased $76 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. This increase primarily resulted from higher unit prices under affiliated power sales to the Ohio companies which was partially offset by lower non-affiliated wholesale sales.

The higher retail revenues resulted from increased sales in both the MISO and PJM markets. Lower non-affiliated wholesale revenues reflected the effect of decreased generation available for the non-affiliated wholesale market due to increased affiliated company power sales requirements under the Ohio Companies’ full-requirements PSA and the partial-requirements power sales agreement with Met-Ed and Penelec.

The increased affiliated company generation revenues were due to higher unit prices and increased KWH sales. Factors contributing to the revenue increase from PSA sales to the Ohio Companies are discussed under the purchased power costs analysis in the Ohio Transitional Generation Services results above. The higher KWH sales to the Pennsylvania affiliates were due to increased Met-Ed and Penelec generation sales requirements. These increases were partially offset by decreased sales to Penn as a result of the implementation of its competitive solicitation process in the first quarter of 2007.

The increase in reported segment revenues resulted from the following sources:

  
Three Months Ended
   
  
March 31,
 
Increase
 
Revenues By Type of Service
 
2007
 
2006
 
(Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
Non-Affiliated Generation Sales:       
Retail $173 $131 $42 
Wholesale  103  173  (70)
Total Non-Affiliated Generation Sales  276  304  (28)
Affiliated Power Sales  714  611  103 
Transmission  23  20  3 
Other  29  31  (2)
Total Revenues $1,042 $966 $76 


The following tables summarize the price and volume factors contributing to changes in revenues from generation sales:

  
Increase
 
Source of Change in Non-Affiliated Generation Sales
 
(Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
Retail:    
Effect of 17.9% increase in customer usage
 $23 
Change in prices  19 
   42 
Wholesale:    
Effect of 35.9% decrease in KWH sales
  (62)
Change in prices
  (8)
   (70)
Net Decrease in Non-Affiliated Generation Sales $(28)
    
    
Source of Change in Affiliated Generation Sales
 
Increase
 
  
(In millions)
 
Ohio Companies:    
Effect of 4.9% increase in KWH sales
 $22 
Change in prices  55 
   77 
Pennsylvania Companies:    
Effect of 10.0% increase in KWH sales
  16 
Change in prices
  10 
   26 
Net Increase in Affiliated Generation Sales $103 


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Expenses -

Total operating expenses were $51 million lower in the first quarter of 2007 due to the following factors:

  
Increase
 
Source of Change in Fuel and Purchased Power
 
(Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
Fuel:    
Change due to decreased composite unit costs
  $(11)
Change due to volume consumed
  (9)
   (20)
Purchased Power:    
Change due to decreased unit costs
  (30)
Change due to volume purchased
  29 
   (1)
Net Decrease in Fuel and Purchased Power Costs $(21)
·Fuel costs were $20 million lower primarily due to reduced coal costs ($19 million) and lower emission allowance costs ($6 million) reflecting decreased fossil KWH production, partially offset by a $7 million increase in nuclear fuel costs resulting from higher nuclear KWH production;
·Purchased power costs decreased by $1 million due primarily to lower unit costs for power in MISO and lower KWH purchases in PJM, partially offset by higher unit prices in PJM; and
·Other operating expenses were $37 million lower in 2007 primarily due to the absence of contractor service costs related to the 2006 refueling outages at Beaver Valley Unit 1 and Davis-Besse with no refueling outages in the first quarter of 2007.

Partially offsetting the lower costs were the following:

·Higher fossil plant operating costs principally due to planned maintenance outages at Sammis Units 6 and 7 and Eastlake Unit 5; and

·Increased depreciation expense of $5 million resulting principally from fossil and nuclear property additions since the first quarter of 2006.

Other Income -

Investment income in the first quarter of 2007 was $17 million lower than the 2006 period primarily due to decreased earnings on nuclear decommissioning trust investments.

Other - First Quarter 2007 Compared to First Quarter 2006

FirstEnergy’s financial results from other operating segments and reconciling items, including interest expense on holding company debt and corporate support services revenues and expenses, resulted in a $20 million decrease in FirstEnergy’s net income in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same quarter of 2006. The decrease was due to higher short-term disability costs ($8 million), the absence of $2 million included in 2006 results from discontinued operations (see Note 3) and a $3 million gain in 2006 related to interest rate swap financing arrangements. In addition, there was a $3 million decrease in life insurance investment income and increased interest expense in 2007 compared to 2006 due to higher revolving credit facility borrowings and a new $250 million bridge loan in March 2007.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

FirstEnergy’s business is capital intensive and requires considerable capital resources to fund operating expenses, construction expenditures, scheduled debt maturities and interest and dividend payments. In 2007 and subsequent years, FirstEnergy expects to meet its contractual obligations and other cash requirements primarily with a combination of cash from operations and funds from the capital markets. FirstEnergy also expects that borrowing capacity under credit facilities will continue to be available to manage working capital requirements during those periods.

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Changes in Cash Position

FirstEnergy's primary source of cash required for continuing operations as a holding company is cash from the operations of its subsidiaries. FirstEnergy also has access to $2.75 billion of short-term financing under a revolving credit facility which expires in 2011, subject to short-term debt limitations under current regulatory approvals of $1.5 billion and to outstanding borrowings by its subsidiaries that are also parties to such facility. In the first quarter of 2007, FirstEnergy received $160 million of cash dividends and return of capital contributions from its subsidiaries and paid $159 million in cash dividends to common shareholders. With the exception of Met-Ed, which is currently in an accumulated deficit position, there are no material restrictions on the payment of cash dividends by the subsidiaries of FirstEnergy.

On March 2, 2007, FirstEnergy repurchased approximately 14.4 million shares, or approximately 4.5%, of its outstanding common stock at an initial price of approximately $900 million, pursuant to an accelerated share repurchase. FirstEnergy acquired these shares under its previously announced authorization to repurchase up to 16 million shares of its common stock. Under a prior authorized program, FirstEnergy repurchased approximately 10.6 million of its outstanding common stock on August 10, 2006, under an accelerated share repurchase agreement, dated August 9, 2006. The latest share repurchase was funded with short-term borrowings, including $500 million from bridge loan facilities.

As of March 31, 2007, FirstEnergy had $89 million of cash and cash equivalents compared with $90 million as of December 31, 2006. The major sources of changes in these balances are summarized below.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

FirstEnergy's consolidated net cash from operating activities is provided primarily by its energy delivery and competitive energy businesses (see Results of Operations above). Net cash used for operating activities was $75 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to $324 million provided from operating activities in the first quarter of 2006, as summarized in the following table: 

  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
Operating Cash Flows
 
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In millions)
 
Net income $290 $221 
Non-cash charges  125  165 
Pension trust contribution  (300) - 
Working capital and other  (190) (62)
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities $(75)$324 
Net cash provided from operating activities decreased by $399 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006 primarily due to a $300 million pension trust contribution in 2007 and $168 million from decreases in working capital and non-cash charges, partially offset by a $69 million increase in net income described under “Results of Operations.” The decrease from working capital and other changes primarily resulted from a $381 million decrease in cash provided from the collection of receivables, partially offset by increased cash collateral of $112 million returned from suppliers and $66 million from income tax refunds received during the 2007 period.

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

In the first quarter of 2007, net cash provided from financing activities was $346 million compared to $50 million used for financing activities in the first quarter of 2006. The change was primarily due to a long-term debt issuance in 2007 and higher short-term borrowings, partially offset by the repurchase of common stock

  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
Securities Issued or Redeemed
 
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In millions)
 
New Issues:
       
Unsecured notes $250 $- 
        
Redemptions:
       
Pollution control notes $- $54 
Senior secured notes  13  10 
Common stock  891  - 
Preferred stock  -  30 
  $904 $94 
        
Short-term borrowings, net
 $1,139 $200 

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FirstEnergy had approximately $2.2 billion of short-term indebtedness as of March 31, 2007 compared to approximately $1.1 billion as of December 31, 2006. The increase was primarily due to the voluntary pension fund contribution and the common share repurchase program in the first quarter of 2007. Available bank borrowing capability as of March 31, 2007 included the following:

Borrowing Capability (In millions)
   
Short-term credit facilities(1)
 $3,370 
Accounts receivable financing facilities  550 
Utilized  (2,244)
LOCs  (473)
Net  $1,203 
     
(1) Includes the $2.75 billion revolving credit facility described below, a $100 million revolving credit facility that expires in December 2009, a $20 million uncommitted line of credit and two $250 million bridge loan facilities.

As of March 31, 2007, the Ohio Companies and Penn had the aggregate capability to issue approximately $2.8 billion of additional FMB on the basis of property additions and retired bonds under the terms of their respective mortgage indentures. The issuance of FMB by OE, CEI and TE is also subject to provisions of their senior note indentures generally limiting the incurrence of additional secured debt, subject to certain exceptions that would permit, among other things, the issuance of secured debt (including FMB) (i) supporting pollution control notes or similar obligations, or (ii) as an extension, renewal or replacement of previously outstanding secured debt. In addition, these provisions would permit OE, CEI and TE to incur additional secured debt not otherwise permitted by a specified exception of up to $600 million, $517 million and $130 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2007. Under the provisions of its senior note indenture, JCP&L may issue additional FMB only as collateral for senior notes. As of March 31, 2007, JCP&L had the capability to issue $937 million of additional senior notes upon the basis of FMB collateral.

The applicable earnings coverage tests in the respective charters of OE, TE, Penn and JCP&L are currently inoperative. In the event that any of them issues preferred stock in the future, the applicable earnings coverage test will govern the amount of preferred stock that may be issued. CEI, Met-Ed and Penelec do not have similar restrictions and could issue up to the number of preferred shares authorized under their respective charters.

As of March 31, 2007, approximately $1.0 billion of capacity remained unused under an existing FirstEnergy shelf registration statement filed with the SEC in 2003 to support future securities issuances. The shelf registration provides the flexibility to issue and sell various types of securities, including common stock, debt securities, and share purchase contracts and related share purchase units. As of March 31, 2007, OE had approximately $400 million of capacity remaining unused under its existing shelf registration for unsecured debt securities filed with the SEC in 2006.

On August 24, 2006, FirstEnergy and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a $2.75 billion five-year revolving credit facility (included in the borrowing capability table above), which replaced FirstEnergy’s prior $2 billion credit facility. FirstEnergy may request an increase in the total commitments available under this facility up to a maximum of $3.25 billion. Commitments under the facility are available until August 24, 2011, unless the lenders agree, at the request of the Borrowers, to two additional one-year extensions. Generally, borrowings under the facility must be repaid within 364 days. Available amounts for each Borrower are subject to a specified sub-limit, as well as applicable regulatory and other limitations.

The following table summarizes the borrowing sub-limits for each borrower under the facility, as well as the limitations on short-term indebtedness applicable to each borrower under current regulatory approvals and applicable statutory and/or charter limitations:

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Revolving
 
Regulatory and
 
  
Credit Facility
 
Other Short-Term
 
Borrower
 
Sub-Limit
 
Debt Limitations(1)
 
  
(In millions)
 
FirstEnergy
  $2,750  $1,500 
OE
  500  500 
Penn
  50  39 
CEI
  250
(2)
 500 
TE
  250
(2)
 500 
JCP&L
  425  412 
Met-Ed
  250  250
(3)
Penelec
  250  250
(3)
FES
  250  n/a 
ATSI
  -
(4)
 50 

(1)
As of March 31, 2007.
(2)
Borrowing sub-limits for CEI and TE may be increased to up to $500 million by delivering notice to
the administrative agent that such borrower has senior unsecured debt ratings of at least BBB by
S&P and Baa2 by Moody’s.
(3)
Excluding amounts which may be borrowed under the regulated money pool.
(4)
The borrowing sub-limit for ATSI may be increased up to $100 million by delivering notice to the
administrative agent that either (i) such borrower has senior unsecured debt ratings of at least BBB-
by S&P and Baa3 by Moody’s or (ii) FirstEnergy has guaranteed the obligations of such borrower
under the facility.

The revolving credit facility, combined with an aggregate $550 million ($229 million unused as of March 31, 2007) of accounts receivable financing facilities for OE, CEI, TE, Met-Ed, Penelec and Penn, are intended to provide liquidity to meet working capital requirements and for other general corporate purposes for FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries.

Under the revolving credit facility, borrowers may request the issuance of LOCs expiring up to one year from the date of issuance. The stated amount of outstanding LOCs will count against total commitments available under the facility and against the applicable borrower’s borrowing sub-limit.

The revolving credit facility contains financial covenants requiring each borrower to maintain a consolidated debt to total capitalization ratio of no more than 65%, measured at the end of each fiscal quarter. As of March 31, 2007, FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries' debt to total capitalization ratios (as defined under the revolving credit facility) were as follows:

Borrower
FirstEnergy
61%
OE
49%
Penn
28%
CEI
57%
TE
49%
JCP&L
25%
Met-Ed
46%
Penelec
36%
FES
57%


The revolving credit facility does not contain provisions that either restrict the ability to borrow or accelerate repayment of outstanding advances as a result of any change in credit ratings. Pricing is defined in “pricing grids”, whereby the cost of funds borrowed under the facility is related to the credit ratings of the company borrowing the funds.

FirstEnergy's regulated companies also have the ability to borrow from each other and the holding company to meet their short-term working capital requirements. A similar but separate arrangement exists among FirstEnergy's unregulated companies. FESC administers these two money pools and tracks surplus funds of FirstEnergy and the respective regulated and unregulated subsidiaries, as well as proceeds available from bank borrowings. Companies receiving a loan under the money pool agreements must repay the principal amount of the loan, together with accrued interest, within 364 days of borrowing the funds. The rate of interest is the same for each company receiving a loan from their respective pool and is based on the average cost of funds available through the pool. The average interest rate for borrowings in the first quarter of 2007 was approximately 5.61% for both the regulated and the unregulated companies' money pools.

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FirstEnergy’s access to debt capital markets and costs of financing are impacted by its credit ratings. The following table displays FirstEnergy’s and the Companies’ securities ratings as of March 31, 2007. The ratings outlook from S&P on all securities is Stable. The ratings outlook from Moody’s on all securities is Positive. The ratings outlook from Fitch is Positive for CEI and TE and Stable for all other companies.

Issuer
Securities
S&P
Moody’s
Fitch
FirstEnergySenior unsecuredBBB-Baa3BBB
OESenior unsecuredBBB-Baa2BBB
CEISenior securedBBBBaa2BBB
Senior unsecuredBBB-Baa3BBB-
TESenior securedBBBBaa2BBB
Senior unsecuredBBB-Baa3BBB-
PennSenior securedBBB+Baa1BBB+
JCP&LSenior securedBBB+Baa1A-
Met-EdSenior unsecuredBBBBaa2BBB
PenelecSenior unsecuredBBBBaa2BBB

On February 21, 2007, FirstEnergy made a $700 million equity investment in FES, all of which was subsequently contributed to FGCO and used to pay-down generation asset transfer-related promissory notes owed to the Ohio Companies and Penn. OE used its $500 million in proceeds to repurchase shares of its common stock from FirstEnergy.

On March 2, 2007, FirstEnergy and FES entered into substantially similar $250 million bridge loan facilities with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., proceeds of which were used to fund the March 2, 2007 accelerated share repurchase. FirstEnergy provided a guaranty of FES' loan obligations until such time that FES’ senior unsecured debt was rated at least BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Moody's. On March 26, 2007, S&P assigned FES a corporate credit rating of BBB. On March 27, 2007, Moody's assigned FES an issuer rating of Baa2. Accordingly, FirstEnergy currently has no liability under the guaranty.

On March 2, 2007, FirstEnergy repurchased approximately 14.4 million shares, or approximately 4.5% of its outstanding common stock at an initial price of $62.63 per share, or a total price of approximately $900 million. This new program supplements the prior repurchase program dated August 10, 2006. Under the prior program, approximately 10.6 million shares were repurchased at an initial purchase price of $600 million, or $56.44 per share. A final purchase price adjustment of $27 million related to the August 2006 agreement was paid in cash by FirstEnergy on April 2, 2007.

On March 27, 2007, CEI issued $250 million of 5.70% unsecured senior notes due 2017. The proceeds of the offering were used to reduce short-term borrowings and for general corporate purposes.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

Net cash flows used in investing activities resulted principally from property additions. Energy delivery services expenditures for property additions primarily include expenditures related to transmission and distribution facilities. Capital expenditures by the competitive energy services segment are principally generation-related. The following table summarizes investing activities for the first quarter of 2007 and 2006 by segment:

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Summary of Cash Flows
 
Property
       
Used for Investing Activities
 
Additions
 
Investments
 
Other
 
Total
 
Sources (Uses)
 
(In millions)
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
         
Energy delivery services $(155)$53 $9 $(93)
Competitive energy services  (124) (4) 1  (127)
Other  (17) (16) (4) (37)
Inter-Segment reconciling items  -  (15) -  (15)
Total $(296)$18 $6 $(272)
              
Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
             
Energy delivery services $(193)$136 $(7)$(64)
Competitive energy services  (244) (20) (1) (265)
Other  (10) 41  (3) 28 
Inter-Segment reconciling items  -  (9) -  (9)
Total $(447)$148 $(11)$(310)

Net cash used for investing activities in the first quarter of 2007 decreased by $38 million compared to the first quarter of 2006. The decrease was principally due to a $151 million decrease in property additions which reflects the replacement of the steam generators and reactor head at Beaver Valley Unit 1 in 2006. Partially offsetting the decrease in property additions was a $78 million decrease in cash investments, primarily from the use of restricted cash investments to repay debt.

During the remaining three quarters of 2007, capital requirements for property additions and capital leases are expected to be $1.2 billion. FirstEnergy and the Companies have additional requirements of approximately $231 million for maturing long-term debt during the remainder of 2007. These cash requirements are expected to be satisfied from a combination of internal cash, short-term credit arrangements, and funds raised in the capital markets.

FirstEnergy's capital spending for the period 2007-2011 is expected to be nearly $8 billion (excluding nuclear fuel), of which approximately $1.4 billion applies to 2007. Investments for additional nuclear fuel during the 2007-2011 period are estimated to be approximately $1.2 billion, of which about $99 million applies to 2007. During the same period, FirstEnergy's nuclear fuel investments are expected to be reduced by approximately $810 million and $104 million, respectively, as the nuclear fuel is consumed.

GUARANTEES AND OTHER ASSURANCES

As part of normal business activities, FirstEnergy enters into various agreements on behalf of its subsidiaries to provide financial or performance assurances to third parties. These agreements include contract guarantees, surety bonds, and LOCs. Some of the guaranteed contracts contain collateral provisions that are contingent upon FirstEnergy’s credit ratings.

As of March 31, 2007, FirstEnergy’s maximum exposure to potential future payments under outstanding guarantees and other assurances totaled approximately $4.3 billion, as summarized below:

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Maximum
 
Guarantees and Other Assurances
 
Exposure
 
  
(In millions)
 
FirstEnergy Guarantees of Subsidiaries   
Energy and Energy-Related Contracts (1)
 $910 
LOC (2)
  994 
Other (3)
  592 
   2,496 
Surety Bonds  106 
LOC (4)(5)
  1,737 
     
Total Guarantees and Other Assurances $4,339 

(1)
Issued for open-ended terms, with a 10-day termination right by
FirstEnergy.
(2)
LOC’s issued by FGCO and NGC in support of pollution control
revenue bonds with various maturities.
(3)
Includes guarantees of $300 million for OVEC obligations and
$80 million for nuclear decommissioning funding assurances.
(4)
Includes $470 million issued for various terms under LOC capacity
available in FirstEnergy’s revolving credit agreement and an additional
$648 million outstanding in support of pollution control revenue bonds
issued with various maturities.
(5)
Includes approximately $194  million pledged in connection with the
sale and leaseback of Beaver Valley Unit 2 by CEI and TE,
$291 million pledged in connection with the sale and leaseback of
Beaver Valley Unit 2 by OE and $134 million pledged in connection
with the sale and leaseback of Perry Unit 1 by OE.

FirstEnergy guarantees energy and energy-related payments of its subsidiaries involved in energy commodity activities principally to facilitate normal physical transactions involving electricity, gas, emission allowances and coal. FirstEnergy also provides guarantees to various providers of subsidiary financing principally for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment. These agreements legally obligate FirstEnergy to fulfill the obligations of its subsidiaries directly involved in these energy and energy-related transactions or financings where the law might otherwise limit the counterparties' claims. If demands of a counterparty were to exceed the ability of a subsidiary to satisfy existing obligations, FirstEnergy’s guarantee enables the counterparty's legal claim to be satisfied by FirstEnergy’s other assets. The likelihood that such parental guarantees will increase amounts otherwise paid by FirstEnergy to meet its obligations incurred in connection with ongoing energy and energy-related contracts is remote.

While these types of guarantees are normally parental commitments for the future payment of subsidiary obligations, subsequent to the occurrence of a credit rating downgrade or “material adverse event” the immediate posting of cash collateral or provision of an LOC may be required of the subsidiary. As of March 31, 2007, FirstEnergy’s maximum exposure under these collateral provisions was $392 million.

Most of FirstEnergy’s surety bonds are backed by various indemnities common within the insurance industry. Surety bonds and related guarantees provide additional assurance to outside parties that contractual and statutory obligations will be met in a number of areas including construction contracts, environmental commitments and various retail transactions.

FirstEnergy has guaranteed the obligations of the operators of the TEBSA project up to a maximum of $6 million (subject to escalation) under the project's operations and maintenance agreement. In connection with the sale of TEBSA in January 2004, the purchaser indemnified FirstEnergy against any loss under this guarantee. FirstEnergy has also provided an LOC ($27 million as of March 31, 2007), which is renewable and declines yearly based upon the senior outstanding debt of TEBSA.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

FirstEnergy has obligations that are not included on its Consolidated Balance Sheets related to the sale and leaseback arrangements involving Perry Unit 1, Beaver Valley Unit 2 and the Bruce Mansfield Plant, which are satisfied through operating lease payments. As of March 31, 2007, the present value of these sale and leaseback operating lease commitments, net of trust investments, total $1.2 billion.

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FirstEnergy has equity ownership interests in certain businesses that are accounted for using the equity method. There are no undisclosed material contingencies related to these investments. Certain guarantees that FirstEnergy does not expect to have a material current or future effect on its financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are disclosed under Guarantees and Other Assurances above.

MARKET RISK INFORMATION

FirstEnergy uses various market risk sensitive instruments, including derivative contracts, primarily to manage the risk of price and interest rate fluctuations. FirstEnergy's Risk Policy Committee, comprised of members of senior management, provides general oversight for risk management activities throughout the Company.

Commodity Price Risk

FirstEnergy is exposed to financial and market risks resulting from the fluctuation of interest rates and commodity prices -- electricity, energy transmission, natural gas, coal, nuclear fuel and emission allowances. To manage the volatility relating to these exposures, FirstEnergy uses a variety of non-derivative and derivative instruments, including forward contracts, options, futures contracts and swaps. The derivatives are used principally for hedging purposes. Derivatives that fall within the scope of SFAS 133 must be recorded at their fair value and marked to market. The majority of FirstEnergy’s derivative hedging contracts qualify for the normal purchase and normal sale exception under SFAS 133 and are therefore excluded from the tables below. Contracts that are not exempt from such treatment include certain power purchase agreements with NUG entities that were structured pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. These non-trading contracts are adjusted to fair value at the end of each quarter, with a corresponding regulatory asset recognized for above-market costs. The change in the fair value of commodity derivative contracts related to energy production during the first quarter of 2007 is summarized in the following table:

Increase (Decrease) in the Fair Value of Commodity Derivative Contracts
 
Non-Hedge
 
Hedge
 
Total
 
  
(In millions)
 
Change in the Fair Value of Commodity Derivative Contracts:
       
Outstanding net liability as of January 1, 2007 $(1,140)$(17)$(1,157)
Additions/change in value of existing contracts  16  6  22 
Settled contracts  96  12  108 
           
Outstanding net liability as of March 31, 2007(1)
 $(1,028)$1 $(1,027)
           
Non-commodity Net Assets as of March 31, 2007:
          
Interest Rate Swaps(2)
  -  (26) (26)
Net Liabilities - Derivatives Contracts as of March 31, 2007
 $(1,028)$(25)$(1,053)
           
Impact of First Quarter Changes in Commodity Derivative Contracts:(3)
          
Income Statement Effects (Pre-Tax) $2 $- $2 
Balance Sheet Effects:          
Other Comprehensive Income (Pre-Tax)
 $- $18 $18 
Regulatory Asset (net)
 $(110)$- $(110)

(1)Includes $1.026 billion in non-hedge commodity derivative contracts (primarily with NUGs), which are offset by a regulatory asset.
(2)Interest rate swaps are treated as cash flow or fair value hedges (see Interest Rate Swap Agreements below).
(3)Represents the change in value of existing contracts, settled contracts and changes in techniques/assumptions.

Derivatives are included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2007 as follows:

Balance Sheet Classification
 
Non-Hedge
 
Hedge
 
Total
 
  
(In millions)
 
Current-
       
Other assets $- $35 $35 
Other liabilities  (2) (34) (36)
           
Non-Current-
          
Other deferred charges  37  20  57 
Other non-current liabilities  (1,063) (46) (1,109)
           
Net liabilities $(1,028)$(25)$(1,053)


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The valuation of derivative contracts is based on observable market information to the extent that such information is available. In cases where such information is not available, FirstEnergy relies on model-based information. The model provides estimates of future regional prices for electricity and an estimate of related price volatility. FirstEnergy uses these results to develop estimates of fair value for financial reporting purposes and for internal management decision making. Sources of information for the valuation of commodity derivative contracts as of March 31, 2007 are summarized by year in the following table:

Source of Information
               
- Fair Value by Contract Year
 
2007(1)
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011
 
Thereafter
 
Total
 
  
(In millions)
 
Prices actively quoted(2)
 $- $- $- $-  $- $- $- 
Other external sources(3)
  (198) (257) (202) (168) -  -  (825)
Prices based on models  -  -  -  -  (101) (101) (202)
Total(4)
 $(198)$(257)$(202)$(168)$(101)$(101)$(1,027)

(1)For the last three quarters of 2007.
(2)Exchange traded.
(3)Broker quote sheets.
(4)
Includes $1.026 billion in non-hedge commodity derivative contracts (primarily with NUGs), which are offset by a regulatory
 asset.

FirstEnergy performs sensitivity analyses to estimate its exposure to the market risk of its commodity positions. A hypothetical 10% adverse shift (an increase or decrease depending on the derivative position) in quoted market prices in the near term on its derivative instruments would not have had a material effect on its consolidated financial position (assets, liabilities and equity) or cash flows as of March 31, 2007. Based on derivative contracts held as of March 31, 2007, an adverse 10% change in commodity prices would decrease net income by approximately $2 million during the next 12 months.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements- Fair Value Hedges

FirstEnergy utilizes fixed-for-floating interest rate swap agreements as part of its ongoing effort to manage the interest rate risk associated with its debt portfolio. These derivatives are treated as fair value hedges of fixed-rate, long-term debt issues - protecting against the risk of changes in the fair value of fixed-rate debt instruments due to lower interest rates. Swap maturities, call options, fixed interest rates and interest payment dates match those of the underlying obligations. As of March 31, 2007, the debt underlying the $750 million outstanding notional amount of interest rate swaps had a weighted average fixed interest rate of 5.74%, which the swaps have converted to a current weighted average variable rate of 6.40%.

  
March 31, 2007
 
December 31, 2006
 
  
Notional
 
Maturity
 
Fair
 
Notional
 
Maturity
 
Fair
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
Amount
 
Date
 
Value
 
Amount
 
Date
 
Value
 
  
(In millions)
 
Fair value hedges $100  2008 $(2)$100  2008 $(2) 
   50  2010  -  50  2010  (1) 
   300  2013  (5) 300  2013  (6) 
   150  2015  (10) 150  2015  (10) 
   50  2025  (1) 50  2025  (2) 
   100  2031  (6) 100  2031  (6) 
  $750    $(24)$750    $(27) 

Forward Starting Swap Agreements - Cash Flow Hedges

FirstEnergy utilizes forward starting swap agreements (forward swaps) in order to hedge a portion of the consolidated interest rate risk associated with the anticipated future issuances of fixed-rate, long-term debt securities for one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries in 2007 and 2008. These derivatives are treated as cash flow hedges, protecting against the risk of changes in future interest payments resulting from changes in benchmark U.S. Treasury rates between the date of hedge inception and the date of the debt issuance. During the first quarter of 2007, FirstEnergy terminated forward swaps with an aggregate notional value of $250 million. FirstEnergy paid $3 million in cash related to the terminations, which will be recognized over the terms of the associated future debt. There was no ineffective portion associated with the loss. As of March 31, 2007, FirstEnergy had outstanding forward swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $475 million and an aggregate fair value of $(2) million.

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March 31, 2007
 
December 31, 2006
 
  
Notional
 
Maturity
 
Fair
 
Notional
 
Maturity
 
Fair
 
Forward Starting Swaps
 
Amount
 
Date
 
Value
 
Amount
 
Date
 
Value
 
  
(In millions)
 
Cash flow hedges $25  2015 $- $25  2015 $- 
   375  2017  (2) 200  2017  (4)
   25  2018  (1) 25  2018  (1)
   50  2020  1  50  2020  1 
  $475    $(2)$300    $(4)

Equity Price Risk

Included in nuclear decommissioning trusts are marketable equity securities carried at their market value of approximately $1.3 billion as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006. A hypothetical 10% decrease in prices quoted by stock exchanges would result in a $128 million reduction in fair value as of March 31, 2007.

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk is the risk of an obligor’s failure to meet the terms of any investment contract, loan agreement or otherwise perform as agreed. Credit risk arises from all activities in which success depends on issuer, borrower or counterparty performance, whether reflected on or off the balance sheet. FirstEnergy engages in transactions for the purchase and sale of commodities including gas, electricity, coal and emission allowances. These transactions are often with major energy companies within the industry.

FirstEnergy maintains credit policies with respect to its counterparties to manage overall credit risk. This includes performing independent risk evaluations, actively monitoring portfolio trends and using collateral and contract provisions to mitigate exposure. As part of its credit program, FirstEnergy aggressively manages the quality of its portfolio of energy contracts, evidenced by a current weighted average risk rating for energy contract counterparties of BBB (S&P). As of March 31, 2007, the largest credit concentration with one party (currently rated investment grade) represented 11.6% of FirstEnergy‘s total credit risk. Within FirstEnergy’s unregulated energy subsidiaries, 99% of credit exposures, net of collateral and reserves, were with investment-grade counterparties as of March 31, 2007.

Outlook

State Regulatory Matters

In Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, laws applicable to electric industry restructuring contain similar provisions that are reflected in the Companies' respective state regulatory plans. These provisions include:

·restructuring the electric generation business and allowing the Companies' customers to select a competitive electric generation supplier other than the Companies;
·establishing or defining the PLR obligations to customers in the Companies' service areas;
·providing the Companies with the opportunity to recover potentially stranded investment (or transition costs) not otherwise recoverable in a competitive generation market;
·itemizing (unbundling) the price of electricity into its component elements - including generation, transmission, distribution and stranded costs recovery charges;
·continuing regulation of the Companies' transmission and distribution systems; and
·requiring corporate separation of regulated and unregulated business activities.

The Companies and ATSI recognize, as regulatory assets, costs which the FERC, PUCO, PPUC and NJBPU have authorized for recovery from customers in future periods or for which authorization is probable. Without the probability of such authorization, costs currently recorded as regulatory assets would have been charged to income as incurred. Regulatory assets that do not earn a current return totaled approximately $213 million as of March 31, 2007. The following table discloses regulatory assets by company:

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March 31,
 
December 31,
 
Increase
 
Regulatory Assets*
 
2007
 
2006
 
(Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
OE $729 $741 $(12)
CEI  854  855  (1)
TE  237  248  (11)
JCP&L  2,059  2,152  (93)
Met-Ed  455  409  46 
ATSI  37  36  1 
Total $4,371 $4,441 $(70)

*
Penelec had net regulatory liabilities of approximately $70 million
and $96 million as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006,
respectively. These net regulatory liabilities are included in Other
Non-current Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Regulatory assets by source are as follows:

  
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
Increase
 
Regulatory Assets By Source
 
2007
 
2006
 
(Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
Regulatory transition costs  $3,040 $3,266 $(226)
Customer shopping incentives  583  603  (20)
Customer receivables for future income taxes  270  217  53 
Societal benefits charge  4  11  (7)
Loss on reacquired debt  42  43  (1)
Employee postretirement benefits  45  47  (2)
Nuclear decommissioning, decontamination          
and spent fuel disposal costs  (108) (145) 37 
Asset removal costs  (169) (168) (1)
Property losses and unrecovered plant costs  16  19  (3)
MISO/PJM transmission costs  238  213  25 
Fuel costs - RCP  127  113  14 
Distribution costs - RCP  202  155  47 
Other  81  67  14 
Total $4,371 $4,441 $(70)

Reliability Initiatives

FirstEnergy is proceeding with the implementation of the recommendations that were issued from various entities, including governmental, industry and ad hoc reliability entities (PUCO, FERC, NERC and the U.S. - Canada Power System Outage Task Force) in late 2003 and early 2004, regarding enhancements to regional reliability that were to be completed subsequent to 2004. FirstEnergy will continue to periodically assess the FERC-ordered Reliability Study recommendations for forecasted 2009 system conditions, recognizing revised load forecasts and other changing system conditions which may impact the recommendations. Thus far, implementation of the recommendations has not required, nor is expected to require, substantial investment in new, or material upgrades to existing, equipment. The FERC or other applicable government agencies and reliability entities, however, may take a different view as to recommended enhancements or may recommend additional enhancements in the future that could require additional, material expenditures.

As a result of outages experienced in JCP&L’s service area in 2002 and 2003, the NJBPU had implemented reviews into JCP&L’s service reliability. In 2004, the NJBPU adopted an MOU that set out specific tasks related to service reliability to be performed by JCP&L and a timetable for completion and endorsed JCP&L’s ongoing actions to implement the MOU. On June 9, 2004, the NJBPU approved a Stipulation that incorporates the final report of an SRM who made recommendations on appropriate courses of action necessary to ensure system-wide reliability. The Stipulation also incorporates the Executive Summary and Recommendation portions of the final report of a focused audit of JCP&L’s Planning and Operations and Maintenance programs and practices (Focused Audit). On February 11, 2005, JCP&L met with the DRA to discuss reliability improvements. The SRM completed his work and issued his final report to the NJBPU on June 1, 2006. JCP&L filed a comprehensive response to the NJBPU on July 14, 2006. JCP&L continues to file compliance reports reflecting activities associated with the MOU and Stipulation.

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The NERC has been preparing the implementation aspects of reorganizing its structure to meet the FERC’s certification requirements for the ERO. The NERC made a filing with the FERC on April 4, 2006 to obtain certification as the ERO and to obtain FERC approval of pro forma delegation agreements with regional reliability organizations (regional entities). A rule adopted by the FERC in 2006 provides for reorganizing regional entities that would replace the current regional councils and for rearranging their relationship with the ERO. The “regional entity” may be delegated authority by the ERO, subject to FERC approval, for compliance and enforcement of reliability standards adopted by the ERO and approved by the FERC. The ERO filing was noticed on April 7, 2006 and comments and reply comments were filed in May, June and July 2006. On July 20, 2006, the FERC certified the NERC as the ERO to implement the provisions of Section 215 of the Federal Power Act and directed the NERC to make compliance filings addressing governance and non-governance issues and the regional delegation agreements. On September 18, 2006 and October 18, 2006, NERC submitted compliance filings addressing the governance and non-governance issues identified in the FERC ERO Certification Order, dated July 20, 2006. On October 30, 2006, the FERC issued an order accepting most of NERC’s governance filings. On January 18, 2007, the FERC issued an order largely accepting NERC’s compliance filings addressing non-governance issues, subject to an additional compliance filing, which NERC submitted on March 19, 2007.

On November 29, 2006, NERC submitted an additional compliance filing with the FERC regarding the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Program (CMEP) along with the proposed Delegation Agreements between the ERO and the regional reliability entities. The FERC provided opportunity for interested parties to comment on the CMEP by January 10, 2007. FirstEnergy, as well as other parties, moved to intervene and submitted responsive comments on January 10, 2007. This filing, which established the regulatory framework for NERC’s future enforcement program, was approved by the FERC on April 19, 2007.

The ECAR, Mid-Atlantic Area Council, and Mid-American Interconnected Network reliability councils completed the consolidation of these regions into a single new regional reliability organization known as ReliabilityFirst Corporation. ReliabilityFirst began operations as a regional reliability council under NERC on January 1, 2006 and on November 29, 2006 filed a proposed Delegation Agreement with NERC to obtain certification consistent with the final rule as a “regional entity” under the ERO. This Delegation Agreement was also approved by the FERC on April 19, 2007. All of FirstEnergy’s facilities are located within the ReliabilityFirst region.

On May 2, 2006, the NERC Board of Trustees adopted eight new cyber security standards that replaced interim standards put in place in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and thirteen additional reliability standards. The security standards became effective on June 1, 2006, and the remaining standards become effective during 2007. NERC filed these proposed standards with the FERC and relevant Canadian authorities for approval. The cyber security standards were not included in the October 20, 2006 NOPR and are being addressed in a separate FERC docket. On December 11, 2006, the FERC Staff provided its preliminary assessment of these proposed mandatory reliability standards and again cited various deficiencies in the proposed standards. Numerous parties, including FirstEnergy, provided comments on the assessment by February 12, 2007. This filing is pending before the FERC.

On April 4, 2006, NERC submitted a filing with the FERC seeking approval of mandatory reliability standards. On October 20, 2006, the FERC in turn issued a Proposed Rule on the reliability standards. After a period of public review of the proposal, the FERC issued on March 16, 2007 its Final Rule on Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-Power System. In this ruling, the FERC approved 83 of the 107 mandatory electric reliability standards proposed by NERC, making them enforceable with penalties and sanctions for noncompliance when the rule becomes effective, which is expected by the summer of 2007. The final rule becomes effective on June 4, 2007. The FERC also directed NERC to submit improvements to 56 standards, endorsing NERC's process for developing reliability standards and its associated work plan. The 24 standards that were not approved remain pending at the FERC awaiting further information from NERC and its regional entities.

FirstEnergy believes it is in compliance with all current NERC reliability standards. However, based upon a review of the March 16, 2007 Final Rule, it appears that the FERC will eventually adopt stricter NERC reliability standards than those just approved as NERC addresses the FERC's guidance in the Final Rule. The financial impact of complying with the new standards cannot be determined at this time. However, the EPACT required that all prudent costs incurred to comply with the new reliability standards be recovered in rates. If FirstEnergy is unable to meet the reliability standards for its bulk power system in the future, it could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy’s and its subsidiaries’ financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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Ohio

On October 21, 2003, the Ohio Companies filed their RSP case with the PUCO. On August 5, 2004, the Ohio Companies accepted the RSP as modified and approved by the PUCO in an August 4, 2004 Entry on Rehearing, subject to a CBP. The RSP was intended to establish generation service rates beginning January 1, 2006, in response to the PUCO’s concerns about price and supply uncertainty following the end of the Ohio Companies' transition plan market development period. On May 3, 2006, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued an opinion affirming the PUCO's order in all respects, except it remanded back to the PUCO the matter of ensuring the availability of sufficient means for customer participation in the marketplace. The RSP contained a provision that permitted the Ohio Companies to withdraw and terminate the RSP in the event that the PUCO, or the Supreme Court of Ohio, rejected all or part of the RSP. In such event, the Ohio Companies have 30 days from the final order or decision to provide notice of termination. On July 20, 2006 the Ohio Companies filed with the PUCO a Request to Initiate a Proceeding on Remand. In their Request, the Ohio Companies provided notice of termination to those provisions of the RSP subject to termination, subject to being withdrawn, and also set forth a framework for addressing the Supreme Court of Ohio’s findings on customer participation. If the PUCO approves a resolution to the issues raised by the Supreme Court of Ohio that is acceptable to the Ohio Companies, the Ohio Companies’ termination will be withdrawn and considered to be null and void. On July 20, 2006, the OCC and NOAC also submitted to the PUCO a conceptual proposal addressing the issue raised by the Supreme Court of Ohio. On July 26, 2006, the PUCO issued an Entry directing the Ohio Companies to file a plan in a new docket to address the Court’s concern. The Ohio Companies filed their RSP Remand CBP on September 29, 2006. Initial comments were filed on January 12, 2007 and reply comments were filed on January 29, 2007. In their reply comments the Ohio Companies described the highlights of a new tariff offering they would be willing to make available to customers that would allow customers to purchase renewable energy certificates associated with a renewable generation source, subject to PUCO approval. No further proceedings are scheduled at this time.

The Ohio Companies filed an application and stipulation with the PUCO on September 9, 2005 seeking approval of the RCP, a supplement to the RSP. On November 4, 2005, the Ohio Companies filed a supplemental stipulation with the PUCO, which constituted an additional component of the RCP filed on September 9, 2005. On January 4, 2006, the PUCO approved, with modifications, the Ohio Companies’ RCP to supplement the RSP to provide customers with more certain rate levels than otherwise available under the RSP during the plan period. The following table provides the estimated net amortization of regulatory transition costs and deferred shopping incentives (including associated carrying charges) under the RCP for the period 2007 through 2010:

 Amortization
          
 Total
 
 Period
 
 OE
 
 CEI
 
 TE
 
 Ohio
 
              
2007 
$
179 
$
108 
$
93 
$
380 
2008  208  124  119  451 
2009  -  216  -  216 
2010  -  273  -  273 
Total Amortization
 
$
387 
$
721 
$
212 
$
1,320 
On August 31, 2005, the PUCO approved a rider recovery mechanism through which the Ohio Companies may recover all MISO transmission and ancillary service related costs incurred during each year ending June 30. Pursuant to the PUCO’s order, the Ohio Companies, on May 1, 2007, filed revised riders which will automatically become effective on July 1, 2007. The revised riders represent an increase over the amounts collected through the 2006 riders of approximately $64 million annually.

During the period between May 1, 2007 and June 1, 2007, any party may raise issues related to the revised tariffs through an informal resolution process. If not adequately resolved through this process by June 30, 2007, any interested party may file a formal complaint with the PUCO which will be addressed by the PUCO after all parties have been heard. If at the conclusion of either the informal or formal process, adjustments are found to be necessary, such adjustments (with carrying costs) will be included in the Ohio Companies’ next rider filing which must be filed no later than May 1, 2008. No assurance can be given that such formal or informal proceedings will not be instituted. 
On May 8, 2007, the Ohio Companies filed with the PUCO a notice of intent to file for an increase in electric distribution rates. The Ohio Companies intend to file the application and rate request with the PUCO on or after June 7, 2007. The requested $334 million increase is expected to be more than offset by the elimination or reduction of transition charges at the time the rates go into effect and would result in lowering the overall non-generation portion of the bill for most Ohio customers. The distribution rate increases reflect capital expenditures since the Ohio Companies’ last distribution rate proceedings, increases in operating and maintenance expenses and recovery of regulatory assets created by deferrals that were approved in prior cases. The new rates, subject to evidentiary hearings at the PUCO, would become effective January 1, 2009 for OE and TE, and May 2009 for CEI.


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Pennsylvania

Met-Ed and Penelec have been purchasing a portion of their PLR requirements from FES through a partial requirements wholesale power sales agreement and various amendments. Under these agreements, FES retained the supply obligation and the supply profit and loss risk for the portion of power supply requirements not self-supplied by Met-Ed and Penelec. The FES agreements have reduced Met-Ed's and Penelec's exposure to high wholesale power prices by providing power at a fixed price for their uncommitted PLR capacity and energy costs during the term of these agreements with FES.

On April 7, 2006, the parties entered into a tolling agreement that arose from FES’ notice to Met-Ed and Penelec that FES elected to exercise its right to terminate the partial requirements agreement effective midnight December 31, 2006. On November 29, 2006, Met-Ed, Penelec and FES agreed to suspend the April 7 tolling agreement pending resolution of the PPUC’s proceedings regarding the Met-Ed and Penelec comprehensive transition rate cases filed April 10, 2006, described below. Separately, on September 26, 2006, Met-Ed and Penelec successfully conducted a competitive RFP for a portion of their PLR obligation for the period December 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008. FES was one of the successful bidders in that RFP process and on September 26, 2006 entered into a supplier master agreement to supply a certain portion of Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s PLR requirements at market prices that substantially exceed the fixed price in the partial requirements agreements.

Based on the outcome of the 2006 comprehensive transition rate filing, as described below, Met-Ed, Penelec and FES agreed to restate the partial requirements power sales agreement effective January 1, 2007. The restated agreement incorporates the same fixed price for residual capacity and energy supplied by FES as in the prior arrangements between the parties, and automatically extends for successive one year terms unless any party gives 60 days’ notice prior to the end of the year. The restated agreement allows Met-Ed and Penelec to sell the output of NUG generation to the market and requires FES to provide energy at fixed prices to replace any NUG energy thus sold to the extent needed for Met-Ed and Penelec to satisfy their PLR obligations. The parties have also separately terminated the tolling, suspension and supplier master agreements in connection with the restatement of the partial requirements agreement. Accordingly, the energy that would have been supplied under the supplier master agreement will now be provided under the restated partial requirements agreement.

If Met-Ed and Penelec were to replace the entire FES supply at current market power prices without corresponding regulatory authorization to increase their generation prices to customers, each company would likely incur a significant increase in operating expenses and experience a material deterioration in credit quality metrics. Under such a scenario, each company's credit profile would no longer be expected to support an investment grade rating for its fixed income securities. Based on the PPUC’s January 11, 2007 order described below, if FES ultimately determines to terminate, reduce, or significantly modify the agreement prior to the expiration of Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s generation rate caps in 2010, timely regulatory relief is not likely to be granted by the PPUC.

Met-Ed and Penelec made a comprehensive rate filing with the PPUC on April 10, 2006 to address a number of transmission, distribution and supply issues. If Met-Ed's and Penelec's preferred approach involving accounting deferrals had been approved, annual revenues would have increased by $216 million and $157 million, respectively. That filing included, among other things, a request to charge customers for an increasing amount of market-priced power procured through a CBP as the amount of supply provided under the then existing FES agreement was to be phased out in accordance with the April 7, 2006 tolling agreement described above. Met-Ed and Penelec also requested approval of a January 12, 2005 petition for the deferral of transmission-related costs, but only for those costs incurred during 2006. In this rate filing, Met-Ed and Penelec also requested recovery of annual transmission and related costs incurred on or after January 1, 2007, plus the amortized portion of 2006 costs over a ten-year period, along with applicable carrying charges, through an adjustable rider. Changes in the recovery of NUG expenses and the recovery of Met-Ed's non-NUG stranded costs were also included in the filing. On May 4, 2006, the PPUC consolidated the remand of the FirstEnergy and GPU merger proceeding, related to the quantification and allocation of the merger savings, with the comprehensive transmission rate filing case.

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The PPUC entered its Opinion and Order in the comprehensive rate filing proceeding on January 11, 2007. The order approved the recovery of transmission costs, including the transmission-related deferral for January 1, 2006 through January 10, 2007, when new transmission rates were effective, and determined that no merger savings from prior years should be considered in determining customers’ rates. The request for increases in generation supply rates was denied as were the requested changes in NUG expense recovery and Met-Ed’s non-NUG stranded costs. The order decreased Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s distribution rates by $80 million and $19 million, respectively. These decreases were offset by the increases allowed for the recovery of transmission expenses and the transmission deferral. Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s request for recovery of Saxton decommissioning costs was granted and, in January 2007, Met-Ed and Penelec recognized income of $15 million and $12 million, respectively, to establish regulatory assets for those previously expensed decommissioning costs. Overall rates increased by 5.0% for Met-Ed ($59 million) and 4.5% for Penelec ($50 million). Met-Ed and Penelec filed a Petition for Reconsideration on January 26, 2007 on the issues of consolidated tax savings and rate of return on equity. Other parties filed Petitions for Reconsideration on transmission (including congestion), transmission deferrals and rate design issues. On February 8, 2007, the PPUC entered an order granting Met-Ed’s, Penelec’s and the other parties’ petitions for procedural purposes. Due to that ruling, the period for appeals to the Commonwealth Court was tolled until 30 days after the PPUC entered a subsequent order ruling on the substantive issues raised in the petitions. On March 1, 2007, the PPUC issued three orders: 1) a tentative order regarding the reconsideration by the PPUC of its own order; 2) an order denying the Petitions for Reconsideration of Met-Ed, Penelec and the OCA and denying in part and accepting in part MEIUG’s and PICA’s Petition for Reconsideration; and 3) an order approving the Compliance filing. Comments to the PPUC for reconsideration of its order were filed on March 8, 2007, and the PPUC ruled on the reconsideration on April 13, 2007, making minor changes to rate design as agreed upon by Met-Ed, Penelec and certain other parties.

On March 30, 2007, MEIUG and PICA filed a Petition for Review with the Commonwealth Court asking the court to review the PPUC’s determination on transmission (including congestion) and the transmission deferral. Met-Ed and Penelec filed a Petition for Review on April 13, 2007 on the issues of consolidated tax savings and the requested generation rate increase. The OCA filed its Petition for Review on April 13, 2007, on the issues of transmission (including congestion) and recovery of universal service costs from only the residential rate class. If Met-Ed and Penelec do not prevail on the issue of congestion, it could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy’s and their financial condition and results of operations.

As of March 31, 2007, Met-Ed's and Penelec's unrecovered regulatory deferrals pursuant to the 2006 comprehensive transition rate case, the 1998 Restructuring Settlement (including the Phase 2 Proceedings) and the FirstEnergy/GPU Merger Settlement Stipulation were $472 million and $124 million, respectively. Penelec’s $124 million deferral is subject to final resolution of an IRS settlement associated with NUG trust fund proceeds. During the PPUC’s annual audit of Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s NUG stranded cost balances in 2006, it noted a modification to the NUG purchased power stranded cost accounting methodology made by Met-Ed and Penelec. On August 18, 2006, a PPUC Order was entered requiring Met-Ed and Penelec to reflect the deferred NUG cost balances as if the stranded cost accounting methodology modification had not been implemented. As a result of this PPUC order, Met-Ed recognized a pre-tax charge of approximately $10.3 million in the third quarter of 2006, representing incremental costs deferred under the revised methodology in 2005. Met-Ed and Penelec continue to believe that the stranded cost accounting methodology modification is appropriate and on August 24, 2006 filed a petition with the PPUC pursuant to its order for authorization to reflect the stranded cost accounting methodology modification effective January 1, 1999. Hearings on this petition were held in late February 2007 and briefing was completed on March 28, 2007. The ALJ’s initial decision was issued on May 3, 2007 and denied Met-Ed's and Penelec’s request to modify their NUG stranded cost accounting methodology. The companies may file exceptions to the initial decision by May 22, 2007 and parties may reply to those exceptions 10 days thereafter. It is not known when the PPUC may issue a final decision in this matter.

On May 2, 2007, Penn filed a plan with the PPUC for the procurement of PLR supply from June 2008 through May 2011. The filing proposes multiple, competitive RFPs with staggered delivery periods for fixed-price, tranche-based, pay as bid PLR supply to the residential and commercial classes. The proposal phases out existing promotional rates and eliminates the declining block and the demand components on generation rates for residential and commercial customers. The industrial class PLR service would be provided through an hourly-priced service provided by Penn. Quarterly reconciliation of the differences between the costs of supply and revenues from customers is also proposed. The PPUC is requested to act on the proposal no later than November 2007 for the initial RFP to take place in January 2008.

On February 1, 2007, the Governor of Pennsylvania proposed an Energy Independence Strategy (EIS). The EIS includes four pieces of proposed legislation that, according to the Governor, is designed to reduce energy costs, promote energy independence and stimulate the economy. Elements of the EIS include the installation of smart meters, funding for solar panels on residences and small businesses, conservation programs to meet demand growth, a requirement that electric distribution companies acquire power through a "Least Cost Portfolio", the utilization of micro-grids and an optional three year phase-in of rate increases. Since the EIS has only recently been proposed, the final form of any legislation is uncertain. Consequently, FirstEnergy is unable to predict what impact, if any, such legislation may have on its operations.

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New Jersey

JCP&L is permitted to defer for future collection from customers the amounts by which its costs of supplying BGS to non-shopping customers and costs incurred under NUG agreements exceed amounts collected through BGS and NUGC rates and market sales of NUG energy and capacity. As of March 31, 2007, the accumulated deferred cost balance totaled approximately $357 million.

In accordance with an April 28, 2004 NJBPU order, JCP&L filed testimony on June 7, 2004 supporting a continuation of the current level and duration of the funding of TMI-2 decommissioning costs by New Jersey customers without a reduction, termination or capping of the funding. On September 30, 2004, JCP&L filed an updated TMI-2 decommissioning study. This study resulted in an updated total decommissioning cost estimate of $729 million (in 2003 dollars) compared to the estimated $528 million (in 2003 dollars) from the prior 1995 decommissioning study. The DRA filed comments on February 28, 2005 requesting that decommissioning funding be suspended. On March 18, 2005, JCP&L filed a response to those comments. A schedule for further NJBPU proceedings has not yet been set.

On August 1, 2005, the NJBPU established a proceeding to determine whether additional ratepayer protections are required at the state level in light of the repeal of PUHCA pursuant to the EPACT. The NJBPU approved regulations effective October 2, 2006 that would prevent a holding company that owns a gas or electric public utility from investing more than 25% of the combined assets of its utility and utility-related subsidiaries into businesses unrelated to the utility industry. These regulations are not expected to materially impact FirstEnergy or JCP&L. Also, in the same proceeding, the NJBPU Staff issued an additional draft proposal on March 31, 2006 addressing various issues including access to books and records, ring-fencing, cross subsidization, corporate governance and related matters. With the approval of the NJBPU Staff, the affected utilities jointly submitted an alternative proposal on June 1, 2006. Comments on the alternative proposal were submitted on June 15, 2006. On November 3, 2006, the Staff circulated a revised draft proposal to interested stakeholders. Another revised draft was circulated by the NJBPU Staff on February 8, 2007.

New Jersey statutes require that the state periodically undertake a planning process, known as the Energy Master Plan (EMP), to address energy related issues including energy security, economic growth, and environmental impact. The EMP is to be developed with involvement of the Governor’s Office and the Governor’s Office of Economic Growth, and is to be prepared by a Master Plan Committee, which is chaired by the NJBPU President and includes representatives of several State departments. In October 2006, the current EMP process was initiated with the issuance of a proposed set of objectives which, as to electricity, included the following:
·    Reduce the total projected electricity demand by 20% by 2020;
·    Meet 22.5% of New Jersey’s electricity needs with renewable energy resources by that date;
·    Reduce air pollution related to energy use;
·    Encourage and maintain economic growth and development;

·  
  Achieve a 20% reduction in both Customer Average Interruption Duration Index and System Average
  Interruption Frequency Index by 2020;

·  
  Unit prices for electricity should remain no more than +5% of the regional average price (region includes
  New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,  Maryland and the District of Columbia); and
·    Eliminate transmission congestion by 2020.
Comments on the objectives and participation in the development of the EMP have been solicited and a number of working groups have been formed to obtain input from a broad range of interested stakeholders including utilities, environmental groups, customer groups, and major customers. EMP working groups addressing 1) energy efficiency and demand response and 2) renewables have completed their assigned tasks of data gathering and analysis. Both groups have provided a report to the EMP Committee. The working groups addressing reliability and pricing issues continue their data gathering and analysis activities. Public stakeholder meetings were held in the fall of 2006 and in early 2007, and further public meetings are expected in the summer of 2007. A final draft of the EMP is expected to be presented to the Governor in the fall of 2007 with further public hearings anticipated in early 2008. At this time, FirstEnergy cannot predict the outcome of this process nor determine the impact, if any, such legislation may have on its operations or those of JCP&L.

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On February 13, 2007, the NJBPU Staff issued a draft proposal relating to changes to the regulations addressing electric distribution service reliability and quality standards. A meeting between the NJBPU Staff and interested stakeholders to discuss the proposal was held on February 15, 2007. On February 22, 2007, the NJBPU Staff circulated a revised proposal upon which discussions with interested stakeholders were held on March 26, 2007. On April 18 and April 23, 2007 the NJBPU staff circulated further revised draft proposals. A schedule for formal proceedings has not yet been established. At this time, FirstEnergy cannot predict the outcome of this process nor determine the impact, if any, ultimate regulations resulting from these draft proposals may have on its operations or those of JCP&L.
FERC Matters

On November 18, 2004, the FERC issued an order eliminating the RTOR for transmission service between the MISO and PJM regions. The FERC also ordered the MISO, PJM and the transmission owners within MISO and PJM to submit compliance filings containing a SECA mechanism to recover lost RTOR revenues during a 16-month transition period from load serving entities. The FERC issued orders in 2005 setting the SECA for hearing. ATSI, JCP&L, Met-Ed, Penelec, and FES participated in the FERC hearings held in May 2006 concerning the calculation and imposition of the SECA charges. The Presiding Judge issued an Initial Decision on August 10, 2006, rejecting the compliance filings made by the RTOs and transmission owners, ruling on various issues and directing new compliance filings. This decision is subject to review and approval by the FERC. Briefs addressing the Initial Decision were filed on September 11, 2006 and October 20, 2006. A final order could be issued by the FERC in the second quarter of 2007.

On January 31, 2005, certain PJM transmission owners made three filings with the FERC pursuant to a settlement agreement previously approved by the FERC. JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec were parties to that proceeding and joined in two of the filings. In the first filing, the settling transmission owners submitted a filing justifying continuation of their existing rate design within the PJM RTO. In the second filing, the settling transmission owners proposed a revised Schedule 12 to the PJM tariff designed to harmonize the rate treatment of new and existing transmission facilities. Interventions and protests were filed on February 22, 2005. In the third filing, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company and Pepco Holdings, Inc. requested a formula rate for transmission service provided within their respective zones. On May 31, 2005, the FERC issued an order on these cases. First, it set for hearing the existing rate design and indicated that it will issue a final order within six months. American Electric Power Company, Inc. filed in opposition proposing to create a "postage stamp" rate for high voltage transmission facilities across PJM. Second, the FERC approved the proposed Schedule 12 rate harmonization. Third, the FERC accepted the proposed formula rate, subject to refund and hearing procedures. On June 30, 2005, the settling PJM transmission owners filed a request for rehearing of the May 31, 2005 order. On March 20, 2006, a settlement was filed with FERC in the formula rate proceeding that generally accepts the companies' formula rate proposal. The FERC issued an order approving this settlement on April 19, 2006. Hearings in the PJM rate design case concluded in April 2006. On July 13, 2006, an Initial Decision was issued by the ALJ. The ALJ adopted the FERC Trial Staff’s position that the cost of all PJM transmission facilities should be recovered through a postage stamp rate.The ALJ recommended an April 1, 2006 effective date for this change in rate design. On April 19, 2007, the FERC issued an order rejecting the ALJ’s findings and recommendations in nearly every respect. FERC found that the PJM transmission owners’ existing “license plate” rate design was just and reasonable and ordered that the current license plate rates for existing transmission facilities be retained. On the issue of rates for new transmission facilities, FERC directed that costs for new transmission facilities that are rated at 500 kV or higher are to be socialized throughout the PJM footprint by means of a postage-stamp rate. Costs for new transmission facilities that are rated at less than 500 kV, however, are to be allocated on a “beneficiary pays” basis. Nevertheless, FERC found that PJM’s current beneficiary-pays cost allocation methodology is not sufficiently detailed and, in a related order that also was issued on April 19, 2007, directed that hearings be held for the purpose of establishing a just and reasonable cost allocation methodology for inclusion in PJM’s tariff.

FERC’s orders on PJM rate design, if sustained on rehearing and appeal, will prevent the allocation of the cost of existing transmission facilities of other utilities to JCP&L, Met-Ed, and Penelec. In addition, the FERC’s decision to allocate the cost of new 500 kV and above transmission facilities on a PJM-wide basis will reduce future transmission costs shifting to the JCPL, Met-Ed, and Penelec zones.

On February 15, 2007, MISO filed documents with the FERC to establish a market-based, competitive ancillary services market. MISO contends that the filing will integrate operating reserves into MISO’s existing day-ahead and real-time settlements process, incorporate opportunity costs into these markets, address scarcity pricing through the implementation of a demand curve methodology, foster demand response in the provision of operating reserves, and provide for various efficiencies and optimization with regard to generation dispatch. The filing also proposes amendments to existing documents to provide for the transfer of balancing functions from existing local balancing authorities to MISO. MISO will then carry out this reliability function as the NERC-certified balancing authority for the MISO region. MISO is targeting implementation for the second or third quarter of 2008. FirstEnergy filed comments on March 23, 2007, supporting the ancillary service market in concept, but proposing certain changes in MISO’s proposal. MISO has requested FERC action on its filing by June, 2007.

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On February 16, 2007, the FERC issued a final rule that revises its decade-old open access transmission regulations and policies. The FERC explained that the final rule is intended to strengthen non-discriminatory access to the transmission grid, facilitate FERC enforcement, and provide for a more open and coordinated transmission planning process. The final rule will become effective on May 14, 2007. The final rule has not yet been fully evaluated to assess its impact on First Energy’s operations. MISO, PJM and ATSI will all have to file revised tariffs to comply with FERC’s order.

Environmental Matters

FirstEnergy accrues environmental liabilities only when it concludes that it is probable that it has an obligation for such costs and can reasonably estimate the amount of such costs. Unasserted claims are reflected in FirstEnergy’s determination of environmental liabilities and are accrued in the period that they become both probable and reasonably estimable.

Clean Air Act Compliance

FirstEnergy is required to meet federally-approved SO2 emissions regulations. Violations of such regulations can result in shutdown of the generating unit involved and/or civil or criminal penalties of up to $32,500 for each day the unit is in violation. The EPA has an interim enforcement policy for SO2 regulations in Ohio that allows for compliance based on a 30-day averaging period. FirstEnergy believes it is currently in compliance with this policy, but cannot predict what action the EPA may take in the future with respect to the interim enforcement policy.

The EPA Region 5 issued a Finding of Violation and NOV to the Bay Shore Power Plant dated June 15, 2006 alleging violations to various sections of the Clean Air Act. FirstEnergy has disputed those alleged violations based on its Clean Air Act permit, the Ohio SIP and other information provided at an August 2006 meeting with the EPA. The EPA has several enforcement options (administrative compliance order, administrative penalty order, and/or judicial, civil or criminal action) and has indicated that such option may depend on the time needed to achieve and demonstrate compliance with the rules alleged to have been violated.

FirstEnergy complies with SO2 reduction requirements under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 by burning lower-sulfur fuel, generating more electricity from lower-emitting plants, and/or using emission allowances. NOX reductions required by the 1990 Amendments are being achieved through combustion controls and the generation of more electricity at lower-emitting plants. In September 1998, the EPA finalized regulations requiring additional NOX reductions at FirstEnergy's facilities. The EPA's NOX Transport Rule imposes uniform reductions of NOX emissions (an approximate 85% reduction in utility plant NOX emissions from projected 2007 emissions) across a region of nineteen states (including Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania) and the District of Columbia based on a conclusion that such NOX emissions are contributing significantly to ozone levels in the eastern United States. FirstEnergy believes its facilities are also complying with the NOX budgets established under SIPs through combustion controls and post-combustion controls, including Selective Catalytic Reduction and Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction systems, and/or using emission allowances.

National Ambient Air Quality Standards

In July 1997, the EPA promulgated changes in the NAAQS for ozone and fine particulate matter. In March 2005, the EPA finalized the CAIR covering a total of 28 states (including Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania) and the District of Columbia based on proposed findings that air emissions from 28 eastern states and the District of Columbia significantly contribute to non-attainment of the NAAQS for fine particles and/or the "8-hour" ozone NAAQS in other states. CAIR provided each affected state until 2006 to develop implementing regulations to achieve additional reductions of NOX and SO2 emissions in two phases (Phase I in 2009 for NOX, 2010 for SO2 and Phase II in 2015 for both NOX and SO2). FirstEnergy's Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania fossil-fired generation facilities will be subject to caps on SO2 and NOX emissions, whereas its New Jersey fossil-fired generation facility will be subject to only a cap on NOX emissions. According to the EPA, SO2 emissions will be reduced by 45% (from 2003 levels) by 2010 across the states covered by the rule, with reductions reaching 73% (from 2003 levels) by 2015, capping SO2 emissions in affected states to just 2.5 million tons annually. NOX emissions will be reduced by 53% (from 2003 levels) by 2009 across the states covered by the rule, with reductions reaching 61% (from 2003 levels) by 2015, achieving a regional NOX cap of 1.3 million tons annually. The future cost of compliance with these regulations may be substantial and will depend on how they are ultimately implemented by the states in which FirstEnergy operates affected facilities.

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Mercury Emissions

In December 2000, the EPA announced it would proceed with the development of regulations regarding hazardous air pollutants from electric power plants, identifying mercury as the hazardous air pollutant of greatest concern. In March 2005, the EPA finalized the CAMR, which provides a cap-and-trade program to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants in two phases. Initially, mercury emissions will be capped nationally at 38 tons by 2010 (as a "co-benefit" from implementation of SO2 and NOX emission caps under the EPA's CAIR program). Phase II of the mercury cap-and-trade program will cap nationwide mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants at 15 tons per year by 2018. However, the final rules give states substantial discretion in developing rules to implement these programs. In addition, both the CAIR and the CAMR have been challenged in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. FirstEnergy's future cost of compliance with these regulations may be substantial and will depend on how they are ultimately implemented by the states in which FirstEnergy operates affected facilities.

The model rules for both CAIR and CAMR contemplate an input-based methodology to allocate allowances to affected facilities. Under this approach, allowances would be allocated based on the amount of fuel consumed by the affected sources. FirstEnergy would prefer an output-based generation-neutral methodology in which allowances are allocated based on megawatts of power produced, allowing new and non-emitting generating facilities (including renewables and nuclear) to be entitled to their proportionate share of the allowances. Consequently, FirstEnergy will be disadvantaged if these model rules were implemented as proposed because FirstEnergy’s substantial reliance on non-emitting (largely nuclear) generation is not recognized under the input-based allocation.

Pennsylvania has submitted a new mercury rule for EPA approval that does not provide a cap and trade approach as in the CAMR, but rather follows a command and control approach imposing emission limits on individual sources. Pennsylvania’s mercury regulation would deprive FES of mercury emission allowances that were to be allocated to the Mansfield Plant under the CAMR and that would otherwise be available for achieving FirstEnergy system-wide compliance. It is anticipated that compliance with these regulations, if approved by the EPA and implemented, would not require the addition of mercury controls at Mansfield, FirstEnergy’s only Pennsylvania power plant, until 2015, if at all.

W. H. Sammis Plant

In 1999 and 2000, the EPA issued NOV or compliance orders to nine utilities alleging violations of the Clean Air Act based on operation and maintenance of 44 power plants, including the W. H. Sammis Plant, which was owned at that time by OE and Penn. In addition, the DOJ filed eight civil complaints against various investor-owned utilities, including a complaint against OE and Penn in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. These cases are referred to as the New Source Review cases.

On March 18, 2005, OE and Penn announced that they had reached a settlement with the EPA, the DOJ and three states (Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York) that resolved all issues related to the New Source Review litigation. This settlement agreement, which is in the form of a consent decree, was approved by the Court on July 11, 2005, and requires reductions of NOX and SO2 emissions at the W. H. Sammis Plant and other FES coal-fired plants through the installation of pollution control devices and provides for stipulated penalties for failure to install and operate such pollution controls in accordance with that agreement. Consequently, if FirstEnergy fails to install such pollution control devices, for any reason, including, but not limited to, the failure of any third-party contractor to timely meet its delivery obligations for such devices, FirstEnergy could be exposed to penalties under the Sammis NSR Litigation consent decree. Capital expenditures necessary to complete requirements of the Sammis NSR Litigation are currently estimated to be $1.5 billion ($400 million of which is expected to be spent during 2007, with the largest portion of the remaining $1.1 billion expected to be spent in 2008 and 2009).

The Sammis NSR Litigation consent decree also requires FirstEnergy to spend up to $25 million toward environmentally beneficial projects, $14 million of which is satisfied by entering into 93 MW (or 23 MW if federal tax credits are not applicable) of wind energy purchased power agreements with a 20-year term. An initial 16 MW of the 93 MW consent decree obligation was satisfied during 2006.

On August 26, 2005, FGCO entered into an agreement with Bechtel Power Corporation under which Bechtel will engineer, procure, and construct air quality control systems for the reduction of SO2 emissions. FGCO also entered into an agreement with B&W on August 25, 2006 to supply flue gas desulfurization systems for the reduction of SO2 emissions. Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems for the reduction of NOx emissions also are being installed at the W.H. Sammis Plant under a 1999 agreement with B&W.

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Climate Change

In December 1997, delegates to the United Nations' climate summit in Japan adopted an agreement, the Kyoto Protocol, to address global warming by reducing the amount of man-made GHG emitted by developed countries by 5.2% from 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012. The United States signed the Kyoto Protocol in 1998 but it failed to receive the two-thirds vote required for ratification by the United States Senate. However, the Bush administration has committed the United States to a voluntary climate change strategy to reduce domestic GHG intensity - the ratio of emissions to economic output - by 18% through 2012. At the international level, efforts have begun to develop climate change agreements for post-2012 GHG reductions. The EPACT established a Committee on Climate Change Technology to coordinate federal climate change activities and promote the development and deployment of GHG reducing technologies.

At the federal level, members of Congress have introduced several bills seeking to reduce emissions of GHG in the United States. State activities, primarily the northeastern states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and western states led by California, have coordinated efforts to develop regional strategies to control emissions of certain GHGs.

On April 2, 2007, the United States Supreme Court found that the EPA has the authority to regulate CO2 emissions from automobiles as “air pollutants” under the Clean Air Act. Although this decision did not address CO2 emissions from electric generating plants, the EPA has similar authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate “air pollutants” from those and other facilities.

FirstEnergy cannot currently estimate the financial impact of climate change policies, although potential legislative or regulatory programs restricting CO2 emissions could require significant capital and other expenditures. The CO2 emissions per KWH of electricity generated by FirstEnergy is lower than many regional competitors due to its diversified generation sources, which include low or non-CO2 emitting gas-fired and nuclear generators.

Clean Water Act

Various water quality regulations, the majority of which are the result of the federal Clean Water Act and its amendments, apply to FirstEnergy's plants. In addition, Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have water quality standards applicable to FirstEnergy's operations. As provided in the Clean Water Act, authority to grant federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System water discharge permits can be assumed by a state. Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania have assumed such authority.

On September 7, 2004, the EPA established new performance standards under Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act for reducing impacts on fish and shellfish from cooling water intake structures at certain existing large electric generating plants. The regulations call for reductions in impingement mortality, when aquatic organisms are pinned against screens or other parts of a cooling water intake system, and entrainment, which occurs when aquatic life is drawn into a facility's cooling water system. On January 26, 2007, the federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit remanded portions of the rulemaking dealing with impingement mortality and entrainment back to EPA for further rulemaking and eliminated the restoration option from EPA’s regulations. FirstEnergy is conducting comprehensive demonstration studies, due in 2008, to determine the operational measures or equipment, if any, necessary for compliance by its facilities with the performance standards. FirstEnergy is unable to predict the outcome of such studies or changes in these requirements from the remand to EPA. Depending on the outcome of such studies and EPA’s further rulemaking, the future cost of compliance with these standards may require material capital expenditures.

Regulation of Hazardous Waste

As a result of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, federal and state hazardous waste regulations have been promulgated. Certain fossil-fuel combustion waste products, such as coal ash, were exempted from hazardous waste disposal requirements pending the EPA's evaluation of the need for future regulation. The EPA subsequently determined that regulation of coal ash as a hazardous waste is unnecessary. In April 2000, the EPA announced that it will develop national standards regulating disposal of coal ash under its authority to regulate nonhazardous waste.

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Under NRC regulations, FirstEnergy must ensure that adequate funds will be available to decommission its nuclear facilities. As of March 31, 2007, FirstEnergy had approximately $1.4 billion invested in external trusts to be used for the decommissioning and environmental remediation of Davis-Besse, Beaver Valley and Perry. As part of the application to the NRC to transfer the ownership of these nuclear facilities to NGC, FirstEnergy agreed to contribute another $80 million to these trusts by 2010. Consistent with NRC guidance, utilizing a “real” rate of return on these funds of approximately 2% over inflation, these trusts are expected to exceed the minimum decommissioning funding requirements set by the NRC. Conservatively, these estimates do not include any rate of return that the trusts may earn over the 20-year plant useful life extensions that FirstEnergy plans to seek for these facilities.

The Companies have been named as PRPs at waste disposal sites, which may require cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Allegations of disposal of hazardous substances at historical sites and the liability involved are often unsubstantiated and subject to dispute; however, federal law provides that all PRPs for a particular site are liable on a joint and several basis. Therefore, environmental liabilities that are considered probable have been recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2007, based on estimates of the total costs of cleanup, the Companies' proportionate responsibility for such costs and the financial ability of other unaffiliated entities to pay. In addition, JCP&L has accrued liabilities for environmental remediation of former manufactured gas plants in New Jersey; those costs are being recovered by JCP&L through a non-bypassable SBC. Total liabilities of approximately $87 million have been accrued through March 31, 2007.

Other Legal Proceedings

There are various lawsuits, claims (including claims for asbestos exposure) and proceedings related to FirstEnergy’s normal business operations pending against FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries. The other material items not otherwise discussed above are described below.

Power Outages and Related Litigation

In July 1999, the Mid-Atlantic States experienced a severe heat wave, which resulted in power outages throughout the service territories of many electric utilities, including JCP&L's territory. In an investigation into the causes of the outages and the reliability of the transmission and distribution systems of all four of New Jersey’s electric utilities, the NJBPU concluded that there was not a prima facie case demonstrating that, overall, JCP&L provided unsafe, inadequate or improper service to its customers. Two class action lawsuits (subsequently consolidated into a single proceeding) were filed in New Jersey Superior Court in July 1999 against JCP&L, GPU and other GPU companies, seeking compensatory and punitive damages arising from the July 1999 service interruptions in the JCP&L territory.

In August 2002, the trial court granted partial summary judgment to JCP&L and dismissed the plaintiffs' claims for consumer fraud, common law fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and strict product liability. In November 2003, the trial court granted JCP&L's motion to decertify the class and denied plaintiffs' motion to permit into evidence their class-wide damage model indicating damages in excess of $50 million. These class decertification and damage rulings were appealed to the Appellate Division. The Appellate Division issued a decision on July 8, 2004, affirming the decertification of the originally certified class, but remanding for certification of a class limited to those customers directly impacted by the outages of JCP&L transformers in Red Bank, New Jersey. In 2005, JCP&L renewed its motion to decertify the class based on a very limited number of class members who incurred damages and also filed a motion for summary judgment on the remaining plaintiffs’ claims for negligence, breach of contract and punitive damages. In July 2006, the New Jersey Superior Court dismissed the punitive damage claim and again decertified the class based on the fact that a vast majority of the class members did not suffer damages and those that did would be more appropriately addressed in individual actions. Plaintiffs appealed this ruling to the New Jersey Appellate Division which, on March 7, 2007, reversed the decertification of the Red Bank class and remanded this matter back to the Trial Court to allow plaintiffs sufficient time to establish a damage model or individual proof of damages. In late March 2007, JCP&L filed a petition for allowance of an appeal of the Appellate Division ruling to the New Jersey Supreme Court. FirstEnergy is unable to predict the outcome of these matters and no liability has been accrued as of March 31, 2007.

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On August 14, 2003, various states and parts of southern Canada experienced widespread power outages. The outages affected approximately 1.4 million customers in FirstEnergy's service area. The U.S. - Canada Power System Outage Task Force’s final report in April 2004 on the outages concluded, among other things, that the problems leading to the outages began in FirstEnergy’s Ohio service area. Specifically, the final report concluded, among other things, that the initiation of the August 14, 2003 power outages resulted from an alleged failure of both FirstEnergy and ECAR to assess and understand perceived inadequacies within the FirstEnergy system; inadequate situational awareness of the developing conditions; and a perceived failure to adequately manage tree growth in certain transmission rights of way. The Task Force also concluded that there was a failure of the interconnected grid's reliability organizations (MISO and PJM) to provide effective real-time diagnostic support. The final report is publicly available through the Department of Energy’s Web site (www.doe.gov). FirstEnergy believes that the final report does not provide a complete and comprehensive picture of the conditions that contributed to the August 14, 2003 power outages and that it does not adequately address the underlying causes of the outages. FirstEnergy remains convinced that the outages cannot be explained by events on any one utility's system. The final report contained 46 “recommendations to prevent or minimize the scope of future blackouts.” Forty-five of those recommendations related to broad industry or policy matters while one, including subparts, related to activities the Task Force recommended be undertaken by FirstEnergy, MISO, PJM, ECAR, and other parties to correct the causes of the August 14, 2003 power outages. FirstEnergy implemented several initiatives, both prior to and since the August 14, 2003 power outages, which were independently verified by NERC as complete in 2004 and were consistent with these and other recommendations and collectively enhance the reliability of its electric system. FirstEnergy’s implementation of these recommendations in 2004 included completion of the Task Force recommendations that were directed toward FirstEnergy. FirstEnergy is also proceeding with the implementation of the recommendations that were to be completed subsequent to 2004 and will continue to periodically assess the FERC-ordered Reliability Study recommendations for forecasted 2009 system conditions, recognizing revised load forecasts and other changing system conditions which may impact the recommendations. Thus far, implementation of the recommendations has not required, nor is expected to require, substantial investment in new or material upgrades to existing equipment. The FERC or other applicable government agencies and reliability coordinators may, however, take a different view as to recommended enhancements or may recommend additional enhancements in the future that could require additional material expenditures.

FirstEnergy companies also are defending four separate complaint cases before the PUCO relating to the August 14, 2003 power outages. Two of those cases were originally filed in Ohio State courts but were subsequently dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and further appeals were unsuccessful. In these cases the individual complainants—three in one case and four in the other—sought to represent others as part of a class action. The PUCO dismissed the class allegations, stating that its rules of practice do not provide for class action complaints. Two other pending PUCO complaint cases were filed by various insurance carriers either in their own name as subrogees or in the name of their insured. In each of these cases, the carrier seeks reimbursement from various FirstEnergy companies (and, in one case, from PJM, MISO and American Electric Power Company, Inc., as well) for claims paid to insureds for damages allegedly arising asAs a result of outages experienced in JCP&L’s service area in 2002 and 2003, the lossNJBPU performed a review of JCP&L’s service reliability. On June 9, 2004, the NJBPU approved a stipulation that addresses a third-party consultant’s recommendations on appropriate courses of action necessary to ensure system-wide reliability. The stipulation incorporates the consultant’s focused audit of, and recommendations regarding, JCP&L’s Planning and Operations and Maintenance programs and practices. On June 1, 2005, the consultant completed his work and issued his final report to the NJBPU. On July 14, 2006, JCP&L filed a comprehensive response to the consultant’s report with the NJBPU. JCP&L will complete the remaining substantive work described in the stipulation in 2008.  JCP&L continues to file compliance reports with the NJBPU reflecting JCP&L’s activities associated with implementing the stipulation.

In 2005, Congress amended the Federal Power Act to provide for federally-enforceable mandatory reliability standards. The mandatory reliability standards apply to the bulk power system and impose certain operating, record-keeping and reporting requirements on August 14, 2003. A fifth casethe Companies and ATSI. The NERC is charged with establishing and enforcing these reliability standards, although it has delegated day-to-day implementation and enforcement of its responsibilities to eight regional entities, including the ReliabilityFirst Corporation.  All of FirstEnergy’s facilities are located within the ReliabilityFirst region. FirstEnergy actively participates in which a carrier sought reimbursement for claims paidthe NERC and ReliabilityFirst stakeholder processes, and otherwise monitors and manages its companies in response to insureds was voluntarily dismissed by the claimant in April 2007. A sixth case involving the claim of a non-customer seeking reimbursement for losses incurred when its store was burglarized on August 14, 2003 was dismissed. The four cases were consolidated for hearing by the PUCO in an order dated March 7, 2006. In that order the PUCO also limited the litigation to service-related claims by customersongoing development, implementation and enforcement of the Ohio operating companies; dismissed reliability standards.

FirstEnergy as a defendant;believes that it is in compliance with all currently-effective and ruledenforceable reliability standards.  Nevertheless, it is clear that the U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force Report was not admissible into evidence. In response to a motion for rehearing filed by one of the claimants, the PUCO ruled on April 26, 2006 that the insurance company claimants, as insurers, may prosecute their claims in their name so long as they also identify the underlying insured entitiesNERC, ReliabilityFirst and the Ohio utilities that provide their service.FERC will continue to refine existing reliability standards as well as to develop and adopt new reliability standards. The PUCO denied all other motions for rehearing. The plaintiffs in each case have since filed amended complaints and the named FirstEnergy companies have answered and also have filed a motion to dismiss each action. On September 27, 2006, the PUCO dismissed certain parties and claims and otherwise ordered the complaints to go forward to hearing. The cases have been set for hearing on January 8, 2008.

On October 10, 2006, various insurance carriers refiled a complaint in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court seeking reimbursement for claims paid to numerous insureds who allegedly suffered losses as a result of the August 14, 2003 outages. All of the insureds appear to be non-customers. The plaintiff insurance companies are the same claimants in one of the pending PUCO cases. FirstEnergy, the Ohio Companies and Penn were served on October 27, 2006. On January 18, 2007, the Court granted the Companies’ motion to dismiss the case. It is unknown whether or not the matter will be further appealed. No estimate of potential liability is available for any of these cases.

FirstEnergy was also named, along with several other entities, in a complaint in New Jersey State Court. The allegations against FirstEnergy were based, in part, on an alleged failure to protect the citizens of Jersey City from an electrical power outage. None of FirstEnergy’s subsidiaries serve customers in Jersey City. A responsive pleading has been filed. On April 28, 2006, the Court granted FirstEnergy's motion to dismiss. The plaintiff has not appealed.

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FirstEnergy is vigorously defending these actions, but cannot predict the outcome of any of these proceedings or whether any further regulatory proceedings or legal actions may be initiated against the Companies. Although FirstEnergy is unable to predict thefinancial impact of these proceedings, if FirstEnergycomplying with new or amended standards cannot be determined at this time. However, the 2005 amendments to the Federal Power Act provide that all prudent costs incurred to comply with the new reliability standards be recovered in rates. Still, any future inability on FirstEnergy’s part to comply with the reliability standards for its subsidiaries were ultimately determined to have legal liability in connection with these proceedings, itbulk power system could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy's or its subsidiaries' financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Nuclear Plant Matters

On August 12, 2004,In April 2007, ReliabilityFirst performed a routine compliance audit of FirstEnergy’s bulk-power system within the NRC notified FENOC thatMidwest ISO region and found it would increase its regulatory oversightto be in full compliance with all audited reliability standards.  Similarly, ReliabilityFirst has scheduled a compliance audit of FirstEnergy’s bulk-power system within the Perry Nuclear Power PlantPJM region in 2008. FirstEnergy currently does not expect any material adverse financial impact as a result of problems with safety system equipment over the preceding two years and the licensee's failure to take prompt and corrective action. On April 4, 2005, the NRC held a public meeting to discuss FENOC’s performance at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant as identified in the NRC's annual assessment letter to FENOC. Similar public meetings are held with all nuclear power plant licensees following issuance by the NRC of their annual assessments. According to the NRC, overall the Perry Nuclear Power Plant operated "in a manner that preserved public health and safety" even though it remained under heightened NRC oversight. During the public meeting and in the annual assessment, the NRC indicated that additional inspections will continue and that the plant must improve performance to be removed from the Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone Column of the Action Matrix.

On September 28, 2005, the NRC sent a CAL to FENOC describing commitments that FENOC had made to improve the performance at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant and stated that the CAL would remain open until substantial improvement was demonstrated. The CAL was anticipated as part of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process. By two letters dated March 2, 2007, the NRC closed the Confirmatory Action Letter commitments for Perry, the two outstanding white findings, and crosscutting issues. Moreover, the NRC removed Perry from the Multiple Degraded Cornerstone Column of the NRC Action Matrix and placed the plant in the Licensee Response Column (routine agency oversight).
On April 30, 2007, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) filed a petition with the NRC under Section 2.206 of the NRC’s regulations based on an expert witness report that FENOC developed for an unrelated insurance arbitration. In December 2006, the expert witness for FENOC prepared a report that analyzed the crack growth rates in control rod drive mechanism penetrations and wastage of the former reactor pressure vessel head at Davis-Besse. Citing the findings in the expert witness' report, the Section 2.206 petition requested that: (1) Davis-Besse be immediately shut down; (2) that the NRC conduct an independent review of the consultant's report and that all pressurized water reactors be shut down until remedial actions can be implemented; and (3) that Davis-Besse’s operating license be revoked.

In a letter dated May 4, 2007, the NRC stated that "the current inspection requirements are sufficient to detect degradation of a reactor pressure vessel head penetration nozzles prior to the development of significant head wastage even if the assumptions and conclusions in the [expert witness] report relating to the wastage of the head at Davis-Besse were applied to all pressurized water reactors." The NRC also indicated that while they are developing a more complete response to the UCS' petition, “the staff informed UCS that, as an initial matter, it has determined that no immediate action with respect to Davis-Besse or other nuclear plant is warranted.” FirstEnergy can provide no assurances as to the ultimate resolution of this matter.
Other Legal Mattersthese audits.

There are various lawsuits, claims (including claims for asbestos exposure) and proceedings related to FirstEnergy's normal business operations pending against FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries. The other potentially material items not otherwise discussed above are described below.

On August 22, 2005, a class action complaint was filed against OE in Jefferson County, Ohio Common Pleas Court, seeking compensatory and punitive damages to be determined at trial based on claims of negligence and eight other tort counts alleging damages from W.H. Sammis Plant air emissions. The two named plaintiffs are also seeking injunctive relief to eliminate harmful emissions and repair property damage and the institution of a medical monitoring program for class members. On April 5, 2007, the Court rejected the plaintiffs' request to certify this case as a class action and, accordingly, did not appoint the plaintiffs as class representatives or their counsel as class counsel. The Court has scheduled oral argument for June 25, 2007 to hear the plaintiffs' request for reconsideration of its order denying class certification and request to amend their complaint.


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JCP&L's bargaining unit employees filed a grievance challenging JCP&L's 2002 call-out procedure that required bargaining unit employees to respond to emergency power outages. On May 20, 2004, an arbitration panel concluded that the call-out procedure violated the parties' collective bargaining agreement. At the conclusion of the June 1, 2005 hearing, the arbitration panel decided not to hear testimony on damages and closed the proceedings. On September 9, 2005, the arbitration panel issued an opinion to award approximately $16 million to the bargaining unit employees. On February 6, 2006, a federal district court granted a union motion to dismiss, as premature, a JCP&L appeal of the award filed on October 18, 2005. JCP&L intends to re-file an appeal in federal district court once the damages associated with this case are identified at an individual employee level. JCP&L recognized a liability for the potential $16 million award in 2005.

If it were ultimately determined that FirstEnergy or its subsidiaries have legal liability or are otherwise made subject to liability based on the above matters, it could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy's or its subsidiaries' financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

SFAS 159 - “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 115”

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, which provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The Standard requires companies to provide additional information that will help investors and other users of financial statements to more easily understand the effect of the company’s choice to use fair value on its earnings. The Standard also requires companies to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the balance sheet. This guidance does not eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards, including requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements included in SFAS 157and SFAS 107. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those years. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating the impact of this Statement on its financial statements.

SFAS 157 - “Fair Value Measurements”

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157 that establishes how companies should measure fair value when they are required to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure purposes under GAAP. This Statement addresses the need for increased consistency and comparability in fair value measurements and for expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The key changes to current practice are: (1) the definition of fair value which focuses on an exit price rather than entry price; (2) the methods used to measure fair value such as emphasis that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, as well as the inclusion of an adjustment for risk, restrictions and credit standing; and (3) the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those years. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating the impact of this Statement on its financial statements.

EITF 06-10 - “Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Collateral
Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements”

In March 2007, the EITF reached a final consensus on Issue 06-10 concluding that an employer should recognize a liability for the postretirement obligation associated with a collateral assignment split-dollar life insurance arrangement if, based on the substantive arrangement with the employee, the employer has agreed to maintain a life insurance policy during the employee’s retirement or provide the employee with a death benefit. The liability should be recognized in accordance with SFAS 106if, in substance, a postretirement plan exists or APB 12 if the arrangement is, in substance, an individual deferred compensation contract. The EITF also reached a consensus that the employer should recognize and measure the associated asset on the basis of the terms of the collateral assignment arrangement. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, including interim periods within those years. FirstEnergy does not expect this pronouncement to have a material impact on its financial statements.


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OHIO EDISON COMPANY  
 
        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME  
 
(Unaudited)  
 
        
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
  
2007
  
 2006
 
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(In thousands)
 
        
REVENUES:
       
Electric sales $594,344  $557,229 
Excise tax collections  31,254   28,974 
Total revenues  625,598   586,203 
         
EXPENSES:
        
Fuel  3,015   2,951 
Purchased power  349,852   283,020 
Nuclear operating costs  41,514   41,084 
Other operating costs  88,486   90,810 
Provision for depreciation  18,848   18,016 
Amortization of regulatory assets  45,417   53,861 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (36,649)  (36,240)
General taxes  49,745   45,895 
Total expenses  560,228   499,397 
         
OPERATING INCOME
  65,370   86,806 
         
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
        
Investment income  26,630   33,042 
Miscellaneous income  373   197 
Interest expense  (21,022)  (18,232)
Capitalized interest  110   491 
Subsidiary's preferred stock dividend requirements  -   (156)
Total other income  6,091   15,342 
         
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  71,461   102,148 
         
INCOME TAXES
  17,426   38,318 
         
NET INCOME
  54,035   63,830 
         
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS
  -   659 
         
EARNINGS ON COMMON STOCK
 $54,035  $63,171 
         
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
        
         
NET INCOME
 $54,035  $63,830 
         
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
        
Pension and other postretirement benefits  (3,423)  - 
Unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities  (126)  5,735 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  (3,549)  5,735 
Income tax expense (benefit) related to other comprehensive income  (1,503)  2,069 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax  (2,046)  3,666 
         
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 $51,989  $67,496 
         
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Ohio Edison Company are an integral part of these statements.
 
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OHIO EDISON COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Unaudited)
 
  
March 31, 
 
December 31, 
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
ASSETS
       
CURRENT ASSETS:
       
Cash and cash equivalents $694 $712 
Receivables-       
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $15,242,000 and $15,033,000,       
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  266,347  234,781 
Associated companies  207,377  141,084 
Other (less accumulated provisions of $5,409,000 and $1,985,000,       
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  18,106  13,496 
Notes receivable from associated companies  527,232  458,647 
Prepayments and other  23,657  13,606 
   1,043,413  862,326 
UTILITY PLANT:
       
In service  2,649,190  2,632,207 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  1,029,438  1,021,918 
   1,619,752  1,610,289 
Construction work in progress  44,405  42,016 
   1,664,157  1,652,305 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:
       
Long-term notes receivable from associated companies  639,658  1,219,325 
Investment in lease obligation bonds  291,225  291,393 
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  118,636  118,209 
Other  37,418  38,160 
   1,086,937  1,667,087 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:
       
Regulatory assets  729,500  741,564 
Pension assets  94,682  68,420 
Property taxes  60,080  60,080 
Unamortized sale and leaseback costs  48,885  50,136 
Other  55,011  18,696 
   988,158  938,896 
  $4,782,665 $5,120,614 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
       
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Currently payable long-term debt $161,424 $159,852 
Short-term borrowings-       
Associated companies  16,460  113,987 
Other  178,097  3,097 
Accounts payable-       
Associated companies  150,368  115,252 
Other  20,047  13,068 
Accrued taxes  135,793  187,306 
Accrued interest  17,900  24,712 
Other  93,484  64,519 
   773,573  681,793 
CAPITALIZATION:
       
Common stockholder's equity-       
Common stock, without par value, authorized 175,000,000 shares -       
60 and 80 shares outstanding, respectively  1,208,467  1,708,441 
Accumulated other comprehensive income  1,162  3,208 
Retained earnings  314,043  260,736 
Total common stockholder's equity  1,523,672  1,972,385 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  1,117,635  1,118,576 
   2,641,307  3,090,961 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Accumulated deferred income taxes  712,023  674,288 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits  19,640  20,532 
Asset retirement obligations  89,428  88,223 
Retirement benefits  165,031  167,379 
Deferred revenues - electric service programs  77,657  86,710 
Other  304,006  310,728 
   1,367,785  1,347,860 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9)
       
  $4,782,665 $5,120,614 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Ohio Edison Company are an integral part of these balance sheets.
 
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OHIO EDISON COMPANY
 
       
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(Unaudited)
 
       
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
  
 2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
      
Net income $54,035 $63,830 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-       
Provision for depreciation  18,848  18,016 
Amortization of regulatory assets  45,417  53,861 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (36,649) (36,240)
Amortization of lease costs  32,934  32,934 
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  (3,992) (3,945)
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (16,794) (1,494)
Pension trust contribution  (20,261) - 
Decrease (increase) in operating assets-       
Receivables  (102,469) 116,271 
Prepayments and other current assets  (6,339) (12,136)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities-       
Accounts payable  42,095  9,668 
Accrued taxes  (46,791) 27,505 
Accrued interest  (6,812) 3,721 
Electric service prepayment programs  (9,053) (7,763)
Other  (4,137) 4,454 
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities  (59,968) 268,682 
        
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
       
New Financing-       
Short-term borrowings, net  77,473  - 
Redemptions and Repayments-       
Common stock  (500,000) - 
Long-term debt  (72) (59,506)
Short-term borrowings, net  -  (178,716)
Dividend Payments-       
Common stock  -  (35,000)
Preferred stock  -  (659)
Net cash used for financing activities  (422,599) (273,881)
        
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
       
Property additions  (29,888) (28,793)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales  12,951  19,054 
Investments in nuclear decommissioning trust funds  (12,951) (19,054)
Loan repayments from (loans to) associated companies, net  511,082  (45,224)
Cash investments  168  78,458 
Other  1,187  877 
Net cash provided from investing activities  482,549  5,318 
        
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (18) 119 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  712  929 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $694 $1,048 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Ohio Edison Company are an integral part of these statements.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm









To the Stockholder and Board of
Directors of Ohio Edison Company:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Ohio Edison Company and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholder’s equity, preferred stock, cash flows and taxes for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans as of December 31, 2006, and conditional asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2005 as discussed in Note 3, Note 2(G) and Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements) dated February 27, 2007, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 8, 2007




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(B) OHIO EDISON COMPANY

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITIONAND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


OE is a wholly owned electric utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy. OE and its wholly owned subsidiary, Penn, conduct business in portions of Ohio and Pennsylvania, providing regulated electric distribution services. OE also provides generation services to those customers electing to retain OE as their power supplier. OE’s power supply requirements are provided by FES - an affiliated company.

Results of Operations

Earnings on common stock in the first quarter of 2007 decreased to $54 million from $63 million in the first quarter of 2006. This decrease primarily resulted from higher purchased power costs and reduced other income, partially offset by higher revenues.

Revenues

Revenues increased by $39 million or 6.7% in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the same period in 2006, primarily due to higher retail generation revenues of $48 million, partially offset by decreases in revenues from distribution throughput and wholesale generation sales of $13 million and $3 million, respectively.

Higher retail generation revenues from residential and commercial customers reflected increased sales volume and the impact of higher average unit prices. Average prices increased in part due to the higher composite unit prices that were effective in January 2007 under Penn’s competitive RFP process. Colder weather in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 contributed to the higher KWH sales to residential and commercial customers (heating degree days increased 15.6% and 11.2% in OE’s and Penn’s service territories, respectively). Retail generation revenues from the industrial sector decreased primarily due to a 9.7 percentage point increase in customer shopping in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006.

Changes in retail electric generation KWH sales and revenues in the first quarter of 2007 from the same quarter of 2006 are summarized in the following tables:

Retail Generation KWH Sales
Increase (Decrease)
Residential12.1 %
Commercial2.7 %
Industrial(12.9)%
Net Increase in Generation Sales
0.8
 %

Retail Generation Revenues
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
Residential $37 
Commercial  16 
Industrial  (5)
Net Increase in Generation Revenues
 
$
48
 

Decreased revenues from distribution throughput to residential and commercial customers reflected the impact of lower composite unit prices, partially offset by higher KWH deliveries due to colder weather in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. Decreased revenues from distribution throughput to industrial customers resulted from lower unit prices and reduced KWH deliveries.

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Changes in distribution KWH deliveries and revenues in the first quarter 2007 from the same quarter of 2006 are summarized in the following tables.

Changes in Distribution KWH Deliveries
Increase (Decrease)
Residential9.7 %
Commercial4.5 %
Industrial(1.5)%
Net Increase in Distribution Deliveries
4.3
 %

 
Decreases in Distribution Revenues
 
(In millions)
 
     
Residential $(1)
Commercial  (4)
Industrial  (8)
Decrease in Distribution Revenues
 
$
(13
)
Expenses

Total expenses increased by $61 million in the first quarter of 2007 from the same period of 2006. The following table presents changes from the prior year by expense category.

Expenses - Changes
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
   
(In millions)
 
Purchased power costs $67 
Other operating costs  (2)
Provision for depreciation  1 
Amortization of regulatory assets  (8)
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (1)
General taxes  4 
Net Increase in Expenses
 
$
61
 
     

Increased purchased power costs in the first quarter of 2007 primarily reflected higher unit prices associated with Penn’s competitive RFP process and OE’s power supply agreement with FES. The decrease in other operating costs during the first quarter of 2007 was primarily due to lower employee benefit expenses. Lower amortization of regulatory assets was due to the completion of the generation-related transition cost amortization under the OE Companies' respective transition plans by the end of January 2006. General taxes were higher in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to the same period last year as a result of higher real and personal property taxes and KWH excise taxes.

Other Income

Other income decreased $9 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the same period of 2006 primarily due to reductions in interest income on notes receivable resulting from principal payments received from associated companies. Higher interest expense in the first quarter of 2007 also contributed to the decrease in other income largely due to OE’s issuance of $600 million of long-term debt in June 2006, partially offset by debt redemptions that have occurred since the first quarter of 2006.

Income Taxes

In the first quarter of 2007, OE’s income taxes included an immaterial adjustment applicable to prior periods of $7.2 million related to an inter-company federal tax allocation arrangement between FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

During 2007, OE expects to meet its contractual obligations primarily with cash from operations. Borrowing capacity under OE’s credit facilities is available to manage its working capital requirements.

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Changes in Cash Position

OE had $694,000 of cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2007 compared with $712,000 as of December 31, 2006. The major sources for changes in these balances are summarized below.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

Net cash provided from operating activities in the first quarter of 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

  
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Operating Cash Flows
 
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In millions)
 
Net income $54 $64 
Non-cash charges  31  56 
Pension trust contribution  (20) - 
Working capital and other  (125) 149 
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities $(60)$269 

Net cash used for operating activities was $60 million for the first quarter of 2007 compared to $269 million provided from operating activities for the same period of 2006. The $329 million change was due to a $10 million decrease in net income, a $25 million decrease in non-cash charges, a $274 million decrease from changes in working capital and other, and a $20 million pension trust contribution in the first quarter of 2007. The changes in net income and non-cash charges are described above under “Results of Operations.” The decrease from working capital changes primarily reflects changes in accounts receivable of $219 million and accrued taxes of $74 million, partially offset by changes in accounts payable of $32 million.
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
Net cash used for financing activities increased by $149 million in the first quarter of 2007 from the same period last year. This increase primarily resulted from a $500 million repurchase of common stock from FirstEnergy, partially offset by a $316 million decrease in net debt redemptions and the absence in 2007 of a $35 million common stock dividend to FirstEnergy in the first quarter of 2006.

OE had approximately $528 million of cash and temporary cash investments (which include short-term notes receivable from associated companies) and $195 million of short-term indebtedness as of March 31, 2007. OE has authorization from the PUCO to incur short-term debt of up to $500 million through bank facilities and the utility money pool. Penn has authorization from the FERC to incur short-term debt up to its charter limit of $39 million as of March 31, 2007, and also has access to bank facilities and the utility money pool.

On February 21, 2007, FES madeJanuary 4, 2006, the PUCO issued an order authorizing the Ohio Companies to recover certain increased fuel costs through a $562 million paymentfuel rider and to defer certain other increased fuel costs to be incurred from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008, including interest on its fossil generation asset transfer notes owed to OE and Penn. OE used $500 millionthe deferred balances. The order also provided for recovery of the proceedsdeferred costs over a twenty-five-year period through distribution rates. On August 29, 2007, the Supreme Court of Ohio concluded that the PUCO violated a provision of the Ohio Revised Code by permitting the Ohio Companies “to collect deferred increased fuel costs through future distribution rate cases, or to repurchase sharesalternatively use excess fuel-cost recovery to reduce deferred distribution-related expenses” and remanded the matter to the PUCO for further consideration. On September 10, 2007 the Ohio Companies filed an application with the PUCO that requested the implementation of its common stock from FirstEnergy.

Seetwo generation-related fuel cost riders to collect the “Financing Capability” section withinincreased fuel costs that were previously authorized to be deferred. On January 9, 2008 the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for additional discussion of OE’s financing capabilities.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

Net cash provided from investing activitiesPUCO approved the Ohio Companies’ proposed fuel cost rider to recover increased $477 millionfuel costs to be incurred in the first quarter of 2007 from the same period in 2006. The change resulted primarily from a $556 million increase in loan repayments from associated companies (including the $562 million payment from FES described above), partially offset by a $78 million change in cash investments.

During the remaining three quarters of 2007, OE’s capital spending2008 commencing January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008, which is expected to be approximately $114$189 million. OE has additional requirements of approximately $4 million for maturing long-term debt during that period. These cash requirements are expected to be satisfied from a combination of cash from operations and short-term credit arrangements. OE’s capital spending for the period 2007-2011 is expected to be about $776 million, of which approximately $146 million applies to 2007.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Obligations not included on OE’s Consolidated Balance Sheets primarily consist of sale and leaseback arrangements involving Perry Unit 1 and Beaver Valley Unit 2. As of March 31, 2007, the present value of these operating lease commitments, net of trust investments, was $646 million.

Equity Price Risk

Included in OE’s nuclear decommissioning trust investments are marketable equity securities carried at their market value of approximately $78 million and $80 million as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. A hypothetical 10% decrease in prices quoted by stock exchanges would result in an $8 million reduction in fair value as of March 31, 2007.

Regulatory Matters

See the “Regulatory Matters” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of regulatory matters applicable to OE.

Environmental Matters

See the “Environmental Matters” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of environmental matters applicable to OE.
Other Legal Proceedings

See the “Other Legal Proceedings” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of other legal proceedings applicable to OE.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to OE.












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THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
        
REVENUES:
       
Electric sales $422,805 $390,499 
Excise tax collections  18,027  17,311 
Total revenues  440,832  407,810 
        
EXPENSES:
       
Fuel  13,191  13,563 
Purchased power  180,657  143,770 
Other operating costs  74,951  72,895 
Provision for depreciation  18,468  17,201 
Amortization of regulatory assets  33,129  31,530 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (33,957) (30,526)
General taxes  38,894  35,070 
Total expenses  325,333  283,503 
        
OPERATING INCOME
  115,499  124,307 
        
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
       
Investment income  17,687  26,936 
Miscellaneous income (expense)  731  (246)
Interest expense  (35,740) (34,732)
Capitalized interest  205  673 
Total other expense  (17,117) (7,369)
        
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  98,382  116,938 
        
INCOME TAXES
  34,833  44,525 
        
NET INCOME
  63,549  72,413 
        
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
       
Pension and other postretirement benefits  1,202  - 
Income tax expense related to other comprehensive income  355  - 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax  847  - 
        
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 $64,396 $72,413 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company are an integral part of these statements.
 
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THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Unaudited)
 
  
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
ASSETS
       
CURRENT ASSETS:
       
Cash and cash equivalents $775 $221 
Receivables-       
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $6,578,000 and $6,783,000,  264,634  245,193 
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)       
Associated companies  16,705  249,735 
Other  3,818  14,240 
Notes receivable from associated companies  259,098  27,191 
Prepayments and other  1,675  2,314 
   546,705  538,894 
UTILITY PLANT:
       
In service  2,140,603  2,136,766 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  830,385  819,633 
   1,310,218  1,317,133 
Construction work in progress  63,588  46,385 
   1,373,806  1,363,518 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:
       
Long-term notes receivable from associated companies  353,293  486,634 
Investment in lessor notes  483,996  519,611 
Other  13,418  13,426 
   850,707  1,019,671 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:
       
Goodwill  1,688,521  1,688,521 
Regulatory assets  853,733  854,588 
Pension assets  13,456  - 
Property taxes  65,000  65,000 
Other  65,134  33,306 
   2,685,844  2,641,415 
  $5,457,062 $5,563,498 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
       
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Currently payable long-term debt $223,676 $120,569 
Short-term borrowings-       
Associated companies  102,201  218,134 
Accounts payable-       
Associated companies  109,744  365,678 
Other  6,320  7,194 
Accrued taxes  142,355  128,829 
Accrued interest  37,155  19,033 
Lease market valuation liability  60,200  60,200 
Other  29,883  52,101 
   711,534  971,738 
        
CAPITALIZATION:
       
Common stockholder's equity       
Common stock, without par value, authorized 105,000,000 shares -  860,165  860,133 
67,930,743 shares outstanding       
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (103,584) (104,431)
Retained earnings  752,491  713,201 
Total common stockholder's equity  1,509,072  1,468,903 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  1,937,294  1,805,871 
   3,446,366  3,274,774 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Accumulated deferred income taxes  488,325  470,707 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits  19,850  20,277 
Lease market valuation liability  532,800  547,800 
Retirement benefits  110,039  122,862 
Deferred revenues - electric service programs  46,275  51,588 
Other  101,873  103,752 
   1,299,162  1,316,986 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9)
       
  $5,457,062 $5,563,498 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company are an integral part of these balance sheets.
 
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THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
       
Net income $63,549 $72,413 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-       
Provision for depreciation  18,468  17,201 
Amortization of regulatory assets  33,129  31,530 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (33,957) (30,526)
Nuclear fuel and capital lease amortization  56  60 
Deferred rents and lease market valuation liability  (46,528) (54,821)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  (5,453) (402)
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (890) (172)
Pension trust contribution  (24,800) - 
Decrease (increase) in operating assets-       
Receivables  224,011  74,518 
Prepayments and other current assets  592  515 
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities-       
Accounts payable  (256,808) (9,424)
Accrued taxes  13,959  15,691 
Accrued interest  18,122  12,802 
Electric service prepayment programs  (5,313) (4,056)
Other  (223) 81 
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities  (2,086) 125,410 
        
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
       
New Financing-       
Long-term debt  247,715  - 
Redemptions and Repayments-       
Long-term debt  (150) (172)
Short-term borrowings, net  (130,585) (57,760)
Dividend Payments-       
Common stock  (24,000) (63,000)
Net cash provided from (used for) financing activities  92,980  (120,932)
        
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
       
Property additions  (36,682) (34,410)
Loans to associated companies, net  (231,907) (9,158)
Collection of principal on long-term notes receivable  133,341  - 
Investments in lessor notes  35,614  44,548 
Other  9,294  (5,448)
Net cash used for investing activities  (90,340) (4,468)
        
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  554  10 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  221  207 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $775 $217 
        
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company are an integral part of these statements.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm









To the Stockholder and Board of
Directors of The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholder’s equity, preferred stock, cash flows and taxes for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans as of December 31, 2006, and conditional asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2005, as discussed in Note 3, Note 2(G) and Note 11 to those consolidated financial statements) dated February 27, 2007, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 8, 2007

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THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


CEI is a wholly owned, electric utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy. CEI conducts business in northeastern Ohio, providing regulated electric distribution services. CEI also provides generation services to those customers electing to retain CEI as their power supplier. CEI’s power supply requirements are primarily provided by FES - an affiliated company.

Results of Operations

Net income in the first quarter of 2007 decreased to $64 million from $72 million in the same period of 2006. This decrease resulted primarily from higher purchased power costs and lower investment income, partially offset by higher revenues.

Revenues

Revenues increased by $33 million or 8% in the first quarter of 2007 from the first quarter of 2006 primarily due to higher retail and wholesale generation revenues. Retail generation revenues increased $22 million due to increased KWH sales and higher composite unit prices. Colder weather in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 contributed to the higher KWH sales to residential and commercial customers (heating degree days increased 18.1%). KWH sales to industrial customers increased in part due to a reduction in customer shopping during the first quarter of 2007.

Wholesale generation revenues increased by $11 million primarily due to higher unit prices for PSA sales to associated companies, partially offset by a decrease in sales volume due in part to maintenance outages at the Bruce Mansfield Plant in the first quarter of 2007. CEI sells KWH from its leasehold interests in the Bruce Mansfield Plant to FGCO.

Increases in retail electric generation sales and revenues in the first quarter of 2007 from the same period of 2006 are summarized in the following tables:

Retail Generation KWH Sales
Increase
Residential8.0%
Commercial7.1%
Industrial3.3%
Total Retail Electric Generation Sales
5.6
%


Retail Generation Revenues
 
Increase
 
  
(In millions)
 
Residential $7 
Commercial  7 
Industrial  8 
Total Retail Generation Revenues
 
$
22
 


Revenues from distribution throughput decreased $2 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. This decrease was primarily a result of lower composite unit prices in all customer classes, partially offset by increased KWH deliveries to residential and commercial customers due to colder weather in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to the same period in 2006. The lower composite unit prices in part reflected the completion of the generation-related transition cost recovery under CEI’s transition plan by the end of January 2006.

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Changes in distribution KWH deliveries and revenues in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 are summarized in the following tables.

Distribution KWH Deliveries
Increase
Residential8.0%
Commercial4.9%
Industrial2.1%
Total Increase in Distribution Deliveries
4.6
%


Distribution Revenues
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
Residential $2 
Commercial  1 
Industrial  (5)
Net Decrease in Distribution Revenues
 
$
(2
)

Expenses

Total expenses increased by $42 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. The following table presents changes from the prior year by expense category:

Expenses - Changes
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
Purchased power costs $37 
Other operating costs  2 
Provision for depreciation  1 
Amortization of regulatory assets  2 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (4)
General taxes  4 
Net increase in expenses
 
$
42 


Higher purchased power costs in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006 primarily reflected higher unit prices associated with the power supply agreement with FES and an increase in KWH purchases to meet CEI’s higher retail generation sales requirements. The change in the deferral of new regulatory assets in the first quarter of 2007 reflects a higher level of MISO costs that were deferred in excess of transmission revenue and increased distribution cost deferrals under CEI’s RCP. General taxes were higher in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to the same period last year as a result of higher real and personal property taxes and KWH excise taxes.

Other Expense

Other expense increased by $10 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 primarily due to lower investment income on associated company notes receivable. CEI received principal repayments from FGCO and NGC subsequent to the first quarter of 2006 on notes receivable related to the generation asset transfers.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

During 2007, CEI expects to meet its contractual obligations with cash from operations and short-term credit arrangements. 

Changes in Cash Position

As of March 31, 2007, CEI had $775,000 of cash and cash equivalents, compared with $221,000 as of December 31, 2006. The major sources of changes in these balances are summarized below.

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Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Cash provided from operating activities during the first quarter of 2007, compared with the first quarter of 2006, were as follows:

  
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Operating Cash Flows
 
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In millions)
 
Net Income 
$
64 
$
72 
Non-cash credits  (40) (41)
Pension trust contribution  (25) - 
Working capital and other  (1) 94 
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities 
$
(2)
$
125 


Net cash provided from operating activities decreased by $127 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 due primarily to a $25 million pension trust contribution in the first quarter of 2007 and a $95 million change in working capital and other. The decrease from working capital changes was due primarily to changes in accounts payable of $247 million, partially offset by changes in accounts receivable of $149 million. The decreases of $8 million from net income and $1 million from non-cash credits are described above under “Results of Operations.”

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash provided from financing activities was $93 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to net cash used of $121 million in the first quarter of 2006. The change reflects $248 million of new long-term debt financing and a $39 million decrease in common stock dividend payments to FirstEnergy, partially offset by a $73 million increase in repayments of short-term borrowings.

CEI had $260 million of cash and temporary investments (which included short-term notes receivable from associated companies) and approximately $102 million of short-term indebtedness as of March 31, 2007. CEI has obtained authorization fromaddition, the PUCO to incur short-term debt of up to $500 million through bank facilities and the utility money pool.

On March 27, 2007, CEI issued $250 million of 5.70% unsecured senior notes due 2017. The proceeds of the offering were used to reduce short-term borrowings and for general corporate purposes.

See the “Financing Capability” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for additional discussion of CEI’s financing capabilities.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used for investing activities increased by $86 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. The change was primarily due to increased loans to associated companies, partially offset by the collection of principal on long-term notes receivable.

CEI’s capital spending for the last three quarters of 2007 is expected to be about $130 million. These cash requirements are expected to be satisfied with cash from operations and short-term credit arrangements. CEI’s capital spending for the period 2007-2011 is expected to be about $841 million, of which approximately $158 million applies to 2007.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Obligations not included on CEI’s Consolidated Balance Sheet primarily consist of sale and leaseback arrangements involving the Bruce Mansfield Plant. As of March 31, 2007, the present value of these operating lease commitments, net of trust investments, total $89 million.

Regulatory Matters

See the “Regulatory Matters” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of regulatory matters applicable to CEI.

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Environmental Matters

See the “Environmental Matters” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of environmental matters applicable to CEI.

Other Legal Proceedings

See the “Other Legal Proceedings” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of other legal proceedings applicable to CEI.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to CEI.





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THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY    
 
        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME    
 
(Unaudited)    
 
        
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
       
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(In thousands)
 
        
REVENUES:
       
Electric sales $233,056 $210,874 
Excise tax collections  7,400  7,103 
Total revenues  240,456  217,977 
        
EXPENSES:
       
Fuel  10,147  9,762 
Purchased power  96,169  75,420 
Nuclear operating costs  17,721  17,332 
Other operating costs  42,921  40,425 
Provision for depreciation  9,117  8,097 
Amortization of regulatory assets  23,876  24,456 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (13,481) (13,656)
General taxes  13,734  12,931 
Total expenses  200,204  174,767 
        
OPERATING INCOME
  40,252  43,210 
        
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
       
Investment income  7,225  9,780 
Miscellaneous expense  (3,100) (2,684)
Interest expense  (7,503) (4,310)
Capitalized interest  83  214 
Total other income (expense)  (3,295) 3,000 
        
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  36,957  46,210 
        
INCOME TAXES
  11,097  17,204 
        
NET INCOME
  25,860  29,006 
        
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS
  -  1,275 
        
EARNINGS ON COMMON STOCK
 $25,860 $27,731 
        
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
       
        
NET INCOME
 $25,860 $29,006 
        
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
       
Pension and other postretirement benefits  573  - 
Unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities  379  (1,138)
Other comprehensive income (loss)  952  (1,138)
Income tax expense (benefit) related to other       
comprehensive income  334  (411)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax  618  (727)
        
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 $26,478 $28,279 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to The Toledo Edison Company are an integral part of these statements.
 
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THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Unaudited)
 
  
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
ASSETS
       
CURRENT ASSETS:
       
Cash and cash equivalents $201 $22 
Receivables-       
Customers  557  772 
Associated companies  14,059  13,940 
Other (less accumulated provisions of $433,000 and $430,000,       
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  3,769  3,831 
Notes receivable from associated companies  109,195  100,545 
Prepayments and other  539  851 
   128,320  119,961 
UTILITY PLANT:
       
In service  897,270  894,888 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  398,461  394,225 
   498,809  500,663 
Construction work in progress  16,787  16,479 
   515,596  517,142 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:
       
Investment in lessor notes  154,689  169,493 
Long-term notes receivable from associated companies  96,589  128,858 
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  62,075  61,094 
Other  1,840  1,871 
   315,193  361,316 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:
       
Goodwill  500,576  500,576 
Regulatory assets  237,220  247,595 
Pension assets  4,796  - 
Property taxes  22,010  22,010 
Other  50,514  30,042 
   815,116  800,223 
  $1,774,225 $1,798,642 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
       
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Currently payable long-term debt $30,000 $30,000 
Accounts payable-       
Associated companies  67,253  84,884 
Other  4,119  4,021 
Notes payable to associated companies  107,049  153,567 
Accrued taxes  54,781  47,318 
Lease market valuation liability  24,600  24,600 
Other  49,916  37,551 
   337,718  381,941 
CAPITALIZATION:
       
Common stockholder's equity-       
Common stock, $5 par value, authorized 60,000,000 shares -       
29,402,054 shares outstanding  147,010  147,010 
Other paid-in capital  166,799  166,786 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (36,186) (36,804)
Retained earnings  230,200  204,423 
Total common stockholder's equity  507,823  481,415 
Long-term debt  358,254  358,281 
   866,077  839,696 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Accumulated deferred income taxes  165,004  161,024 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits  10,806  11,014 
Lease market valuation liability  212,650  218,800 
Retirement benefits  75,265  77,843 
Asset retirement obligations  26,987  26,543 
Deferred revenues - electric service programs  20,930  23,546 
Other  58,788  58,235 
   570,430  577,005 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9)
       
  $1,774,225 $1,798,642 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to The Toledo Edison Company are an integral part of these balance sheets.
 
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THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
       
Net income $25,860 $29,006 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-       
Provision for depreciation  9,117  8,097 
Amortization of regulatory assets  23,876  24,456 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (13,481) (13,656)
Deferred rents and lease market valuation liability  (10,891) (16,084)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  (3,639) (8,453)
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (756) (293)
Pension trust contribution  (7,659) - 
Decrease (increase) in operating assets-       
Receivables  158  (8,793)
Prepayments and other current assets  312  366 
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities-       
Accounts payable  (17,533) (15,969)
Accrued taxes  9,379  20,401 
Accrued interest  3,951  (668)
Electric service prepayment programs  (2,616) (2,231)
Other  (1,320) 1,282 
Net cash provided from operating activities  14,758  17,461 
        
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
       
New Financing-       
Short-term borrowings, net  -  55,539 
Redemptions and Repayments-       
Preferred stock  -  (30,000)
Short-term borrowings, net  (46,518) - 
Dividend Payments-       
Common stock  -  (25,000)
Preferred stock  -  (1,275)
Net cash used for financing activities  (46,518) (736)
        
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
       
Property additions  (6,064) (15,044)
Loans to associated companies  (8,583) (11,270)
Collection of principal on long-term notes receivable  32,202  - 
Investments in lessor notes  14,804  9,335 
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales  16,863  13,793 
Investments in nuclear decommissioning trust funds  (16,863) (13,793)
Other  (420) 254 
Net cash provided from (used for) investing activities  31,939  (16,725)
        
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  179  - 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  22  15 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $201 $15 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to The Toledo Edison Company are an integral part of these statements.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm









To the Stockholder and Board of
Directors of The Toledo Edison Company:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of The Toledo Edison Company and its subsidiary as of March 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholder’s equity, preferred stock, cash flows and taxes for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans as of December 31, 2006 as discussed in Note 3 to those consolidated financial statements) dated February 27, 2007, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 8, 2007



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THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


TE is a wholly owned electric utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy. TE conducts business in northwestern Ohio, providing regulated electric distribution services. TE also provides generation services to those customers electing to retain TE as their power supplier. TE’s power supply requirements are provided by FES - an affiliated company.

Results of Operations

Earnings on common stock in the first quarter of 2007 decreased to $26 million from $28 million in the first quarter of 2006. This decrease resulted primarily from higher purchased power and other operating costs, partially offset by higher revenues.

Revenues

Revenues increased $22 million or 10.3% in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 primarily due to higher retail generation revenues of $12 million and higher wholesale generation revenues of $10 million. Retail generation revenues increased for all customer sectors in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 due to higher average prices and increased sales volume. Average prices increased primarily due to higher composite unit prices for retail generation shopping customers returning to TE. Generation services provided by alternative suppliers as a percentage of total sales delivered in TE’s franchise area decreased by 4.7 percentage points and 1.5 percentage points for residential and commercial customers, respectively. The increase in sales volume also resulted from colder weather in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 (heating degree days increased 17.5%).
The increase in wholesale revenues resulted from higher unit prices for PSA sales to associated companies, partially offset by a decrease in generation available for sale due in part to a maintenance outage at Mansfield Unit 2 in the first quarter of 2007. TE sells KWH from its leasehold interests in Beaver Valley Unit 2 and the Bruce Mansfield Plant to CEI and FGCO, respectively.

Increases in retail electric generation KWH sales and revenues in the first quarter of 2007 from the first quarter of 2006 are summarized in the following tables.

Retail Generation KWH Sales
Increase
Residential13.7%
Commercial5.3%
Industrial0.8%
Total Retail Electric Generation Sales
5.0
%

Retail Generation Revenues
 
Increase
 
  
(In millions)
 
Residential $4 
Commercial  3 
Industrial  5 
Total Retail Generation Revenues
 
$
12
 

Revenues from distribution throughput decreased by $2 million in the first quarter in 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 primarily due to lower composite unit prices in the industrial customer sector, partially offset by higher KWH deliveries to residential and commercial customers. The higher KWH deliveries to residential and commercial customers in the first quarter of 2007 reflected the impact of colder weather in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.

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Changes in distribution KWH deliveries and revenues in the first quarter of 2007 from the first quarter of 2006 are summarized in the following tables.

Distribution KWH Deliveries
Increase
Residential8.0%
Commercial2.8%
Industrial0.4%
Total Increase in Distribution Deliveries
3.0
%

Distribution Revenues
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
Residential $2 
Commercial  - 
Industrial  (4)
Net Decrease in Distribution Revenues
 
$
(2
)

Expenses

Total expenses increased $25 million in the first quarter of 2007 from the same quarter of 2006. The following table presents changes from the prior year by expense category:

Expenses
 
(In millions)
 
Purchased power costs $21 
Other operating costs  2 
Provision for depreciation  1 
General taxes  1 
Increase in expenses
 
$
25 

Higher purchased power costs in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006 reflected higher unit prices associated with the power supply agreement with FES and an increase in KWH purchases to meet the higher retail generation sales requirements. Other operating costs were higher due to a $2 million increase in MISO network transmission expenses in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.

Other Expense

Other expense increased $6 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 primarily due to lower investment income and higher interest expense. A $3 million decrease in investment income resulted primarily from the principal repayments in 2006 on notes receivable from associated companies. Higher interest expense of $3 million is largely associated with new long-term debt issuances in November 2006.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

During 2007, TE expects to meet its contractual obligations primarily with cash from operations. Borrowing capacity under TE’s credit facilities is available to manage its working capital requirements.

Changes in Cash Position

As of March 31, 2007, TE had $201,000 of cash and cash equivalents, compared with $22,000 as of December 31, 2006. The major changes in these balances are summarized below.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

Net cash provided from operating activities in the first quarter of 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

  
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Operating Cash Flows
 
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In millions)
 
Net income $26 $29 
Non-cash charges (credits)  2  (8)
Pension trust contribution  (8) - 
Working capital and other  (5) (3)
Net cash provided from operating activities $15 $18 


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Net cash provided from operating activities decreased $3 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 as a result of a $3 million decrease in net income, an $8 million pension trust contribution in the first quarter of 2007 and a $2 million decrease from changes in working capital and other, partially offset by a $10 million increase in net non-cash charges. The increase in non-cash charges reflects changes in deferred lease costs and deferred income taxes. The changes in net income are described above under “Results of Operations.”

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

Net cash used for financing activities increased by $46 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. The increase resulted from a $102 million decrease in net short-term borrowings, partially offset by a $30 million decrease in preferred stock redemptions and the absence in 2007 of a $25 million common stock dividend to FirstEnergy in the first quarter of 2006.

TE had $109 million of cash and temporary investments (which included short-term notes receivable from associated companies) and $107 million of short-term indebtedness as of March 31, 2007. TE has authorization from the PUCO to incur short-term debt of up to $500 million through bank facilities and the utility money pool.

See the “Financing Capability” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for additional discussion of TE’s financing capabilities.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

Net cash provided from investing activities was $32 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to net cash used for investing activities of $17 million in the first quarter of 2006. The change was primarily due to a net increase of $35 million from loan activity with associated companies, a $9 million decrease in property additions and a $5 million increase from investments in lessor notes.
TE’s capital spending for the last three quarters of 2007 is expected to be about $55 million. TE has additional requirements of $30 million for maturing long-term debt during the remainder of 2007. These cash requirements are expected to be satisfied primarily with cash from operations and short-term credit arrangements. TE’s capital spending for the period 2007-2011 is expected to be nearly $325 million, of which approximately $64 million applies to 2007.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Obligations not included on TE’s Consolidated Balance Sheet primarily consist of sale and leaseback arrangements involving the Bruce Mansfield Plant and Beaver Valley Unit 2. As of March 31, 2007, the present value of these operating lease commitments, net of trust investments, total $500 million.

Regulatory Matters

See the “Regulatory Matters” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of regulatory matters applicable to TE.

Environmental Matters

See the “Environmental Matters” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of environmental matters applicable to TE.

Other Legal Proceedings

See the “Other Legal Proceedings” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of other legal proceedings applicable to TE.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to TE.




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JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
(In thousands)
 
        
REVENUES:
       
Electric sales $670,907 $563,550 
Excise tax collections  12,836  12,242 
 Total revenues  683,743  575,792 
        
EXPENSES:
       
Purchased power  386,497  315,710 
Other operating costs  74,651  83,028 
Provision for depreciation  20,516  20,628 
Amortization of regulatory assets  95,228  66,745 
General taxes  16,999  16,232 
 Total expenses  593,891  502,343 
        
OPERATING INCOME
  89,852  73,449 
        
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
       
Miscellaneous income  3,061  3,543 
Interest expense  (22,416) (20,616)
Capitalized interest  513  892 
 Total other expense  (18,842) (16,181)
        
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  71,010  57,268 
        
INCOME TAXES
  32,664  23,558 
        
NET INCOME
  38,346  33,710 
        
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS
  -  125 
        
EARNINGS ON COMMON STOCK
 $38,346 $33,585 
        
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
       
        
NET INCOME
 $38,346 $33,710 
        
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
       
Pension and other postretirement benefits  (2,115) - 
Unrealized gain on derivative hedges  97  69 
 Other comprehensive income (loss)  (2,018) 69 
Income tax expense (benefit) related to other       
   comprehensive income  (984) 28 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax  (1,034) 41 
        
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 $37,312 $33,751 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Jersey Central Power & Light Company are an integral part of these statements.
 
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JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Unaudited)
 
  
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
ASSETS
       
CURRENT ASSETS:
       
Cash and cash equivalents $46 $41 
Receivables-       
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $3,005,000 and $3,524,000,       
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  270,534  254,046 
Associated companies  863  11,574 
Other (less accumulated provisions of $716,000       
in 2007 for uncollectible accounts)  57,628  40,023 
Notes receivable - associated companies  23,924  24,456 
Materials and supplies, at average cost  2,044  2,043 
Prepaid taxes  1,127  13,333 
Other  12,834  18,076 
   369,000  363,592 
UTILITY PLANT:
       
In service  4,030,132  4,029,070 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  1,468,470  1,473,159 
   2,561,662  2,555,911 
Construction work in progress  92,008  78,728 
   2,653,670  2,634,639 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:
       
Nuclear fuel disposal trust  171,007  171,045 
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  166,342  164,108 
Other  2,056  2,047 
   339,405  337,200 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:
       
Regulatory assets  2,058,636  2,152,332 
Goodwill  1,962,361  1,962,361 
Pension assets  36,034  14,660 
Other  15,499  17,781 
   4,072,530  4,147,134 
  $7,434,605 $7,482,565 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
       
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Currently payable long-term debt $153,986 $32,683 
Short-term borrowings-       
Associated companies  223,611  186,540 
Accounts payable-       
Associated companies  26,970  80,426 
Other  151,777  160,359 
Accrued taxes  23,573  1,451 
Accrued interest  24,252  14,458 
Cash collateral from suppliers  32,446  32,300 
Other  94,036  96,150 
   730,651  604,367 
CAPITALIZATION:
       
Common stockholder's equity-       
Common stock, $10 par value, authorized 16,000,000 shares-       
15,371,270 shares outstanding  150,093  150,093 
Other paid-in capital  2,908,315  2,908,279 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (45,288) (44,254)
Retained earnings  168,732  145,480 
Total common stockholder's equity  3,181,852  3,159,598 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  1,189,664  1,320,341 
   4,371,516  4,479,939 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Power purchase contract loss liability  1,062,658  1,182,108 
Accumulated deferred income taxes  796,940  803,944 
Nuclear fuel disposal costs  185,856  183,533 
Asset retirement obligations  85,722  84,446 
Other  201,262  144,228 
   2,332,438  2,398,259 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9)
       
  $7,434,605 $7,482,565 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Jersey Central Power & Light Company are an integral part of these balance sheets.
 
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JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
       
Net income $38,346 $33,710 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-       
Provision for depreciation  20,516  20,628 
Amortization of regulatory assets  95,228  66,745 
Deferred purchased power and other costs  (78,303) (61,868)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  8,076  3,826 
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (8,374) (2,736)
Cash collateral from (returned to) suppliers  1  (108,657)
Pension trust contribution  (17,800) - 
Decrease (increase) in operating assets:       
Receivables  (23,381) 48,005 
Materials and supplies  (1) 255 
Prepaid taxes  11,946  8,992 
Other current assets  454  (929)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:       
Accounts payable  (62,038) (68,993)
Accrued taxes  31,599  32,106 
Accrued interest  9,794  13,769 
Other  (3,832) (5,773)
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities  22,231  (20,920)
        
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
       
New Financing-       
Short-term borrowings, net  37,071  96,812 
Redemptions and Repayments-       
Long-term debt  (9,569) (3,731)
Dividend Payments-       
Common stock  (15,000) (25,000)
Preferred stock  -  (125)
 Net cash provided from financing activities  12,502  67,956 
        
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
       
Property additions  (40,015) (45,361)
Loan repayments from (loans to) associated companies, net  532  (3,132)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales  22,407  45,865 
Investments in nuclear decommissioning trust funds  (23,131) (46,588)
Other  5,479  2,181 
 Net cash used for investing activities  (34,728) (47,035)
        
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  5  1 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  41  102 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $46 $103 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Jersey Central Power & Light Company are an integral part of these statements.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm









To the Stockholder and Board of
Directors of Jersey Central Power & Light Company:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Jersey Central Power & Light Company and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholder’s equity, preferred stock, cash flows and taxes for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans as of December 31, 2006, as discussed in Note 3 to those consolidated financial statements) dated February 27, 2007, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 8, 2007



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JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITIONAND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


JCP&L is a wholly owned, electric utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy. JCP&L conducts business in New Jersey, providing regulated electric transmission and distribution services. JCP&L also provides generation services to those customers electing to retain JCP&L as their power supplier.

Results of Operations

Earnings on common stock in the first quarter of 2007 increased to $38 million from $34 million in the same period in 2006 primarily due to higher revenues and lower other operating costs, partially offset by higher purchased power costs and increased amortization of regulatory assets.

Revenues

Revenues increased $108 million or 18.7% in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the same period of 2006 due to higher retail and wholesale generation revenues. Retail generation revenues increased by $62 million in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to the previous year in all customer classes (residential - $36 million, commercial - $24 million and industrial - $2 million). The increases were due to higher unit prices resulting from the BGS auction effective in May 2006 and increased sales volume (residential - 4.4% and commercial - 1.2%) as a result of colder weather in the first quarter of 2007 (heating degree days were 12.9% greater than the first quarter of 2006).

Industrial generation KWH sales declined by 1.4% from the same period of 2006, reflecting a slight increase in the level of customer shopping. Wholesale sales revenues increased $8 million primarily due to higher market prices and a 1.0% increase in sales volume as compared to the first quarter of 2006.

Revenues from distribution throughput increased by $28 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 due to higher composite unit prices and a 3.9% increase in KWH volume, reflecting the colder weather in JCP&L’s service territory. The higher unit prices resulted from a NUGC rate increase effective in December 2006 as approved by the NJBPU.

Increases in KWH sales by customer class in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 are summarized in the following table:


Increases in KWH Sales
Electric Generation:
Retail2.8%
Wholesale1.0%
Total Electric Generation Sales
2.4%
Distribution Deliveries:
Residential4.4%
Commercial4.2%
Industrial1.7%
Total Distribution Deliveries
3.9%


The higher revenues in the first quarter of 2007 also reflect a $2 million increase in property rents and higher transition funding revenues of $8 million. The increased transition funding revenues resulted from the securitization of deferred costs associated with JCP&L’s supply of BGS in August 2006.



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Expenses

Total expenses increased by $92 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006. The following table presents changes from the prior year by expense category:

Expenses - Changes
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
    
Purchased power costs $71 
Other operating costs  (8)
Amortization of regulatory assets  28 
General taxes  1 
Net increase in expenses
 $92 

Purchased power costs increased $71 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006, reflecting higher prices from the BGS auction effective in May 2006 and a 8.9% increase in KWH purchases to meet higher customer demand as described above. The decrease of $8 million in other operating costs in the first quarter of 2007 was due in part to lower postretirement benefits costs and a reduction in associated company service billings. Amortization of regulatory assets increased $28 million in the first quarter of 2007 as a result of higher transition cost recovery primarily associated with the December 2006 NUGC rate increase.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

During 2007, JCP&L expects to meet its contractual obligations with a combination of cash from operations and funds from the capital markets. Borrowing capacity under JCP&L’s credit facilities is available to manage its working capital requirements.

Changes in Cash Position

As of March 31, 2007, JCP&L had $46,000 of cash and cash equivalents compared with $41,000 as of December 31, 2006. The major sources for changes in these balances are summarized below.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

Net cash provided from operating activities was $22 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to net cash used for operating activities of $21 million in the first quarter of 2006, as summarized in the following table:

  
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Operating Cash Flows
 
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In millions)
 
Net income $38 $34 
Net non-cash charges  37  27 
Pension trust contribution  (18) - 
Cash collateral from (returned to) suppliers  1  (109)
Working capital and other  (36) 27 
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities $22 $(21)

Net cash provided from operating activities increased $43 million in the first quarter of 2007 from the same period in 2006. This increase was primarily due to the absence in 2007 of $109 million of cash collateral payments made to suppliers in the first quarter of 2006, partially offset by a $63 million decrease from working capital (primarily due to changes in receivables) and an $18 million pension trust contribution in the first quarter of 2007. The changes in net income and non-cash charges are described above under “Results of Operations.”

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

Net cash provided from financing activities was $13 million in the first quarter of 2007 as compared to $68 million in the same period of 2006. The $55 million decrease resulted from a $59 million reduction in short-term borrowings and a $6 million increase in debt redemptions in the first quarter of 2007, partially offset by a $10 million decrease in common stock dividend payments to FirstEnergy.

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JCP&L had approximately $24 million of cash and temporary investments (which includes short-term notes receivable from associated companies) and approximately $224 million of short-term indebtedness as of March 31, 2007. JCP&L has authorization from the FERC to incur short-term debt up to its charter limit of $412 million through bank facilities and the utility money pool. 

See the “Financing Capability” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for additional discussion of JCP&L’s financing capabilities.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $35 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to $47 million in the same period of 2006. The $12 million change primarily resulted from a $5 million reduction in property additions and an increase in loans from associated companies.

During the last three quarters of 2007, capital requirements for property additions and improvements are expected to be about $152 million. JCP&L has cash requirements of $23 million for maturing long-term debt during the remainder of 2007. These cash requirements are expected to be satisfied from a combination of cash from operations, short-term credit arrangements and funds from the capital markets. JCP&L’s capital spending for the period 2007-2011 is expected to be about $1.3 billion, of which approximately $192 million applies to 2007.

Market Risk Information

During the first quarter of 2007, net liabilities for commodity derivative contracts decreased by $117 million as a result of settled contracts ($104 million) and changes in the value of existing contracts ($13 million). These non-trading contracts (primarily with NUG entities) are adjusted to fair value at the end of each quarter with a corresponding offset to regulatory assets, resulting in no impact to current period earnings. Outstanding net liabilities for commodity derivative contracts were $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. See the “Market Risk Information” section of JCP&L’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional discussion of market risk.

Equity Price Risk

Included in nuclear decommissioning trusts are marketable equity securities carried at their current fair value of approximately $98 million and $97 million as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. A hypothetical 10% decrease in prices quoted by stock exchanges would result in a $10 million reduction in fair value as of March 31, 2007.

Regulatory Matters

See the “Regulatory Matters” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of regulatory matters applicable to JCP&L.

Environmental Matters

See the “Environmental Matters” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of environmental matters applicable to JCP&L.

Other Legal Proceedings

See the “Other Legal Proceedings” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of other legal proceedings applicable to JCP&L.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to JCP&L.


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METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
        
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
        
REVENUES:
       
Electric sales $352,136 $294,037 
Gross receipts tax collections  18,120  17,176 
Total revenues  370,256  311,213 
        
EXPENSES:
       
Purchased power  191,589  159,887 
Other operating costs  98,018  61,079 
Provision for depreciation  10,284  10,905 
Amortization of regulatory assets  34,140  30,048 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (42,726) - 
General taxes  21,052  20,621 
Total expenses  312,357  282,540 
        
OPERATING INCOME
  57,899  28,673 
        
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
       
Interest income  7,726  8,750 
Miscellaneous income  1,109  2,612 
Interest expense  (11,756) (11,184)
Capitalized interest  260  267 
Total other income (expense)  (2,661) 445 
        
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  55,238  29,118 
        
INCOME TAXES
  23,599  11,204 
        
NET INCOME
  31,639  17,914 
        
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
       
Pension and other postretirement benefits  (1,452) - 
Unrealized gain on derivative hedges  84  84 
Other comprehensive income (loss)  (1,368) 84 
Income tax expense (benefit) related to other       
comprehensive income  (692) 35 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax  (676) 49 
        
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 $30,963 $17,963 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Metropolitan Edison Company are an integral part of these statements.
 
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METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Unaudited)
 
  
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
ASSETS
       
CURRENT ASSETS:
       
Cash and cash equivalents $129 $130 
Receivables-       
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $4,063,000 and $4,153,000,       
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  154,261  127,084 
Associated companies  10,909  3,604 
Other  27,337  8,107 
Notes receivable from associated companies  33,931  31,109 
Prepaid gross receipts taxes  41,100    
Prepayments and other  988  14,957 
   268,655  184,991 
UTILITY PLANT:
       
In service  1,927,244  1,920,563 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  742,774  739,719 
   1,184,470  1,180,844 
Construction work in progress  23,290  18,466 
   1,207,760  1,199,310 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:
       
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  273,627  269,777 
Other  1,361  1,362 
   274,988  271,139 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:
       
Goodwill  496,129  496,129 
Regulatory assets  454,997  409,095 
Pension assets  20,928  7,261 
Other  41,073  46,354 
   1,013,127  958,839 
  $2,764,530 $2,614,279 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
       
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Currently payable long-term debt $50,000 $50,000 
Short-term borrowings-       
Associated companies  70,120  141,501 
Other  222,000  - 
Accounts payable-       
Associated companies  32,895  100,232 
Other  67,427  59,077 
Accrued taxes  1,466  11,300 
Accrued interest  8,739  7,496 
Other  20,415  22,825 
   473,062  392,431 
CAPITALIZATION:
       
Common stockholder's equity-       
Common stock, without par value, authorized 900,000 shares-       
859,000 shares outstanding  1,276,094  1,276,075 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (27,192) (26,516)
Accumulated deficit  (203,029) (234,620)
Total common stockholder's equity  1,045,873  1,014,939 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  542,039  542,009 
   1,587,912  1,556,948 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Accumulated deferred income taxes  398,561  387,456 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits  9,037  9,244 
Nuclear fuel disposal costs  41,983  41,459 
Asset retirement obligations  153,469  151,107 
Retirement benefits  18,425  19,522 
Other  82,081  56,112 
   703,556  664,900 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9)
       
  $2,764,530 $2,614,279 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Metropolitan Edison Company are an integral part of these balance sheets.
 
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METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
       
Net income $31,639 $17,914 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-       
Provision for depreciation  10,284  10,905 
Amortization of regulatory assets  34,140  30,048 
Deferred costs recoverable as regulatory assets  (19,160) (22,818)
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (42,726) - 
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  16,178  1,704 
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (7,683) (3,912)
Commodity derivative transactions, net  -  (2,148)
Cash collateral  3,050  - 
Pension trust contribution  (11,012) - 
Decrease (increase) in operating assets-       
Receivables  (49,818) 27,829 
Prepayments and other current assets  (27,131) (37,665)
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities-       
Accounts payable  (58,986) 1,160 
Accrued taxes  (9,835) (6,080)
Accrued interest  1,243  (109)
Other  1,999  (4,649)
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities  (127,818) 12,179 
        
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
       
New Financing-       
Short-term borrowings, net  150,619  17,065 
Net cash provided from financing activities  150,619  17,065 
        
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
       
Property additions  (18,803) (25,277)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales  25,323  42,061 
Investments in nuclear decommissioning trust funds  (26,579) (44,432)
Loans to associated companies, net  (2,822) (2,145)
Other  79  549 
Net cash used for investing activities  (22,802) (29,244)
        
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  (1) - 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  130  120 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $129 $120 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Metropolitan Edison Company are an integral part of these statements.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm









To the Stockholder and Board of
Directors of Metropolitan Edison Company:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Metropolitan Edison Company and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholder’s equity, preferred stock, cash flows and taxes for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans as of December 31, 2006, and conditional asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2005, as discussed in Note 3, Note 2(G) and Note 9 to those consolidated financial statements) dated February 27, 2007, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 8, 2007




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METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITIONAND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Met-Ed is a wholly owned, electric utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy. Met-Ed conducts business in eastern Pennsylvania, providing regulated electric transmission and distribution services. Met-Ed also provides generation service to those customers electing to retain Met-Ed as their power supplier.

Results of Operations

Net income in the first quarter of 2007 increased to $32 million from $18 million in the first quarter of 2006. This increase was primarily due to higher revenues and deferral of new regulatory assets, partially offset by higher purchased power costs, other operating costs, and amortization of regulatory assets.

Revenues

Revenues increased by $59 million, or 19.0% in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the same period in 2006, reflecting higher retail and wholesale generation revenues. Retail generation revenues increased by $5 million primarily due to higher KWH sales in all customer classes, partially offset by lower composite unit prices in the industrial sector. Residential and commercial revenues increased by $3 million and $2 million, respectively, in the first quarter of 2007 due to higher KWH sales as a result of colder than normal weather compared to unseasonably mild weather during the first quarter of 2006 (heating degree days increased by 15.4% in 2007).

Wholesale revenues increased by $26 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the first quarter of 2006 due to Met-Ed selling additional available power into the PJM market beginning in January 2007.

Revenues from distribution throughput increased by $21 million in the first quarter of 2007 due to a 4.0% increase in KWH deliveries reflecting the effect of colder temperatures compared to the same period of 2006, and an increase in composite unit prices resulting from a January 2007 PPUC authorization to recover increased transmission costs.

PJM transmission revenues increased by $7 million in the first quarter of 2007 primarily due to higher transmission volumes and additional PJM auction revenue rights in 2007. Met-Ed defers the difference between revenue accrued under its transmission rider and transmission costs incurred, resulting in no material effect to current period earnings.

Increases in electric generation sales and distribution deliveries in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 are summarized in the following table:


Changes in KWH Sales
Retail Electric Generation:
Residential6.4%
Commercial3.7%
Industrial2.9%
Total Retail Electric Generation Sales
4.6
%
Distribution Deliveries:
Residential6.4%
Commercial3.5%
Industrial1.0%
Total Distribution Deliveries
4.0
%


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Expenses

Total expenses increased by $30 million, or 10.6% in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006. The following table presents changes from the prior year by expense category:

Expenses - Changes
 
Increase (Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
     
Purchased power costs $32 
Other operating costs  37 
Provision for depreciation  (1)
Amortization of regulatory assets  4 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (43)
General taxes  1 
Net increase in expenses
 $30 

Purchased power costs increased by $32 million in the first quarter of 2007 as compared with the same period of 2006. The increase was mainly attributable to a 15.8% increase in KWH purchases to meet higher retail and wholesale generation sales. Other operating costs increased by $37 million in the first quarter of 2007 primarily due to higher congestion costs associated with the increased transmission volumes discussed above.

Met-Ed’s revenue in the first quarter of 2007 includes the authorized recovery of transmission costs that were deferred in 2006. As a result, amortization of regulatory assets increased the first quarter of 2007 compared to the prior year. The deferral of new regulatory assets increased in the first quarter of 2007 due to the absence in the first quarter of 2006 of PJM transmission costs and interest deferrals that began in the second quarter of 2006, and the deferral of previously expensed decommissioning costs of $15 million associated with the Saxton nuclear research facility as approved by the PPUC in January 2007.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

During 2007, Met-Ed expects to meet its contractual obligations with a combination of cash from operations and funds from the capital markets. Borrowing capacity under Met-Ed’s credit facilities is available to manage its working capital requirements.

Changes in Cash Position

As of March 31, 2007, Met-Ed had cash and cash equivalents of $129,000 compared with $130,000 as of December 31, 2006. The major sources of changes in these balances are summarized below.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

Net cash used for operating activities was $128 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to net cash provided from operating activities of $12 million in the first quarter of 2006, as summarized in the following table:

  
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
Operating Cash Flows
 
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In millions)
 
Net income $32 $18 
Net non-cash charges (credits)  (9) 13 
Pension trust contribution  (11) - 
Working capital and other  (140) (19)
Net cash provided from (used for) operating activities $(128)$12 


Net cash provided from operating activities decreased by $140 million in the first quarter 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. The change was primarily due to a $121 million decrease from changes in working capital and other, a $22 million decrease in non-cash charges and an $11 million pension trust contribution in the first quarter of 2007, partially offset by a $14 million increase in net income. The decrease from working capital primarily resulted from a $78 million change in receivables and a $60 million change in accounts payable, partially offset by an $11 million decrease in prepayments and a $3 million increase in cash collateral received from suppliers. Changes in net income and non-cash charges (credits) are described above under “Results of Operations.”

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Cash Flows From Financing Activities

Net cash provided from financing activities was $151 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to $17 million in the first quarter of 2006. The increase reflects a $134 million increase in short-term borrowings in the first quarter of 2007.

As of March 31, 2007, Met-Ed had approximately $34 million of cash and temporary investments (which included short-term notes receivable from associated companies) and $292 million of short-term borrowings (including $72 million from its receivables financing arrangement). Met-Ed has authorization from the FERC to incur short-term debt up to $250 million (excluding receivables financing) and authorization from the PPUC to incur money pool borrowings up to $300 million.

See the “Financing Capability” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for additional discussion of Met-Ed’s financing capabilities.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

In the first quarter of 2007, Met-Ed's cash used for investing activities totaled $23 million, compared to $29 million in the first quarter of 2006. The decrease resulted from a $6 million reduction in property additions.

During the remaining three quarters of 2007, capital requirements for property additions and improvements are expected to be approximately $64 million. Met-Ed has cash requirements of approximately $50 million for maturing long-term debt during the remainder of 2007. These cash requirements are expected to be satisfied from a combination of cash from operations, short-term credit arrangements and funds from the capital markets. Met-Ed's capital spending for the period 2007 through 2011 is expected to be about $511 million, of which approximately $83 million applies to 2007.

Market Risk Information

During the first quarter of 2007, net assets for commodity derivative contracts decreased by $5 million as a result of settled contracts ($6 million) and changes in the value of existing contracts ($1 million). These non-trading contracts are adjusted to fair value at the end of each quarter with a corresponding offset to regulatory liabilities, resulting in no impact to current period earnings. Outstanding net assets for commodity derivative contracts were $18 million and $23 million as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. See the “Market Risk Information” section of Met-Ed’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional discussion of market risk.

Equity Price Risk

Included in nuclear decommissioning trusts are marketable equity securities carried at their current fair value of approximately $165 million and $164 million as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. A hypothetical 10% decrease in prices quoted by stock exchanges would result in a $16 million reduction in fair value as of March 31, 2007.

Regulatory Matters

See the “Regulatory Matters” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of regulatory matters applicable to Met-Ed.

Environmental Matters

See the “Environmental Matters” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of environmental matters applicable to Met-Ed.

Other Legal Proceedings

See the “Other Legal Proceedings” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of other legal proceedings applicable to Met-Ed.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to Met-Ed.



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PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
        
REVENUES:
       
Electric sales $339,226 $275,827 
Gross receipts tax collections  16,680  15,925 
Total revenues  355,906  291,752 
        
EXPENSES:
       
Purchased power  200,842  161,641 
Other operating costs  59,461  38,342 
Provision for depreciation  11,777  12,643 
Amortization of regulatory assets  15,394  14,815 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (17,088) - 
General taxes  19,851  19,389 
Total expenses  290,237  246,830 
        
OPERATING INCOME
  65,669  44,922 
        
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
       
Miscellaneous income  1,417  2,370 
Interest expense  (11,337) (10,536)
Capitalized interest  258  347 
Total other expense  (9,662) (7,819)
        
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
  56,007  37,103 
        
INCOME TAXES
  24,263  13,954 
        
NET INCOME
  31,744  23,149 
        
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
       
Pension and other postretirement benefits  (2,825) - 
Unrealized gain on derivative hedges  16  16 
Unrealized loss on available for sale securities  (3) (4)
Other comprehensive income (loss)  (2,812) 12 
Income tax expense (benefit) related to other       
comprehensive income  (1,298) 6 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax  (1,514) 6 
        
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 $30,230 $23,155 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Pennsylvania Electric Company are an integral part of these statements.
 
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PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Unaudited)
 
  
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
ASSETS
       
CURRENT ASSETS:
       
Cash and cash equivalents $42 $44 
Receivables-       
Customers (less accumulated provisions of $3,845,000 and $3,814,000       
respectively, for uncollectible accounts)  147,874  126,639 
Associated companies  47,552  49,728 
Other  32,057  16,367 
Notes receivable from associated companies  18,840  19,548 
Prepaid gross receipts taxes  39,502  1,917 
Prepayments and other  959   2,319  
   286,826  216,562 
UTILITY PLANT:
       
In service  2,149,976  2,141,324 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  813,112  809,028 
   1,336,864  1,332,296 
Construction work in progress  26,964  22,124 
   1,363,828  1,354,420 
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:
       
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  127,014  125,216 
Non-utility generation trusts  100,514  99,814 
Other  531  531 
   228,059  225,561 
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:
       
Goodwill  860,716  860,716 
Pension assets  28,101  11,474 
Other  33,129  36,059 
   921,946  908,249 
  $2,800,659 $2,704,792 
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION
       
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Short-term borrowings-       
Associated companies $94,592 $199,231 
Other  224,000  - 
Accounts payable-       
Associated companies  40,112  92,020 
Other  53,369  47,629 
Accrued taxes  2,518  11,670 
Accrued interest  12,742  7,224 
Other  19,522  21,178 
   446,855  378,952 
CAPITALIZATION:
       
Common stockholder's equity-       
Common stock, $20 par value, authorized 5,400,000 shares-       
5,290,596 shares outstanding  105,812  105,812 
Other paid-in capital  1,189,453  1,189,434 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (8,707) (7,193)
Retained earnings  121,702  90,005 
Total common stockholder's equity  1,408,260  1,378,058 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  477,504  477,304 
   1,885,764  1,855,362 
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:
       
Regulatory liabilities  69,668  96,151 
Asset retirement obligations  78,126  76,924 
Accumulated deferred income taxes  190,513  193,662 
Retirement benefits  50,662  50,328 
Other  79,071  53,413 
   468,040  470,478 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9)
       
  $2,800,659 $2,704,792 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Pennsylvania Electric Company are an integral part of these balance sheets.
 
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PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
 
        
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(Unaudited)
 
        
  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
  
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In thousands)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
       
Net income $31,744 $23,149 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities-       
Provision for depreciation  11,777  12,643 
Amortization of regulatory assets  15,394  14,815 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (17,088) - 
Deferred costs recoverable as regulatory assets  (18,433) (19,211)
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net  13,366  5,361 
Accrued compensation and retirement benefits  (8,786) (472)
Cash collateral  1,450  - 
Commodity derivative transactions, net  -  (4,206)
Pension trust contribution  (13,436) - 
Decrease (Increase) in operating assets-       
Receivables  (30,050) 16,729 
Prepayments and other current assets  (36,225) (36,540)
Increase (Decrease) in operating liabilities-       
Accounts payable  (46,168) (9,623)
Accrued taxes  (9,152) (4,904)
Accrued interest  5,518  5,401 
Other  1,943  (6,745)
Net cash used for operating activities  (98,146) (3,603)
        
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
       
New Financing-       
Short-term borrowings, net  119,361  39,315 
Net cash provided from financing activities  119,361  39,315 
        
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
       
Property additions  (20,404) (35,610)
Loan repayments from (loans to) associated companies, net  708  (1,134)
Proceeds from nuclear decommissioning trust fund sales  9,758  14,942 
Investments in nuclear decommissioning trust funds  (10,532) (14,942)
Other, net  (747) 1,032 
Net cash used for investing activities  (21,217) (35,712)
        
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  (2) - 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  44  35 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $42 $35 
        
The preceding Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to Pennsylvania Electric Company are an integral part of these statements.
 
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm









To the Stockholder and Board of
Directors of Pennsylvania Electric Company:

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Pennsylvania Electric Company and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, capitalization, common stockholder’s equity, preferred stock, cash flows and taxes for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report (which contained references to the Company’s change in its method of accounting for defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans as of December 31, 2006, and conditional asset retirement obligations as of December 31, 2005, as discussed in Note 3, Note 2(G) and Note 9 to those consolidated financial statements) dated February 27, 2007, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.




PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
May 8, 2007




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PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITIONAND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Penelec is a wholly owned electric utility subsidiary of FirstEnergy. Penelec conducts business in northern, western and south central Pennsylvania, providing regulated transmission and distribution services. Penelec also provides generation services to those customers electing to retain Penelec as their power supplier.

Results of Operations

Net income in the first quarter of 2007 increased to $32 million, compared to $23 million in the first quarter of 2006. This increase resulted from higher revenues and the deferral of new regulatory assets, partially offset by higher purchased power costs and other operating costs.

Revenues

Revenues increased by $64 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006, reflecting higher retail and wholesale generation revenues. Retail generation revenues increased by $6 million in the first quarter of 2007 primarily due to higher KWH sales in all customer classes, partially offset by lower composite unit prices in the industrial sector. Residential and commercial sales both increased by $3 million for the first quarter of 2007 due to increases in KWH sales as a result of colder than normal weather compared to unseasonably mild weather during the first quarter of 2006 (heating degree days increased by 14.2% in 2007).

Wholesale revenues increased $36 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared with the first quarter of 2006 due to Penelec selling additional available power into the PJM market beginning in January 2007.

Revenues from distribution throughput increased $16 million in the first quarter of 2007 due to a 3.0% increase in KWH deliveries reflecting the effect of colder temperatures compared to the same period of 2006, and an increase in composite unit prices resulting from a January 2007 PPUC authorization to recover increased transmission costs.

PJM transmission revenues increased by $6 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006 due to higher transmission volumes and additional PJM auction revenue rights in 2007. Penelec defers the difference between revenue accrued under its transmission rider and transmission costs incurred, with no material effect to current period earnings.

Changes in electric generation sales and distribution deliveries in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 are summarized in the following table:


Changes in KWH Sales
Increase (Decrease)
Retail Electric Generation:
Residential5.7 %
Commercial5.0 %
Industrial0.1 %
Total Retail Electric Generation Sales
3.8
 %
Distribution Deliveries:
Residential5.7 %
Commercial5.0 %
Industrial(1.8)%
Total Distribution Deliveries
3.0
 %




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Expenses

Total expenses increased by $44 million or 17.6% in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006. The following table presents changes from the prior year by expense category:


  
Increase
 
Expenses - Changes
 
(Decrease)
 
  
 (In millions)
 
Increase (Decrease)
   
Purchased power costs $39 
Other operating costs  21 
Provision for depreciation  (1)
Amortization of regulatory assets  1 
Deferral of new regulatory assets  (17)
General taxes  1 
Net increase in expenses
 $44 
     

Purchased power costs increased by $39 million or 24.3% in the first quarter of 2007, compared to the same period of 2006. The increase was due primarily to an increase in KWH purchases to meet the increased retail and wholesale generation sales and a 2.4% increase in composite unit prices. Other operating costs increased by $21 million in the first quarter of 2007 principally due to higher congestion costs associated with the increased transmission volumes discussed above.

Penelec’s revenue in the first quarter of 2007 includes the authorized recovery of transmission costs that were deferred in 2006. As a result, amortization of regulatory assets increased in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the prior year. The deferral of new regulatory assets increased in the first quarter of 2007 due to the absence in the first quarter of 2006 of PJM transmission costs and interest deferrals that began in the second quarter of 2006 and the deferral of previously expensed decommissioning costs of $12 million associated with the Saxton nuclear research facility as approved by the PPUC in January 2007.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

During 2007, Penelec expects to meet its contractual obligations with a combination of cash from operations and funds from the capital markets. Borrowing capacity under Penelec’s credit facilities is available to manage its working capital requirements.

Changes in Cash Position

As of March 31, 2007, Penelec had $42,000 of cash and cash equivalents compared with $44,000 as of December 31, 2006. The major sources of changes in these balances are summarized below.

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

Net cash used for operating activities in the first quarter of 2007 and 2006 were as follows:

  
Three Months Ended
 
  
March 31,
 
 Operating Cash Flows
 
2007
 
2006
 
  
(In millions)
 
      
Net income $32 $23 
Net non-cash charges (credits)  (4) 9 
Pension trust contribution  (13) - 
Working capital and other  (113) (36)
Net cash used for operating activities $(98)$(4)

Net cash used for operating activities increased $94 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006 as a result of a $77 million change in working capital and other, a $13 million pension trust contribution in the first quarter of 2007 and a $13 million decrease in net non-cash charges, partially offset by a $9 million increase in net income. The $77 million decrease from working capital was principally due to changes in receivables of $47 million and changes in accounts payable of $37 million. Changes in net income and non-cash charges are described above under “Results of Operations.”

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Cash Flows From Financing Activities

Net cash provided from financing activities increased $80 million in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006. The change reflects an increase in short-term borrowings.

Penelec had approximately $19 million of cash and temporary investments (which includes short-term notes receivable from associated companies) and approximately $319 million of short-term indebtedness (including $74 million from its receivables financing arrangement) as of March 31, 2007. Penelec has authorization from the FERC to incur short-term debt of up to $250 million (excluding receivables financing) and authorization from the PPUC to incur money pool borrowings of up to $300 million.

See the “Financing Capability” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for additional discussion of Penelec’s financing capabilities.

Cash Flows From Investing Activities

In the first quarter of 2007, net cash used for investing activities totaled $21 million compared to $36 million in the first quarter of 2006. The decrease primarily resulted from a $15 million reduction in property additions.

During the remaining three quarters of 2007, capital requirements for property additions are expected to be approximately $71 million. These cash requirements are expected to be satisfied from a combination of cash from operations, short-term credit arrangements and funds from the capital markets. Penelec’s capital spending for the period 2007-2011 is expected to be approximately $614 million, of which approximately $92 million applies to 2007.

Market Risk Information

During the first quarter of 2007, net assets for commodity derivative contracts decreased by $2 million as a result of settled contracts. These non-trading contracts are adjusted to fair value at the end of each quarter with a corresponding offset to regulatory liabilities, resulting in no impact to current period earnings. Outstanding net assets for commodity derivative contracts were $10 million and $12 million as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. See the “Market Risk Information” section of Penelec’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional discussion of market risk.

Equity Price Risk

Included in nuclear decommissioning trusts are marketable equity securities carried at their current fair value of approximately $73 million and $72 million as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. A hypothetical 10% decrease in prices quoted by stock exchanges would result in a $7 million reduction in fair value as of March 31, 2007.

Regulatory Matters

See the “Regulatory Matters” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of regulatory matters applicable to Penelec.

Environmental Matters

See the “Environmental Matters” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of environmental matters applicable to Penelec.

Other Legal Proceedings

See the “Other Legal Proceedings” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of other legal proceedings applicable to Penelec.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations

See the “New Accounting Standards and Interpretations” section within the Combined Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Registrant Subsidiaries for discussion of new accounting standards and interpretations applicable to Penelec.


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COMBINED MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION
AND ANALYSIS OF REGISTRANT SUBSIDIARIES

The following is a combined presentation of certain disclosures referenced in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Companies. This information should be read in conjunction with (i) the Companies’ respective Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; (ii) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as they relate to the Companies; and (iii) the Companies’ respective 2006 Annual Reports on Form 10-K.

Financing Capability (Applicable to each of the Companies)

As of March 31, 2007, OE, CEI and TE had the capability to issue approximately $1.5 billion, $536 million and $789 million, respectively, of additional FMB on the basis of property additions and retired bonds under the terms of their respective mortgage indentures. The issuance of FMB by OE, CEI and TE is also subject to provisions of their senior note indentures generally limiting the incurrence of additional secured debt, subject to certain exceptions that would permit, among other things, the issuance of secured debt (including FMB) (i) supporting pollution control notes or similar obligations, or (ii) as an extension, renewal or replacement of previously outstanding secured debt. In addition, these provisions would permit OE, CEI and TE to incur additional secured debt not otherwise permitted by a specified exception of up to $600 million, $517 million and $130 million, respectively, as of March 31, 2007. Under the provisions of its senior note indenture, JCP&L may issue additional FMB only as collateral for senior notes. As of March 31, 2007, JCP&L had the capability to issue $937 million of additional senior notes upon the basis of FMB collateral.

The applicable earnings coverage tests in the respective charters of OE, TE, Penn and JCP&L are currently inoperative. In the event that any of them issues preferred stock in the future, the applicable earnings coverage test will govern the amount of preferred stock that may be issued. CEI, Met-Ed and Penelec do not have similar restrictions and could issue up to the number of preferred shares authorized under their respective charters.

As of March 31, 2007, OE had approximately $400 million of capacity remaining unused under its existing shelf registration for unsecured debt securities filed with the SEC in 2006.

On August 24, 2006, FirstEnergy and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a $2.75 billion five-year revolving credit facility, which replaced FirstEnergy’s prior $2 billion credit facility. FirstEnergy may request an increase in the total commitments available under this facility up to a maximum of $3.25 billion. Commitments under the facility are available until August 24, 2011, unless the lenders agree, at the request of the Borrowers, to two additional one-year extensions. Generally, borrowings under the facility must be repaid within 364 days. Available amounts for each Borrower are subject to a specified sub-limit, as well as applicable regulatory and other limitations.

The following table summarizes the borrowing sub-limits for each borrower under the facility, as well as the limitations on short-term indebtedness applicable to each borrower under current regulatory approvals and applicable statutory and/or charter limitations:
  
Revolving
 
Regulatory and
 
  
Credit Facility
 
Other Short-Term
 
Borrower
 
Sub-Limit
 
Debt Limitations(1)
 
  
(In millions)
 
FirstEnergy
  $2,750  $1,500 
OE
  500  500 
Penn
  50  39 
CEI
  250
(2)
 500 
TE
  250
(2)
 500 
JCP&L
  425  412 
Met-Ed
  250  250
(3)
Penelec
  250  250
(3)
(1)As of March 31, 2007.
(2)
Borrowing sub-limits for CEI and TE may be increased to up to $500 million by delivering notice to the
administrative agent that such borrower has senior unsecured debt ratings of at least BBB by S&P and
Baa2 by Moody’s.
(3)Excluding amounts which may be borrowed under the regulated money pool.

Under the revolving credit facility, borrowers may request the issuance of LOCs expiring up to one year from the date of issuance. The stated amount of outstanding LOCs will count against total commitments available under the facility and against the applicable borrower’s borrowing sub-limit.

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The revolving credit facility contains financial covenants requiring each borrower to maintain a consolidated debt to total capitalization ratio of no more than 65%, measured at the end of each fiscal quarter. As of March 31, 2007, FirstEnergy and its subsidiaries' debt to total capitalization ratios (as defined under the revolving credit facility) were as follows:

Borrower
FirstEnergy
61%
OE
49%
Penn
28%
CEI
57%
TE
49%
JCP&L
25%
Met-Ed
46%
Penelec
36%

The revolving credit facility does not contain provisions that either restrict the ability to borrow or accelerate repayment of outstanding advances as a result of any change in credit ratings. Pricing is defined in “pricing grids”, whereby the cost of funds borrowed under the facility is related to the credit ratings of the company borrowing the funds.

The Companies also have the ability to borrow from each other and the holding company to meet their short-term working capital requirements. FESC administers the regulated money pool and tracks surplus funds of FirstEnergy and the respective Companies, as well as proceeds available from bank borrowings. Companies receiving a loan under the money pool agreement must repay the principal amount of the loan, together with accrued interest, within 364 days of borrowing the funds. The rate of interest is the same for each company receiving a loan and is based on the average cost of funds available through the pool. The average interest rate for borrowings in the first quarter of 2007 was approximately 5.61%.

FirstEnergy’s access to debt capital markets and costs of financing are impacted by its credit ratings. The following table displays FirstEnergy’s and the Companies’ securities ratings as of March 31, 2007. The ratings outlook from S&P on all securities is Stable. The ratings outlook from Moody’s on all securities is Positive. The ratings outlook from Fitch is Positive for CEI and TE and Stable for all other companies.

Issuer
Securities
S&P
Moody’s
Fitch
FirstEnergySenior unsecuredBBB-Baa3BBB
OESenior unsecuredBBB-Baa2BBB
CEISenior securedBBBBaa2BBB
Senior unsecuredBBB-Baa3BBB-
TESenior securedBBBBaa2BBB
Senior unsecuredBBB-Baa3BBB-
PennSenior securedBBB+Baa1BBB+
JCP&LSenior securedBBB+Baa1A-
Met-EdSenior unsecuredBBBBaa2BBB
PenelecSenior unsecuredBBBBaa2BBB

OE, CEI, Penn, Met-Ed and Penelec each have a wholly owned subsidiary whose borrowings are secured by customer accounts receivable purchased from its respective parent company. The CEI subsidiary's borrowings are also secured by customer accounts receivable purchased from TE. Each subsidiary company has its own receivables financing arrangement and, as a separate legal entity with separate creditors, would have to satisfy its obligations to creditors before any of its remaining assets could be available to its parent company. The receivables financing borrowing capacity and outstanding balance by company, as of March 31, 2007, are shown in the following table.
 
Subsidiary Company
 
Parent Company
  
Borrowing
Capacity
  
Outstanding Balance
 
Annual Facility Fee
  
(In millions)
OES Capital, Incorporated OE $170 $156 0.15%
Centerior Funding Corp. CEI  200  - 0.15
Penn Power Funding LLC Penn  25  19 0.125
Met-Ed Funding LLC Met-Ed  80  72 0.125
Penelec Funding LLC Penelec  75  74 0.125
    $550 $321  
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Regulatory Matters(Applicable to each of the Companies)

In Ohio, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, laws applicable to electric industry restructuring contain similar provisions that are reflected in the Companies' respective state regulatory plans. These provisions include:

·
restructuring the electric generation business and allowing customers to select a competitive electric
generation supplier other than the Companies;
·establishing or defining the PLR obligations to customers in the Companies' service areas;
·
providing the Companies with the opportunity to recover potentially stranded investment (or transition
costs) not otherwise recoverable in a competitive generation market;
·
itemizing (unbundling) the price of electricity into its component elements - including generation,
transmission, distribution and stranded costs recovery charges;
·continuing regulation of the Companies' transmission and distribution systems; and
·requiring corporate separation of regulated and unregulated business activities.

The Companies recognize, as regulatory assets, costs which the FERC, PUCO, PPUC and NJBPU have authorized for recovery from customers in future periods or for which authorization is probable. Without the probability of such authorization, costs currently recorded as regulatory assets would have been charged to income as incurred. The following table discloses regulatory assets by company:

  
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
Increase
 
Regulatory Assets*
 
2007
 
2006
 
(Decrease)
 
  
(In millions)
 
OE $729 $741 $(12)
CEI  854  855  (1)
TE  237  248  (11)
JCP&L  2,059  2,152  (93)
Met-Ed  455  409  46 
Total $4,334 $4,405 $(71)

*
Penelec had net regulatory liabilities of approximately $70 million
and $96 million as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006,
respectively. These net regulatory liabilities are included in Other
Non-current Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Ohio (Applicable to OE, CEI and TE)

On October 21, 2003, the Ohio Companies filed their RSP case with the PUCO. On August 5, 2004, the Ohio Companies accepted the RSP as modified and approved by the PUCO in an August 4, 2004 Entry on Rehearing, subject to a CBP. The RSP was intended to establish generation service rates beginning January 1, 2006, in response to the PUCO’s concerns about price and supply uncertainty following the end of the Ohio Companies' transition plan market development period. On May 3, 2006, the Supreme Court of Ohio issued an opinion affirming the PUCO's order in all respects, except it remanded back to the PUCO the matter of ensuring the availability of sufficient means for customer participation in the marketplace. The RSP contained a provision that permitted the Ohio Companies to withdraw and terminate the RSP in the event that the PUCO, or the Supreme Court of Ohio, rejected all or part of the RSP. In such event, the Ohio Companies have 30 days from the final order or decision to provide notice of termination. On July 20, 2006 the Ohio Companies filed with the PUCO a Request to Initiate a Proceeding on Remand. In their Request, the Ohio Companies provided notice of termination to those provisions of the RSP subject to termination, subject to being withdrawn, and also set forth a framework for addressing the Supreme Court of Ohio’s findings on customer participation. If the PUCO approves a resolution to the issues raised by the Supreme Court of Ohio that is acceptable to the Ohio Companies, the Ohio Companies’ termination will be withdrawn and considered to be null and void. On July 20, 2006, the OCC and NOAC also submitted to the PUCO a conceptual proposal addressing the issue raised by the Supreme Court of Ohio. On July 26, 2006, the PUCO issued an Entry directingordered the Ohio Companies to file a plan in a new docketseparate application for an alternate recovery mechanism to addresscollect the Court’s concern. The2006 and 2007 deferred fuel costs. On February 8, 2008, the Ohio Companies filed their RSP Remand CBP on September 29, 2006. Initial comments were filed on January 12,an application proposing to recover $226 million of deferred fuel costs and carrying charges for 2006 and 2007 pursuant to a separate fuel rider, with alternative options for the recovery period ranging from five to twenty-five years. This second application is currently pending before the PUCO and reply comments were filed on January 29, 2007. In their reply comments the Ohio Companies described the highlights of a new tariff offering they would be willing to make available to customers that would allow customers to purchase renewable energy certificates associated with a renewable generation source, subject to PUCO approval. No further proceedings are scheduled at this time.

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hearing has been set for July 15, 2008.

The Ohio Companies filed an application and stipulation with the PUCO on September 9, 2005 seeking approval of the RCP, a supplement to the RSP. On November 4, 2005, the Ohio Companies filed a supplemental stipulation with the PUCO, which constituted an additional component of the RCP filed on September 9, 2005. On January 4, 2006, the PUCO approved, with modifications, the Ohio Companies’ RCP to supplement the RSP to provide customers with more certain rate levels than otherwise available under the RSP during the plan period. The following table provides the estimated net amortization of regulatory transition costs and deferred shopping incentives (including associated carrying charges) under the RCP for the period 2007 through 2010:


Amortization
          
Total
 
Period
 
OE
 
CEI
 
TE
 
Ohio
 
  
(In millions)
 
2007 
$
179 
$
108 
$
93 
$
380 
2008  208  124  119  451 
2009  -  216  -  216 
2010  -  273  -  273 
Total Amortization
 
$
387 
$
721 
$
212 
$
1,320 
On August 31, 2005, the PUCO approved a rider recovery mechanism through which the Ohio Companies may recover all MISO transmission and ancillary service related costs incurred during each year ending June 30. Pursuant to the PUCO’s order, the Ohio Companies, on May 1, 2007, filed revised riders which will automatically become effective on July 1, 2007. The revised riders represent an increase over the amounts collected through the 2006 riders of approximately $64 million annually.

During the period between May 1, 2007 and June 1, 2007, any party may raise issues related to the revised tariffs through an informal resolution process. If not adequately resolved through this process by June 30, 2007, any interested party may file a formal complaint with the PUCO which will be addressed by the PUCO after all parties have been heard. If at the conclusion of either the informal or formal process, adjustments are found to be necessary, such adjustments (with carrying costs) will be included in the Ohio Companies’ next rider filing which must be filed no later than May 1, 2008. No assurance can be given that such formal or informal proceedings will not be instituted.
On May 8, 2007, the Ohio Companies filed with the PUCO a notice of intent to filerequest for an increase in electric distribution rates. The Ohio Companies intend to file the application and rate requestrates with the PUCO on or after June 7, 2007. The requested $334 million increase is expected to be more than offset by the elimination or reduction of transition charges at the time the rates go into effect and would result in lowering the overall non-generation portion of the average electric bill for most Ohio customers.  The distribution rate increases reflect capital expenditures since the Ohio Companies’ last distribution rate proceedings, increases in operatingoperation and maintenance expenses and recovery of regulatory assets created by deferrals that were approvedauthorized in prior cases. On August 6, 2007, the Ohio Companies updated their filing supporting a distribution rate increase of $332 million. On December 4, 2007, the PUCO Staff issued its Staff Reports containing the results of their investigation into the distribution rate request. In its reports, the PUCO Staff recommended a distribution rate increase in the range of $161 million to $180 million, with $108 million to $127 million for distribution revenue increases and $53 million for recovery of costs deferred under prior cases. This amount excludes the recovery of deferred fuel costs, whose recovery is now being sought in a separate proceeding before the PUCO, discussed above. On January 3, 2008, the Ohio Companies and intervening parties filed objections to the Staff Reports and on January 10, 2008, the Ohio Companies filed supplemental testimony. Evidentiary hearings began on January 29, 2008 and continued through February 25, 2008. During the evidentiary hearings, the PUCO Staff submitted testimony decreasing their recommended revenue increase to a range of $114 million to $132 million. Additionally, in testimony submitted on February 11, 2008, the PUCO Staff adopted a position regarding interest deferred for RCP-related deferrals, line extension deferrals and transition tax deferrals that, if upheld by the PUCO, would result in the write-off of approximately $45 million of interest costs deferred through March 31, 2008 ($0.09 per share of common stock). The PUCO is expected to render its decision during the second or third quarter of 2008. The new rates subject to evidentiary hearings at the PUCO, would become effective January 1, 2009 for OE and TE, and approximately May 2009 for CEI.

On July 10, 2007, the Ohio Companies filed an application with the PUCO requesting approval of a comprehensive supply plan for providing retail generation service to customers who do not purchase electricity from an alternative supplier, beginning January 1, 2009. The proposed competitive bidding process would average the results of multiple bidding sessions conducted at different times during the year. The final price per KWH would reflect an average of the prices resulting from all bids. In their filing, the Ohio Companies offered two alternatives for structuring the bids, either by customer class or a “slice-of-system” approach. A slice-of-system approach would require the successful bidder to be responsible for supplying a fixed percentage of the utility’s total load notwithstanding the customer’s classification. The proposal provides the PUCO with an option to phase in generation price increases for residential tariff groups who would experience a change in their average total price of 15 percent or more. The PUCO held a technical conference on August 16, 2007 regarding the filing. Initial and reply comments on the proposal were filed by various parties in September and October 2007, respectively. The proposal is currently pending before the PUCO.

On April 22, 2008, an amended version of Substitute SB221 was passed by the Ohio House of Representatives and sent back to the Ohio Senate for concurrence. On April 23, 2008, the Ohio Senate approved the House's amendments to Substitute SB221 and forwarded the bill to the Governor for signature, which he signed on May 1, 2008. Amended Substitute SB221 requires all electric distribution utilities to file an RSP, now called an ESP, with the PUCO. An ESP is required to contain a proposal for the supply and pricing of retail generation and may include proposals, without limitation, related to one or more of the following:

 
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·  automatic recovery of prudently incurred fuel, purchased power, emission allowance costs and federally mandated energy taxes;

·  construction work in progress for costs of constructing an electric generating facility or environmental expenditure for any electric generating facility;

·  costs of an electric generating facility;

·  terms related to customer shopping, bypassability, standby, back-up and default service;

·  accounting for deferrals related to stabilizing retail electric service;

·  automatic increases or decreases in standard service offer price;

·  phase-in and securitization;

·  transmission service and related costs;

·  distribution service and related costs; and

·  economic development and energy efficiency.

Pennsylvania (ApplicableA utility could also simultaneously file an MRO in which it would have to Met-Ed, Penelecdemonstrate the following objective market criteria: The utility or its transmission service affiliate belongs to a FERC-approved RTO having a market-monitor function and Penn)the ability to mitigate market power, and a published source exists that identifies information for traded electricity and energy products that are contracted for delivery two years into the future. The PUCO would test the ESP and its pricing and all other terms and conditions against the MRO and may only approve the ESP if it is found to be more favorable to customers. As part of an ESP with a plan period longer than three years, the PUCO shall prospectively determine every fourth year of the plan whether it is substantially likely the plan will provide the electric distribution utility a return on common equity significantly in excess of the return likely to be earned by publicly traded companies, including utilities, that face comparable business and financial risk (comparable companies). If so, the PUCO may terminate the ESP. Annually under an ESP, the PUCO shall determine whether an electric distribution utility's earned return on common equity is significantly in excess of returns earned on common equity during the same period by comparable companies, and if so, shall require the utility to return such excess to customers by prospective adjustments. Amended Substitute SB221 also includes provisions dealing with advanced and renewable energy standards that contemplate 25% of electrical usage from these sources by 2025. Energy efficiency measures in the bill require energy savings in excess of 22% by 2025. Requirements are in place to meet annual benchmarks for renewable energy resources and energy efficiency, subject to review by the PUCO. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating this legislation and expects to file an ESP in the second or third quarter of 2008.

(C) PENNSYLVANIA

Met-Ed and Penelec have been purchasingpurchase a portion of their PLR and default service requirements from FES through a fixed-price partial requirements wholesale power sales agreement and various amendments. Under these agreements, FES retained the supply obligation and the supply profit and loss risk for the portion of power supply requirements not self-supplied by Met-Ed and Penelec.agreement. The FES agreements have reduced Met-Ed's and Penelec's exposure to high wholesale power prices by providing power at a fixed price for their uncommitted PLR capacity and energy costs during the term of these agreements with FES.

On April 7, 2006, the parties entered into a tolling agreement that arose from FES’ notice to Met-Ed and Penelec that FES elected to exercise its right to terminate the partial requirements agreement effective midnight December 31, 2006. On November 29, 2006, Met-Ed, Penelec and FES agreed to suspend the April 7 tolling agreement pending resolution of the PPUC’s proceedings regarding the Met-Ed and Penelec comprehensive transition rate cases filed April 10, 2006, described below. Separately, on September 26, 2006, Met-Ed and Penelec successfully conducted a competitive RFP for a portion of their PLR obligation for the period December 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008. FES was one of the successful bidders in that RFP process and on September 26, 2006 entered into a supplier master agreement to supply a certain portion of Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s PLR requirements at market prices that substantially exceed the fixed price in the partial requirements agreements.

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Based on the outcome of the 2006 comprehensive transition rate filing, as described below, Met-Ed, Penelec and FES agreed to restate the partial requirements power sales agreement effective January 1, 2007. The restated agreement incorporates the same fixed price for residual capacity and energy supplied by FES as in the prior arrangements between the parties, and automatically extends for successive one year terms unless any party gives 60 days’ notice prior to the end of the year. The restated agreement allows Met-Ed and Penelec to sell the output of NUG generationenergy to the market and requires FES to provide energy at fixed prices to replace any NUG energy thus sold to the extent needed for Met-Ed and Penelec to satisfy their PLR and default service obligations. The parties have also separately terminatedfixed price under the tolling, suspension and supplier master agreements in connection withagreement is expected to remain below wholesale market prices during the restatementterm of the partial requirements agreement. Accordingly, the energy that would have been supplied under the supplier master agreement will now be provided under the restated partial requirements agreement.

If Met-Ed and Penelec were to replace the entire FES supply at current market power prices without corresponding regulatory authorization to increase their generation prices to customers, each company would likely incur a significant increase in operating expenses and experience a material deterioration in credit quality metrics. Under such a scenario, each company's credit profile would no longer be expected to support an investment grade rating for itstheir fixed income securities. Based on the PPUC’s January 11, 2007 order described below, if FES ultimately determines to terminate, reduce, or significantly modify the agreement prior to the expiration of Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s generation rate caps in 2010, timely regulatory relief is not likely to be granted by the PPUC.

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Met-Ed and Penelec made a comprehensive transition rate filing with the PPUC on April 10, 2006 to address a number of transmission, distribution and supply issues. If Met-Ed's and Penelec's preferred approach involving accounting deferrals had been approved, annual revenues would have increased by $216 million and $157 million, respectively. That filing included, among other things, a request to charge customers for an increasing amount of market-priced power procured through a CBP as the amount of supply provided under the then existing FES agreement was to be phased out in accordance with the April 7, 2006 tolling agreement described above.out. Met-Ed and Penelec also requested approval of a January 12, 2005 petition for the deferral of transmission-related costs but only for those costs incurred during 2006. In this rate filing, Met-Ed and Penelec also requested recovery of annual transmission and related costs incurred on or after January 1, 2007, plus the amortized portion of 2006 costs over a ten-year period, along with applicable carrying charges, through an adjustable rider. Changes in the recovery of NUG expenses and the recovery of Met-Ed's non-NUG stranded costs were also included in the filing. On May 4, 2006, the PPUC consolidated the remand of the FirstEnergy and GPU merger proceeding, related to the quantification and allocation of merger savings, with the comprehensive transition rate filing case.

The PPUC entered its Opinionopinion and Orderorder in the comprehensive rate filing proceeding on January 11, 2007. The order approved the recovery of transmission costs, including the transmission-related deferral for January 1, 2006 through January 10, 2007, when new transmission rates were effective, and determined that no merger savings from prior years should be considered in determining customers’ rates. The request for increases in generation supply rates was denied as were the requested changes into NUG expense recovery and Met-Ed’s non-NUG stranded costs. The order decreased Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s distribution rates by $80 million and $19 million, respectively. These decreases were offset by the increases allowed for the recovery of transmission expenses and the transmission deferral.costs. Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s request for recovery of Saxton decommissioning costs was granted and, in January 2007, Met-Ed and Penelec recognized income of $15 million and $12 million, respectively, to establish regulatory assets for those previously expensed decommissioning costs. Overall rates increased by 5.0% for Met-Ed ($59 million) and 4.5% for Penelec ($50 million). Met-Ed and Penelec filed a Petition for Reconsideration on January 26, 2007 on the issues of consolidated tax savings and rate of return on equity. Other parties filed Petitions for Reconsideration on transmission (including congestion), transmission deferrals and rate design issues. On February 8, 2007, the PPUC entered an order granting Met-Ed’s, Penelec’s and the other parties’ petitions for procedural purposes. Due to that ruling, the period for appeals to the Commonwealth Court was tolled until 30 days after the PPUC entered a subsequent order ruling on the substantive issues raised in the petitions. On March 1, 2007, the PPUC issued three orders: 1) a tentative order regarding the reconsideration by the PPUC of its own order; 2) an order denying the Petitions for Reconsideration of Met-Ed, Penelec and the OCA and denying in part and accepting in part MEIUG’s and PICA’s Petition for Reconsideration; and 3) an order approving the Compliance filing. Comments to the PPUC for reconsideration of its order were filed on March 8, 2007, and the PPUC ruled on the reconsideration on April 13, 2007, making minor changes to rate design as agreed upon by Met-Ed, Penelec and certain other parties.

On March 30, 2007, MEIUG and PICA filed a Petition for Review with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania asking the court to review the PPUC’s determination on transmission (including congestion) and the transmission deferral. Met-Ed and Penelec filed a Petition for Review on April 13, 2007 on the issues of consolidated tax savings and the requested generation rate increase. The OCA filed its Petition for Review on April 13, 2007, on the issues of transmission (including congestion) and recovery of universal service costs from only the residential rate class. From June through October 2007, initial responsive and reply briefs were filed by various parties. Oral arguments are scheduled to take place in September 2008. If Met-Ed and Penelec do not prevail on the issue of congestion, it could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy’s and their financial condition andthe results of operations.operations of Met-Ed, Penelec and FirstEnergy.

On April 14, 2008, Met-Ed and Penelec filed annual updates to the TSC rider for the period June 1, 2008, through May 31, 2009. The proposed TSCs include a component for under-recovery of actual transmission costs incurred during the prior period (Met-Ed - $144 million and Penelec - $4 million) and future transmission cost projections for June 2008 through May 2009 (Met-Ed - $258 million and Penelec - $92 million). Met-Ed has proposed a transition approach that would recover past under-recovered costs plus carrying charges through the new TSC over thirty-one months and defer a portion of the projected costs ($92 million) plus carrying charges for recovery through future TSCs by December 31, 2010.

On March 13, 2008, the PPUC approved the residential procurement process in Penn’s Joint Petition for Settlement. This RFP process calls for load-following, full-requirements contracts for default service procurement for residential customers for the period covering June 1, 2008 through May 31, 2011. The PPUC had previously approved the default service procurement processes for commercial and industrial customers. The default service procurement for small commercial customers was conducted through multiple RFPs, while the default service procurement for large commercial and industrial customers will utilize hourly pricing. Bids in the two RFPs for small commercial load were approved by the PPUC on February 22, 2008, and March 20, 2008. On March 28, 2008, Penn filed compliance tariffs with the new default service generation rates based on the approved RFP bids for small commercial customers which the PPUC then certified on April 4, 2008. On April 14, 2008, the first RFP for residential customers’ load was held consisting of tranches for both 12 and 24-month supply. The PPUC approved the bids on April 16, 2008. The second RFP is scheduled to be held on May 14, 2008, after which time the PPUC is expected to approve the new rates to go into effect June 1, 2008.

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As of March 31, 2007, Met-Ed's and Penelec's unrecovered regulatory deferrals pursuant to the 2006 comprehensive transition rate case, the 1998 Restructuring Settlement (including the Phase 2 Proceedings) and the FirstEnergy/GPU Merger Settlement Stipulation were $472 million and $124 million, respectively. Penelec’s $124 million deferral is subject to final resolution of an IRS settlement associated with NUG trust fund proceeds. During the PPUC’s annual audit of Met-Ed’s and Penelec’s NUG stranded cost balances in 2006, it noted a modification to the NUG purchased power stranded cost accounting methodology made by Met-Ed and Penelec. On August 18, 2006, a PPUC Order was entered requiring Met-Ed and Penelec to reflect the deferred NUG cost balances as if the stranded cost accounting methodology modification had not been implemented. As a result of this PPUC order, Met-Ed recognized a pre-tax charge of approximately $10.3 million in the third quarter of 2006, representing incremental costs deferred under the revised methodology in 2005. Met-Ed and Penelec continue to believe that the stranded cost accounting methodology modification is appropriate and on August 24, 2006 filed a petition with the PPUC pursuant to its order for authorization to reflect the stranded cost accounting methodology modification effective January 1, 1999. Hearings on this petition were held in late February 2007 and briefing was completed on March 28, 2007. The ALJ’s initial decision was issued on May 3, 2007 and denied Met-Ed's and Penelec’s request to modify their NUG stranded cost accounting methodology. The companies may file exceptions to the initial decision by May 22, 2007 and parties may reply to those exceptions 10 days thereafter. It is not known when the PPUC may issue a final decision in this matter.

On May 2, 2007, Penn filed a plan with the PPUC for the procurement of PLR supply from June 2008 through May 2011. The filing proposes multiple, competitive RFPs with staggered delivery periods for fixed-price, tranche-based, pay as bid PLR supply to the residential and commercial classes. The proposal phases out existing promotional rates and eliminates the declining block and the demand components on generation rates for residential and commercial customers. The industrial class PLR service would be provided through an hourly-priced service provided by Penn. Quarterly reconciliation of the differences between the costs of supply and revenues from customers is also proposed. The PPUC is requested to act on the proposal no later than November 2007 for the initial RFP to take place in January 2008.

On February 1, 2007, the Governor of Pennsylvania proposed an Energy Independence Strategy (EIS).EIS. The EIS includes four pieces of proposed legislation that, according to the Governor, is designed to reduce energy costs, promote energy independence and stimulate the economy. Elements of the EIS include the installation of smart meters, funding for solar panels on residences and small businesses, conservation and demand reduction programs to meet demandenergy growth, a requirement that electric distribution companies acquire power throughthat results in the “lowest reasonable rate on a "Least Cost Portfolio",long-term basis,” the utilization of micro-grids and an optionala three year phase-in of rate increases. SinceOn July 17, 2007 the Governor signed into law two pieces of energy legislation. The first amended the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act of 2004 to, among other things, increase the percentage of solar energy that must be supplied at the conclusion of an electric distribution company’s transition period. The second law allows electric distribution companies, at their sole discretion, to enter into long term contracts with large customers and to build or acquire interests in electric generation facilities specifically to supply long-term contracts with such customers. A special legislative session on energy was convened in mid-September 2007 to consider other aspects of the EIS. The Pennsylvania House and Senate on March 11, 2008 and December 12, 2007, respectively, passed different versions of bills to fund the Governor’s EIS proposal. Neither chamber has only recentlyformally considered the other’s bill. On February 12, 2008, the Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 2200 which provides for energy efficiency and demand management programs and targets as well as the installation of smart meters within ten years. Other legislation has been proposed, theintroduced to address generation procurement, expiration of rate caps, conservation and renewable energy. The final form of anythis pending legislation is uncertain. Consequently, FirstEnergy is unable to predict what impact, if any, such legislation may have on its operations.

New Jersey (D) NEW JERSEY(Applicable to JCP&L)

As a result of outages experienced in JCP&L’s service area in 2002 and 2003, the NJBPU had implemented reviews into JCP&L’s service reliability. In 2004, the NJBPU adopted an MOU that set out specific tasks related to service reliability to be performed by JCP&L and a timetable for completion and endorsed JCP&L’s ongoing actions to implement the MOU. On June 9, 2004, the NJBPU approved a Stipulation that incorporates the final report of an SRM who made recommendations on appropriate courses of action necessary to ensure system-wide reliability. The Stipulation also incorporates the Executive Summary and Recommendation portions of the final report of a focused audit of JCP&L’s Planning and Operations and Maintenance programs and practices (Focused Audit). On February 11, 2005, JCP&L met with the DRA to discuss reliability improvements. The SRM completed his work and issued his final report to the NJBPU on June 1, 2006. JCP&L filed a comprehensive response to the NJBPU on July 14, 2006. JCP&L continues to file compliance reports reflecting activities associated with the MOU and Stipulation.

JCP&L is permitted to defer for future collection from customers the amounts by which its costs of supplying BGS to non-shopping customers and costs incurred under NUG agreements exceed amounts collected through BGS and NUGC rates and market sales of NUG energy and capacity. As of March 31, 2007,2008, the accumulated deferred cost balance totaled approximately $357$264 million.

In accordance with an April 28, 2004 NJBPU order, JCP&L filed testimony on June 7, 2004 supporting a continuation of the current level and duration of the funding of TMI-2 decommissioning costs by New Jersey customers without a reduction, termination or capping of the funding. On September 30, 2004, JCP&L filed an updated TMI-2 decommissioning study. This study resulted in an updated total decommissioning cost estimate of $729 million (in 2003 dollars) compared to the estimated $528 million (in 2003 dollars) from the prior 1995 decommissioning study. The DRA filed comments on February 28, 2005 requesting that decommissioning funding be suspended. On March 18, 2005, JCP&L filed a response to those comments. JCP&L responded to additional NJBPU staff discovery requests in May and November 2007 and also submitted comments in the proceeding in November 2007. A schedule for further NJBPU proceedings has not yet been set.

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On August 1, 2005, the NJBPU established a proceeding to determine whether additional ratepayer protections are required at the state level in light of the repeal of the PUHCA pursuant to the EPACT. The NJBPU approved regulations effective October 2, 2006 that would prevent a holding company that owns a gas or electric public utility from investing more than 25% of the combined assets of its utility and utility-related subsidiaries into businesses unrelated to the utility industry. These regulations are not expected to materially impact FirstEnergy or JCP&L. Also, in the same proceeding, the NJBPU Staff issued an additional draft proposal on March 31, 2006 addressing various issues including access to books and records, ring-fencing, cross subsidization, corporate governance and related matters. With the approval of the NJBPU Staff, the affected utilities jointly submitted an alternative proposal on June 1, 2006. Comments on the alternative proposal were submitted on June 15, 2006. On November 3, 2006, theThe NJBPU Staff circulated a revised draftdrafts of the proposal to interested stakeholders. Another revised draft was circulated bystakeholders in November 2006 and again in February 2007. On February 1, 2008, the NJBPU Staffaccepted proposed rules for publication in the New Jersey Register on February 8, 2007.March 17, 2008. A public hearing on these proposed rules was held on April 23, 2008 with comments from interested parties due on May 16, 2008.

New Jersey statutes require that the state periodically undertake a planning process, known as the Energy Master Plan (EMP),EMP, to address energy related issues including energy security, economic growth, and environmental impact. The EMP is to be developed with involvement of the Governor’s Office and the Governor’s Office of Economic Growth, and is to be prepared by a Master Plan Committee, which is chaired by the NJBPU President and includes representatives of several State departments.

In October 2006, the current EMP process was initiated withthrough the issuancecreation of a proposed set of objectives which, as to electricity, included the following:
·    Reduce the total projected electricity demand by 20% by 2020;

·    Meet 22.5% of New Jersey’s electricity needs with renewable energy resources by that date;
·    Reduce air pollution related to energy use;
·    Encourage and maintain economic growth and development;
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  Achieve a 20% reduction in both Customer Average Interruption Duration Index and System Average
  Interruption Frequency Index by 2020;

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  Unit prices for electricity should remain no more than +5% of the regional average price (region
  includes New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia); and
·    Eliminate transmission congestion by 2020.

Comments on the objectives and participation in the development of the EMP have been solicited and a number of working groups have been formed to obtain input from a broad range of interested stakeholders including utilities, environmental groups, customer groups, and major customers. EMP working groups addressing 1) energy efficiency and demand response and 2) renewables have completed their assigned tasks of data gathering and analysis. Both groups have provided a report to the EMP Committee. The working groups addressing reliability and pricing issues continue their data gathering and analysis activities. PublicIn addition, public stakeholder meetings were held in the fall of 2006 and in early 2007, and further2007.

On April 17, 2008, a draft EMP was released for public meetings are expectedcomment. The draft EMP establishes four major goals:

·  maximize energy efficiency to achieve a 20% reduction in energy consumption by 2020;

·  reduce peak demand for electricity by 5,700 MW by 2020 (amounting to about a 22% reduction in projected demand);

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·  meet 22.5% of the state’s electricity needs with renewable energy by 2020; and

·  develop low carbon emitting, efficient power plants and close the gap between the supply and demand for electricity.

Following the summer of 2007. A final draft of the EMPpublic comment period which is expected to extend into July 2008, a final EMP will be presentedissued to the Governor in the fall of 2007 with further public hearings anticipated in early 2008.be followed by appropriate legislation and regulation as necessary. At this time, FirstEnergy cannot predict the outcome of this process nor determine the impact, if any, such legislation or regulation may have on its operations or those of JCP&L.

On February 13, 2007, the NJBPU Staff informally issued a draft proposal relating to changes to the regulations addressing electric distribution service reliability and quality standards. A meetingMeetings between the NJBPU Staff and interested stakeholders to discuss the proposal waswere held on February 15, 2007.and additional, revised informal proposals were subsequently circulated by the Staff. On February 22,September 4, 2007, proposed regulations were published in the New Jersey Register, which proposal will be subsequently considered by the NJBPU Staff circulatedfollowing comments that were submitted in September and October 2007. Final regulations (effective upon publication) were published in the New Jersey Register March 17, 2008. Upon preliminary review of the new regulations, FirstEnergy does not expect a revised proposal upon which discussions with interested stakeholders were held on March 26, 2007. On April 18 and April 23, 2007 the NJBPU staff circulated further revised draft proposals. A schedule for formal proceedings has not yet been established. At this time, FirstEnergy cannot predict the outcome of this process nor determine thematerial impact if any, ultimate regulations resulting from these draft proposals may have on its operations or those of JCP&L.

(E) FERC Matters MATTERS

(Applicable to each of the Companies)Transmission Service between MISO and PJM

On November 18, 2004, the FERC issued an order eliminating the RTORthrough and out rate for transmission service between the MISO and PJM regions. The FERC’s intent was to eliminate so-called “pancaking” of transmission charges between the MISO and PJM regions. The FERC also ordered the MISO, PJM and the transmission owners within MISO and PJM to submit compliance filings containing a SECArate mechanism to recover lost RTORtransmission revenues created by elimination of this charge (referred to as the Seams Elimination Cost Adjustment or “SECA”) during a 16-month transition period from load serving entities.period. The FERC issued orders in 2005 setting the SECA for hearing. JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec participated in the FERC hearings held in May 2006 concerning the calculation and imposition of the SECA charges. The Presiding Judgepresiding judge issued an Initial Decisioninitial decision on August 10, 2006, rejecting the compliance filings made by MISO, PJM, and the RTOs and transmission owners, ruling on various issues and directing new compliance filings. This decision is subject to review and approval by the FERC. Briefs addressing the Initial Decisioninitial decision were filed on September 11, 2006 and October 20, 2006. A final order could be issued by the FERC in the second quarter of 2007.2008.
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On January 31, 2005, certain PJM transmission owners made three filings with the FERC pursuant to a settlement agreement previously approved by the FERC. JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec were parties to that proceeding and joined in two of the filings. In the first filing, the settling transmission owners submitted a filing justifying continuation of their existing rate design within the PJM RTO. In the second filing, the settling transmission ownersHearings were held and numerous parties appeared and litigated various issues concerning PJM rate design; notably AEP, which proposed a revised Schedule 12 to the PJM tariff designed to harmonize the rate treatment of new and existing transmission facilities. Interventions and protests were filed on February 22, 2005. In the third filing, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company and Pepco Holdings, Inc. requested a formula rate for transmission service provided within their respective zones. On May 31, 2005, the FERC issued an order on these cases. First, it set for hearing the existing rate design and indicated that it will issue a final order within six months. American Electric Power Company, Inc. filed in opposition proposing to create a "postage stamp", or average rate for all high voltage transmission facilities across PJM. Second,PJM and a zonal transmission rate for facilities below 345 kV. This proposal would have the FERC approved the proposed Schedule 12 rate harmonization. Third, the FERC accepted the proposed formula rate, subject to refund and hearing procedures. On June 30, 2005, the settling PJM transmission owners filed a request for rehearingeffect of shifting recovery of the May 31, 2005 order. On March 20, 2006, a settlement was filed with FERC in the formula rate proceeding that generally accepts the companies' formula rate proposal. The FERC issued an order approving this settlement on April 19, 2006. Hearings in the PJM rate design case concluded in April 2006. On July 13, 2006, an Initial Decision was issued by the ALJ. The ALJ adopted the FERC Trial Staff’s position that the costcosts of all PJMhigh voltage transmission facilities should be recovered through a postage stamp rate.The ALJ recommended an April 1, 2006 effective date for this change in rate design.lines to other transmission zones, including those where JCP&L, Met-Ed, and Penelec serve load. On April 19, 2007, the FERC issued an order rejecting the ALJ’s findings and recommendations in nearly every respect. FERC foundfinding that the PJM transmission owners’ existing “license plate” or zonal rate design was just and reasonable and ordered that the current license plate rates for existing transmission facilities be retained. On the issue of rates for new transmission facilities, the FERC directed that costs for new transmission facilities that are rated at 500 kV or higher are to be socializedcollected from all transmission zones throughout the PJM footprint by means of a postage-stamp rate. Costs for new transmission facilities that are rated at less than 500 kV, however, are to be allocated on a “beneficiary pays” basis. Nevertheless,The FERC found that PJM’s current beneficiary-pays cost allocation methodology is not sufficiently detailed and, in a related order that also was issued on April 19, 2007, directed that hearings be held for the purpose of establishing a just and reasonable cost allocation methodology for inclusion in PJM’s tariff.

On May 18, 2007, certain parties filed for rehearing of the FERC’s April 19, 2007 order. On January 31, 2008, the requests for rehearing were denied. The FERC’s orders on PJM rate design if sustained on rehearing and appeal, will prevent the allocation of a portion of the costrevenue requirement of existing transmission facilities of other utilities to JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec. In addition, the FERC’s decision to allocate the cost of new 500 kV and above transmission facilities on a PJM-wide basis will reduce future transmission costs shifting torevenue recovery from the JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec zones.

On February 15, 2007, MISO A partial settlement agreement addressing the “beneficiary pays” methodology for below 500 kV facilities, but excluding the issue of allocating new facilities costs to merchant transmission entities, was filed documents with the FERC to establish a market-based, competitive ancillary services market. MISO contends that the filing will integrate operating reserves into MISO’s existing day-ahead and real-time settlements process, incorporate opportunity costs into these markets, address scarcity pricing through the implementation of a demand curve methodology, foster demand response in the provision of operating reserves, and provide for various efficiencies and optimization with regard to generation dispatch. The filing also proposes amendments to existing documents to provide for the transfer of balancing functions from existing local balancing authorities to MISO. MISO will then carry out this reliability function as the NERC-certified balancing authority for the MISO region with an implementation in the second or third quarter of 2008. FirstEnergy filed comments on March 23, 2007, supporting the ancillary service market in concept, but proposing certain changes in MISO’s proposal. MISO has requested FERC action on its filing by June 2007.

On February 16, 2007, the FERC issued a final rule that revises its decade-old open access transmission regulations and policies. The FERC explained that the final rule is intended to strengthen non-discriminatory access to the transmission grid, facilitate FERC enforcement, and provide for a more open and coordinated transmission planning process. The final rule will become effective on MaySeptember 14, 2007. The final rule has not yetagreement was supported by the FERC’s Trial Staff, and was certified by the Presiding Judge. The FERC’s action on the settlement agreement is pending. The remaining merchant transmission cost allocation issues will proceed to hearing in May 2008. On February 13, 2008, AEP appealed the FERC’s orders to the federal Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The Illinois Commerce Commission, the PUCO and Dayton Power & Light have also appealed these orders to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals of these parties and others have been fully evaluated to assess its impact on FirstEnergy’s operations. MISO and PJM will be filing revised tariffs to comply with FERC’s order.

Environmental Matters(Applicable to each of the Companies)

The Companies accrue environmental liabilities only when they conclude that it is probable that they have an obligationconsolidated for such costs and can reasonably estimate the amount of such costs. Unasserted claims are reflectedargument in the Companies’ determination of environmental liabilities and are accrued in the period that they become both probable and reasonably estimable.Seventh Circuit.

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Regulation of Hazardous Waste

The Companies have been named as PRPs at waste disposal sites, which may require cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. Allegations of disposal of hazardous substances at historical sites and the liability involved are often unsubstantiated and subject to dispute; however, federal law provides that all PRPs for a particular site are liable on a joint and several basis. Therefore, environmental liabilities that are considered probable have been recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2007, based on estimates of the total costs of cleanup, the Companies' proportionate responsibility for such costs and the financial ability of other unaffiliated entities to pay. In addition, JCP&L has accrued liabilities for environmental remediation of former manufactured gas plants in New Jersey; those costs are being recovered by JCP&L through a non-bypassable SBC. Total liabilities of approximately $87 million (JCP&L - $59 million, TE - $3 million, CEI - $1 million, and other subsidiaries - $24 million) have been accrued through March 31, 2007.

W. H. Sammis Plant (Applicable to OE and Penn)

In 1999 and 2000, the EPA issued NOV or compliance orders to nine utilities alleging violations of the Clean Air Act based on operation and maintenance of 44 power plants, including the W. H. Sammis Plant, which was owned at that time by OE and Penn, and is now owned by FGCO. In addition, the DOJ filed eight civil complaints against various investor-owned utilities, including a complaint against OE and Penn in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. These cases are referred to as the New Source Review cases.

On March 18, 2005, OE and Penn announced that they had reached a settlement with the EPA, the DOJ and three states (Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York) that resolved all issues related to the New Source Review litigation. This settlement agreement, which is in the form of a consent decree, was approved by the Court on July 11, 2005, and requires reductions of NOX and SO2 emissions at the W. H. Sammis Plant and other FES coal-fired plants through the installation of pollution control devices and provides for stipulated penalties for failure to install and operate such pollution controls in accordance with that agreement. Consequently, if FirstEnergy fails to install such pollution control devices, for any reason, including, but not limited to, the failure of any third-party contractor to timely meet its delivery obligations for such devices, FirstEnergy could be exposed to penalties under the Sammis NSR Litigation consent decree. Capital expenditures necessary to complete requirements of the Sammis NSR Litigation are currently estimated to be $1.5 billion for FGCO ($400 million of which is expected to be spent during 2007, with the largest portion of the remaining $1.1 billion expected to be spent in 2008 and 2009).

The Sammis NSR Litigation consent decree also requires FirstEnergy to spend up to $25 million toward environmentally beneficial projects, $14 million of which is satisfied by entering into 93 MW (or 23 MW if federal tax credits are not applicable) of wind energy purchased power agreements with a 20-year term. An initial 16 MW of the 93 MW consent decree obligation was satisfied during 2006.

On August 26, 2005, FGCO entered into an agreement with Bechtel Power Corporation under which Bechtel will engineer, procure, and construct air quality control systems for the reduction of SO2 emissions. FGCO also entered into an agreement with B&W on August 25, 2006 to supply flue gas desulfurization systems for the reduction of SO2 emissions. Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems for the reduction of NOx emissions also are being installed at the W.H. Sammis Plant under a 1999 agreement with B&W.

Other Legal Proceedings(Applicable to each of the Companies)

There are various lawsuits, claims (including claims for asbestos exposure) and proceedings related to the Companies’ normal business operations pending against FirstEnergy and the Companies. The other material items not otherwise discussed above are described below.

Power Outages and Related Litigation

In July 1999, the Mid-Atlantic States experienced a severe heat wave, which resulted in power outages throughout the service territories of many electric utilities, including JCP&L's territory. In an investigation into the causes of the outages and the reliability of the transmission and distribution systems of all four of New Jersey’s electric utilities, the NJBPU concluded that there was not a prima facie case demonstrating that, overall, JCP&L provided unsafe, inadequate or improper service to its customers. Two class action lawsuits (subsequently consolidated into a single proceeding) were filed in New Jersey Superior Court in July 1999 against JCP&L, GPU and other GPU companies, seeking compensatory and punitive damages arising from the July 1999 service interruptions in the JCP&L territory.

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In August 2002, the trial court granted partial summary judgment to JCP&L and dismissed the plaintiffs' claims for consumer fraud, common law fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and strict product liability. In November 2003, the trial court granted JCP&L's motion to decertify the class and denied plaintiffs' motion to permit into evidence their class-wide damage model indicating damages in excess of $50 million. These class decertification and damage rulings were appealed to the Appellate Division. The Appellate Division issued a decision on July 8, 2004, affirming the decertification of the originally certified class, but remanding for certification of a class limited to those customers directly impacted by the outages of JCP&L transformers in Red Bank, New Jersey. In 2005, JCP&L renewed its motion to decertify the class based on a very limited number of class members who incurred damages and also filed a motion for summary judgment on the remaining plaintiffs’ claims for negligence, breach of contract and punitive damages. In July 2006, the New Jersey Superior Court dismissed the punitive damage claim and again decertified the class based on the fact that a vast majority of the class members did not suffer damages and those that did would be more appropriately addressed in individual actions. Plaintiffs appealed this ruling to the New Jersey Appellate Division which, on March 7, 2007, reversed the decertification of the Red Bank class and remanded this matter back to the Trial Court to allow plaintiffs sufficient time to establish a damage model or individual proof of damages. In late March 2007, JCP&L filed a petition for allowance of an appeal of the Appellate Division ruling to the New Jersey Supreme Court. FirstEnergy is unable to predict the outcome of these matters and no liability has been accrued as of March 31, 2007.

On August 14, 2003, various states and parts of southern Canada experienced widespread power outages. The outages affected approximately 1.4 million customers in FirstEnergy's service area. The U.S. - Canada Power System Outage Task Force’s final report in April 2004 on the outages concluded, among other things, that the problems leading to the outages began in FirstEnergy’s Ohio service area. Specifically, the final report concluded, among other things, that the initiation of the August 14, 2003 power outages resulted from an alleged failure of both FirstEnergy and ECAR to assess and understand perceived inadequacies within the FirstEnergy system; inadequate situational awareness of the developing conditions; and a perceived failure to adequately manage tree growth in certain transmission rights of way. The Task Force also concluded that there was a failure of the interconnected grid's reliability organizations (MISO and PJM) to provide effective real-time diagnostic support. The final report is publicly available through the Department of Energy’s Web site (www.doe.gov). FirstEnergy believes that the final report does not provide a complete and comprehensive picture of the conditions that contributed to the August 14, 2003 power outages and that it does not adequately address the underlying causes of the outages. FirstEnergy remains convinced that the outages cannot be explained by events on any one utility's system. The final report contained 46 “recommendations to prevent or minimize the scope of future blackouts.” Forty-five of those recommendations related to broad industry or policy matters while one, including subparts, related to activities the Task Force recommended be undertaken by FirstEnergy, MISO, PJM, ECAR, and other parties to correct the causes of the August 14, 2003 power outages. FirstEnergy implemented several initiatives, both prior to and since the August 14, 2003 power outages, which were independently verified by NERC as complete in 2004 and were consistent with these and other recommendations and collectively enhance the reliability of its electric system. FirstEnergy’s implementation of these recommendations in 2004 included completion of the Task Force recommendations that were directed toward FirstEnergy. FirstEnergy is also proceeding with the implementation of the recommendations that were to be completed subsequent to 2004 and will continue to periodically assess the FERC-ordered Reliability Study recommendations for forecasted 2009 system conditions, recognizing revised load forecasts and other changing system conditions which may impact the recommendations. Thus far, implementation of the recommendations has not required, nor is expected to require, substantial investment in new or material upgrades to existing equipment. The FERC or other applicable government agencies and reliability coordinators may, however, take a different view as to recommended enhancements or may recommend additional enhancements in the future that could require additional material expenditures.

FirstEnergy companies also are defending four separate complaint cases before the PUCO relating to the August 14, 2003 power outages. Two of those cases were originally filed in Ohio State courts but were subsequently dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and further appeals were unsuccessful. In these cases the individual complainants—three in one case and four in the other—sought to represent others as part of a class action. The PUCO dismissed the class allegations, stating that its rules of practice do not provide for class action complaints. Two other pending PUCO complaint cases were filed by various insurance carriers either in their own name as subrogees or in the name of their insured. In each of these cases, the carrier seeks reimbursement from various FirstEnergy companies (and, in one case, from PJM, MISO and American Electric Power Company, Inc., as well) for claims paid to insureds for damages allegedly arising as a result of the loss of power on August 14, 2003. A fifth case in which a carrier sought reimbursement for claims paid to insureds was voluntarily dismissed by the claimant in April 2007. A sixth case involving the claim of a non-customer seeking reimbursement for losses incurred when its store was burglarized on August 14, 2003 was dismissed. The four cases were consolidated for hearing by the PUCO in an order dated March 7, 2006. In that order the PUCO also limited the litigation to service-related claims by customers of the Ohio operating companies; dismissed FirstEnergy as a defendant; and ruled that the U.S.-Canada Power System Outage Task Force Report was not admissible into evidence. In response to a motion for rehearing filed by one of the claimants, the PUCO ruled on April 26, 2006 that the insurance company claimants, as insurers, may prosecute their claims in their name so long as they also identify the underlying insured entities and the Ohio utilities that provide their service. The PUCO denied all other motions for rehearing. The plaintiffs in each case have since filed amended complaints and the named FirstEnergy companies have answered and also have filed a motion to dismiss each action. On September 27, 2006, the PUCO dismissed certain parties and claims and otherwise ordered the complaints to go forward to hearing. The cases have been set for hearing on January 8, 2008.

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Post Transition Period Rate Design

The FERC had directed MISO, PJM, and the respective transmission owners to make filings on or before August 1, 2007 to reevaluate transmission rate design within MISO, and between MISO and PJM. On October 10, 2006, various insurance carriers refiled a complaint in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court seeking reimbursement for claims paidAugust 1, 2007, filings were made by MISO, PJM, and the vast majority of transmission owners, including FirstEnergy affiliates, which proposed to numerous insureds who allegedly suffered losses asretain the existing transmission rate design. These filings were approved by the FERC on January 31, 2008. As a result of the August 14, 2003 outages. AllFERC’s approval, the rates charged to FirstEnergy’s load-serving affiliates for transmission service over existing transmission facilities in MISO and PJM are unchanged. In a related filing, MISO and MISO transmission owners requested that the current MISO pricing for new transmission facilities that spreads 20% of the insureds appear tocost of new 345 kV and higher transmission facilities across the entire MISO footprint (known as the RECB methodology) be non-customers. The plaintiff insurance companies are the same claimants in one of the pending PUCO cases. FirstEnergy, the Ohio Companies and Penn were served on October 27, 2006. On January 18, 2007, the Court granted the Companies’ motion to dismiss the case. It is unknown whether or not the matter will be further appealed. No estimate of potential liability is available for any of these cases.

FirstEnergy was also named, along with several other entities, in a complaint in New Jersey State Court. The allegations against FirstEnergy were based, in part, on an alleged failure to protect the citizens of Jersey City from an electrical power outage. None of FirstEnergy’s subsidiaries serve customers in Jersey City. A responsive pleading has been filed. On April 28, 2006, the Court granted FirstEnergy's motion to dismiss. The plaintiff has not appealed.

FirstEnergy is vigorously defending these actions, but cannot predict the outcome of any of these proceedings or whether any further regulatory proceedings or legal actions may be initiated against the Companies. Although FirstEnergy is unable to predict the impact of these proceedings, if FirstEnergy or the Companies were ultimately determined to have legal liability in connection with these proceedings, it could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy's or the Companies' financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Other Legal Mattersretained.

On August 22, 2005,September 17, 2007, AEP filed a class action complaint was filed against OE in Jefferson County, Ohio Common Pleas Court,under Sections 206 and 306 of the Federal Power Act seeking compensatoryto have the entire transmission rate design and punitive damagescost allocation methods used by MISO and PJM declared unjust, unreasonable, and unduly discriminatory, and to have the FERC fix a uniform regional transmission rate design and cost allocation method for the entire MISO and PJM “Super Region” that recovers the average cost of new and existing transmission facilities operated at voltages of 345 kV and above from all transmission customers. Lower voltage facilities would continue to be determined at trial based on claims of negligence and eight other tort counts alleging damages from W.H. Sammis Plant air emissions. The two named plaintiffs are also seeking injunctive relief to eliminate harmful emissions and repair property damage andrecovered in the institution oflocal utility transmission rate zone through a medical monitoring program for class members.license plate rate. AEP requested a refund effective October 1, 2007, or alternatively, February 1, 2008. On April 5, 2007,January 31, 2008, the Court rejected the plaintiffs’ request to certify this case as a class action and, accordingly, did not appoint the plaintiffs as class representatives or their counsel as class counsel. The Court has scheduled oral argument for June 25, 2007 to hear the plaintiffs' request for reconsideration of itsFERC issued an order denying class certification andthe complaint. A rehearing request to amend their complaint.

JCP&L's bargaining unit employees filed a grievance challenging JCP&L's 2002 call-out procedure that required bargaining unit employees to respond to emergency power outages. On May 20, 2004, an arbitration panel concluded thatby AEP is pending before the call-out procedure violated the parties' collective bargaining agreement. At the conclusion of the June 1, 2005 hearing, the arbitration panel decided not to hear testimony on damages and closed the proceedings. On September 9, 2005, the arbitration panel issued an opinion to award approximately $16 million to the bargaining unit employees. On February 6, 2006, a federal district court granted a union motion to dismiss, as premature, a JCP&L appeal of the award filed on October 18, 2005. JCP&L intends to re-file an appeal in federal district court once the damages associated with this case are identified at an individual employee level. JCP&L recognized a liability for the potential $16 million award in 2005.

If it were ultimately determined that FirstEnergy or the Companies have legal liability or are otherwise made subject to liability based on the above matters, it could have a material adverse effect on FirstEnergy's or the Companies’ financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.FERC.

New Accounting Standards and Interpretations(Applicable to eachDistribution of the Companies)MISO Network Service Revenues

SFAS 159 - “The Fair Value OptionEffective February 1, 2008, the MISO Transmission Owners Agreement provides for Financial Assetsa change in the method of distributing transmission revenues among the transmission owners. MISO and Financial Liabilities - Includinga majority of the MISO transmission owners filed on December 3, 2007 to change the MISO tariff to clarify, for purposes of distributing network transmission revenue to the transmission owners, that all network transmission service revenues, whether collected by MISO or directly by the transmission owner, are included in the revenue distribution calculation.  This clarification was necessary because some network transmission service revenues are collected and retained by transmission owners in states where retail choice does not exist, and their “unbundled” retail load is currently exempt from MISO network service charges. The tariff changes filed with the FERC ensure that revenues collected by transmission owners from bundled load are taken into account in the revenue distribution calculation, and that transmission owners with bundled load do not collect more than their revenue requirements. Absent the changes, transmission owners, and ultimately their customers, with unbundled load or in retail choice states, such as ATSI, would subsidize transmission owners with bundled load, who would collect their revenue requirement from bundled load, plus share in revenues collected by MISO from unbundled customers. This would result in a large revenue shortfall for ATSI, which would eventually be passed on to customers in the form of higher transmission rates as calculated pursuant to ATSI’s Attachment O formula under the MISO tariff.

Numerous parties filed in support of the tariff changes, including the public service commissions of Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Ameren filed a protest on December 26, 2007, arguing that the December 3, 2007 filing violates the MISO Transmission Owners’ Agreement as well as an agreement among Ameren (Union Electric), MISO, and the Missouri Public Service Commission, which provides that Union Electric’s bundled load cannot be charged by MISO for network service. On February 2, 2008, the FERC issued an order conditionally accepting the tariff amendment subject to a minor compliance filing, which was made on March 3, 2008. This order ensures that ATSI will continue to receive transmission revenues from MISO equivalent to its transmission revenue requirement. A rehearing request by Ameren is pending before the FERC.

On February 1, 2008, MISO filed a request to continue using the existing revenue distribution methodology on an interim basis pending amendment of FASBthe MISO Transmission Owners’ Agreement. This request was accepted by the FERC on March 13, 2008. On that same day, MISO and the MISO transmission owners made a filing to amend the Transmission Owners’ Agreement to effectively continue the distribution of transmission revenues that was in effect prior to February 1, 2008. This matter is currently pending before the FERC.

Statement No. 115”MISO Ancillary Services Market and Balancing Area Consolidation

InMISO made a filing on September 14, 2007 to establish an ASM for regulation, spinning and supplemental reserves, to consolidate the existing 24 balancing areas within the MISO footprint, and to establish MISO as the NERC registered balancing authority for the region. This filing would permit load serving entities to purchase their operating reserve requirements in a competitive market. FirstEnergy supports the proposal to establish markets for Ancillary Services and consolidate existing balancing areas. On February 2007,25, 2008, the FASBFERC issued SFAS 159, which provides companies with an optionorder approving the ASM subject to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The Standard requires companies to provide additional informationcertain compliance filings. MISO has since notified the FERC that will help investors and other usersthe start of financial statements to more easily understand the effectits ASM is delayed until September of the company’s choice to use fair value on its earnings. The Standard also requires companies to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the balance sheet. This guidance does not eliminate disclosure requirements included in other accounting standards, including requirements for disclosures about fair value measurements included in SFAS 157and SFAS 107. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those years. The Companies are currently evaluating the impact of this Statement on their respective financial statements.2008.

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Duquesne’s Request to Withdraw from PJM

On November 8, 2007, Duquesne Light Company (Duquesne) filed a request with the FERC to exit PJM and to join the MISO. In its filing, Duquesne asked the FERC to be relieved of certain capacity payment obligations to PJM for capacity auctions conducted prior to its departure from PJM, but covering service for planning periods through May 31, 2011. Duquesne asserted that its primary reason for exiting PJM is to avoid paying future obligations created by PJM’s forward capacity market. FirstEnergy believes that Duquesne’s filing did not identify or address numerous legal, financial or operational issues that are implicated or affected directly by Duquesne’s proposal. Consequently, FirstEnergy submitted responsive filings that, while conceding Duquesne’s rights to exit PJM, contested various aspects of Duquesne’s proposal. FirstEnergy particularly focused on Duquesne’s proposal that it be allowed to exit PJM without payment of its share of existing capacity market commitments. FirstEnergy also objected to Duquesne’s failure to address the firm transmission service requirements that would be necessary for FirstEnergy to continue to use the Beaver Valley Plant to meet existing commitments in the PJM capacity markets and to serve native load. Other market participants also submitted filings contesting Duquesne’s plans.

On January 17, 2008, the FERC conditionally approved Duquesne’s request to exit PJM. Among other conditions, the FERC obligated Duquesne to pay the PJM capacity obligations through May 31, 2011. The FERC’s order took notice of the numerous transmission and other issues raised by FirstEnergy and other parties to the proceeding, but did not provide any responsive rulings or other guidance. Rather, the FERC ordered Duquesne to make a compliance filing in forty-five days detailing how Duquesne will satisfy its obligations under the PJM Transmission Owners’ Agreement. The FERC likewise directed the MISO to submit detailed plans to integrate Duquesne into the MISO. Finally, the FERC directed MISO and PJM to work together to resolve the substantive and procedural issues implicated by Duquesne’s transition into the MISO. These issues remain unresolved. If Duquesne satisfies all of the obligations set by the FERC, its planned transition date is October 9, 2008.

On March 18, 2008, the PJM Power Providers Group filed a request for emergency clarification regarding whether Duquesne-zone generators (including the Beaver Valley Plant) could participate in PJM’s May 2008 auction for the 2011-2012 RPM delivery year. FirstEnergy and the other Duquesne-zone generators filed responsive pleadings. On April 18, 2008, the FERC issued its Order on Motion for Emergency Clarification, wherein the FERC ruled that although the status of the Duquesne-zone generators will change to “External Resource” upon Duquesne’s exit from PJM, these generators can contract with PJM for the transmission reservations necessary to participate in the May 2008 auction. FirstEnergy has complied with FERC’s order by obtaining executed transmission service agreements for firm point-to-point transmission service for the 2011-2012 delivery year and, as such, FirstEnergy satisfies the criteria to bid the Beaver Valley Plant into the May 2008 RPM auction. Notwithstanding these events, on April 30, 2008 and May 1, 2008, certain members of the PJM Power Providers Group filed further pleadings on these issues. On May 2, 2008, FirstEnergy filed a responsive pleading. FirstEnergy is participating in the May 2008 RPM auction for the 2011-2012 RPM delivery year.

MISO Resource Adequacy Proposal

MISO made a filing on December 28, 2007 that would create an enforceable planning reserve requirement in the MISO tariff for load serving entities such as the Ohio Companies, Penn Power, and FES. This requirement is proposed to become effective for the planning year beginning June 1, 2009. The filing would permit MISO to establish the reserve margin requirement for load serving entities based upon a one day loss of load in ten years standard, unless the state utility regulatory agency establishes a different planning reserve for load serving entities in its state. FirstEnergy generally supports the proposal as it promotes a mechanism that will result in long-term commitments from both load-serving entities and resources, including both generation and demand side resources that are necessary for reliable resource adequacy and planning in the MISO footprint. Comments on the filing were filed on January 28, 2008. The FERC approved MISO’s Resource Adequacy proposal on March 26, 2008. Rehearing requests are pending on the FERC’s March 26 Order. A compliance filing establishing the enforcement mechanism for the reserve margin requirement is due on or before June 25, 2008.

Organized Wholesale Power Markets

On February 21, 2008, the FERC issued a NOPR through which it proposes to adopt new rules that it states will “improve operations in organized electric markets, boost competition and bring additional benefits to consumers.” The proposed rule addresses demand response and market pricing during reserve shortages, long-term power contracting, market-monitoring policies, and responsiveness of RTOs and ISOs to stakeholders and customers. FirstEnergy does not believe that the proposed rule will have a significant impact on its operations. Comments on the NOPR were filed on April 18, 2008.

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12.  NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

SFAS 157 - “Fair Value Measurements”141(R) – “Business Combinations”

In September 2006,December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 157 that141(R), which requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction; establishes how companies should measurethe acquisition-date fair value whenas the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed; and requires the acquirer to disclose to investors and other users all of the information they are requiredneed to use a fair value measure for recognition or disclosure purposes under GAAP. This Statement addressesevaluate and understand the nature and financial effect of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) attempts to reduce the complexity of existing GAAP related to business combinations. The Standard includes both core principles and pertinent application guidance, eliminating the need for increased consistencynumerous EITF issues and comparabilityother interpretative guidance. SFAS 141(R) will affect business combinations entered into by FirstEnergy that close after January 1, 2009. In addition, the Standard also affects the accounting for changes in fair value measurementstax valuation allowances made after January 1, 2009, that were established as part of a business combination prior to the implementation of this Standard. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this Standard on its financial statements.

SFAS 160 - “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an Amendment of ARB No. 51”

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160 that establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. The key changes to current practice are: (1) the definitiondeconsolidation of fair value which focuses ona subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an exit price rather than entry price; (2)ownership interest in the methods used to measure fair value suchconsolidated entity that should be reported as emphasis that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement, as well asequity in the inclusion of an adjustment for risk, restrictions and credit standing; and (3) the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements.consolidated financial statements. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years, beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those years. The Companies are currently evaluating the impact of this Statement on their respective financial statements.

EITF 06-10 - “Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Collateral
Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements”

In March 2007, the EITF reached a final consensus on Issue 06-10 concluding that an employer should recognize a liability for the postretirement obligation associated with a collateral assignment split-dollar life insurance arrangement if, based on the substantive arrangement with the employee, the employer has agreed to maintain a life insurance policy during the employee’s retirement or provide the employee with a death benefit. The liability should be recognized in accordance with SFAS 106if, in substance, a postretirement plan exists or APB 12 if the arrangement is, in substance, an individual deferred compensation contract. The EITF also reached a consensus that the employer should recognize and measure the associated asset on the basis of the terms of the collateral assignment arrangement. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2007, including interim periods within those years.2008. Early adoption is prohibited. The Companies doStatement is not expect this pronouncementexpected to have a material impact on FirstEnergy’s financial statements.

SFAS 161 - “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133”

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS 161, which requires enhancements to the current disclosure framework for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The Statement requires that objectives for using derivative instruments be disclosed in terms of underlying risk and accounting designation. This disclosure is intended to better convey the purpose of derivatives use in terms of the risks that the entity is intending to manage. The FASB believes disclosing the fair values of derivative instruments and their respectivegains and losses in a tabular format is designed to provide a more complete picture of the location in an entity’s financial statements of both the derivative positions existing at period end and the effect of using derivatives during the reporting period. Disclosing information about credit-risk-related contingent features is designed to provide financial statement users information on the potential effect on an entity’s liquidity from using derivatives. Finally, this Statement requires cross-referencing within the footnotes, which is intended to help users of financial statements locate important information about derivative instruments. FirstEnergy is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this Standard on its financial statements.

13.  SEGMENT INFORMATION

FirstEnergy has three reportable operating segments: energy delivery services, competitive energy services and Ohio transitional generation services. The “Other” segment primarily consists of telecommunications services. The assets and revenues for the other business operations are below the quantifiable threshold for operating segments for separate disclosure as “reportable operating segments.”

The energy delivery services segment designs, constructs, operates and maintains FirstEnergy's regulated transmission and distribution systems and is responsible for the regulated generation commodity operations of FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania and New Jersey electric utility subsidiaries. Its revenues are primarily derived from the delivery of electricity, cost recovery of regulatory assets and default service electric generation sales to non-shopping customers in its Pennsylvania and New Jersey franchise areas. Its results reflect the commodity costs of securing electric generation from FES under partial requirements purchased power agreements and from non-affiliated power suppliers as well as the net PJM transmission expenses related to the delivery of that generation load.

The competitive energy services segment supplies electric power to its electric utility affiliates, provides competitive electric sales primarily in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Michigan, owns or leases and operates FirstEnergy’s generating facilities and purchases electricity to meet its sales obligations. The segment's net income is primarily derived from the affiliated company PSA sales and the non-affiliated electric generation sales revenues less the related costs of electricity generation, including purchased power and net transmission (including congestion) and ancillary costs charged by PJM and MISO to deliver electricity to the segment’s customers. The segment’s internal revenues represent the affiliated company PSA sales.

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The Ohio transitional generation services segment represents the regulated generation commodity operations of FirstEnergy’s Ohio electric utility subsidiaries. Its revenues are primarily derived from electric generation sales to non-shopping customers under the PLR obligations of the Ohio Companies. Its results reflect the purchase of electricity from the competitive energy services segment through full-requirements PSA arrangements, the deferral and amortization of certain fuel costs authorized for recovery by the energy delivery services segment and the net MISO transmission revenues and expenses related to the delivery of generation load. This segment’s total assets consist of accounts receivable for generation revenues from retail customers.

Segment Financial Information                
        Ohio          
  Energy  Competitive  Transitional          
  Delivery  Energy  Generation     Reconciling    
Three Months Ended Services  Services  Services  Other  Adjustments  Consolidated 
  (In millions) 
March 31, 2008                  
External revenues $2,212  $329  $707  $40  $(11) $3,277 
Internal revenues  -   776   -   -   (776)  - 
Total revenues  2,212   1,105   707   40   (787)  3,277 
Depreciation and amortization  255   53   4   -   5   317 
Investment income  45   (6)  1   -   (23)  17 
Net interest charges  103   27   -   -   41   171 
Income taxes  119   58   15   14   (19)  187 
Net income  179   87   23   22   (35)  276 
Total assets  23,211   8,108   257   281   558   32,415 
Total goodwill  5,582   24   -   -   -   5,606 
Property additions  255   462   -   12   (18)  711 
                         
March 31, 2007                        
External revenues $2,040  $321  $619  $12  $(19) $2,973 
Internal revenues  -   714   -   -   (714)  - 
Total revenues  2,040   1,035   619   12   (733)  2,973 
Depreciation and amortization  220   51   (15)  1   6   263 
Investment income  70   3   1   -   (41)  33 
Net interest charges  107   49   1   2   21   180 
Income taxes  148   65   15   5   (33)  200 
Net income  218   98   24   1   (51)  290 
Total assets  23,526   7,089   246   254   675   31,790 
Total goodwill  5,874   24   -   -   -   5,898 
Property additions  155   124   -   1   16   296 

Reconciling adjustments to segment operating results from internal management reporting to consolidated external financial reporting primarily consist of interest expense related to holding company debt, corporate support services revenues and expenses and elimination of intersegment transactions.

14.  SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR INFORMATION

On July 13, 2007, FGCO completed a sale and leaseback transaction for its 93.825% undivided interest in Bruce Mansfield Unit 1. FES has unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed all of FGCO’s obligations under each of the leases. The related lessor notes and pass through certificates are not guaranteed by FES or FGCO, but the notes are secured by, among other things, each lessor trust’s undivided interest in Unit 1, rights and interests under the applicable lease and rights and interests under other related agreements, including FES’ lease guaranty.

The consolidating statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, consolidating balance sheets as of March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007 and condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 for FES (parent and guarantor), FGCO and NGC (non-guarantor) are presented below. Investments in wholly owned subsidiaries are accounted for by FES using the equity method. Results of operations for FGCO and NGC are, therefore, reflected in FES’ investment accounts and earnings as if operating lease treatment was achieved. The principal elimination entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions and reflect operating lease treatment associated with the 2007 Bruce Mansfield Unit 1 sale and leaseback transaction.

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FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 
                
CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF INCOME 
(Unaudited) 
                
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 FES  FGCO  NGC  Eliminations  Consolidated 
  (In thousands) 
                
REVENUES $1,099,848  $567,701  $325,684  $(894,117) $1,099,116 
                     
EXPENSES:                    
Fuel  2,138   291,239   28,312   -   321,689 
Purchased power from non-affiliates  206,724   -   -   -   206,724 
Purchased power from affiliates  891,979   2,138   25,485   (894,117)  25,485 
Other operating expenses  37,596   107,167   139,595   12,188   296,546 
Provision for depreciation  307   26,599   24,194   (1,358)  49,742 
General taxes  5,415   11,570   6,212   -   23,197 
Total expenses  1,144,159   438,713   223,798   (883,287)  923,383 
                     
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)  (44,311)  128,988   101,886   (10,830)  175,733 
                     
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):                    
Miscellaneous income (expense), including                    
net income from equity investees  121,725   (1,208)  (6,537)  (116,884)  (2,904)
Interest expense to affiliates  (82)  (5,289)  (1,839)  -   (7,210)
Interest expense - other  (3,978)  (25,968)  (11,018)  16,429   (24,535)
Capitalized interest  21   6,228   414   -   6,663 
Total other income (expense)  117,686   (26,237)  (18,980)  (100,455)  (27,986)
                     
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  73,375   102,751   82,906   (111,285)  147,747 
                     
INCOME TAXES (BENEFIT)  (16,609)  39,285   32,764   2,323   57,763 
                     
NET INCOME $89,984  $63,466  $50,142  $(113,608) $89,984 
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CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF INCOME 
(Unaudited) 
                
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 FES  FGCO  NGC  Eliminations  Consolidated 
  (In thousands) 
                
REVENUES $1,019,387  $551,355  $234,091  $(786,540) $1,018,293 
                     
EXPENSES:                    
Fuel  2,367   201,231   29,937   -   233,535 
Purchased power from non-affiliates  186,203   2,367   -   (2,367)  186,203 
Purchased power from affiliates  784,172   59,069   17,415   (784,173)  76,483 
Other operating expenses  51,249   99,095   113,252   -   263,596 
Provision for depreciation  453   24,936   22,621   -   48,010 
General taxes  4,934   10,568   6,216   -   21,718 
Total expenses  1,029,378   397,266   189,441   (786,540)  829,545 
                     
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)  (9,991)  154,089   44,650   -   188,748 
                     
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):                    
Miscellaneous income (expense), including                    
net income from equity investees  113,948   916   5,200   (100,332)  19,732 
Interest expense to affiliates  -   (24,331)  (5,115)  -   (29,446)
Interest expense - other  (1,385)  (6,760)  (9,213)  -   (17,358)
Capitalized interest  5   2,099   1,105   -   3,209 
Total other income (expense)  112,568   (28,076)  (8,023)  (100,332)  (23,863)
                     
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  102,577   126,013   36,627   (100,332)  164,885 
                     
INCOME TAXES  73   49,289   13,019   -   62,381 
                     
NET INCOME $102,504  $76,724  $23,608  $(100,332) $102,504 

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FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 
                
CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS 
(Unaudited) 
                
As of March 31, 2008 FES  FGCO  NGC  Eliminations  Consolidated 
  (In thousands) 
ASSETS               
                
CURRENT ASSETS:               
Cash and cash equivalents $2  $-  $-  $-  $2 
Receivables-                    
Customers  125,116   -   -   -   125,116 
Associated companies  285,350   231,049   96,852   (295,511)  317,740 
Other  1,174   1,050   -       2,224 
Notes receivable from associated companies  668,376   -   69,011   -   737,387 
Materials and supplies, at average cost  2,849   264,501   207,275   -   474,625 
Prepayments and other  107,798   26,208   1,728   -   135,734 
   1,190,665   522,808   374,866   (295,511)  1,792,828 
                     
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:                    
In service  35,302   5,359,381   3,700,973   (391,896)  8,703,760 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  7,810   2,655,103   1,537,747   (168,115)  4,032,545 
   27,492   2,704,278   2,163,226   (223,781)  4,671,215 
Construction work in progress  10,792   881,899   165,389   -   1,058,080 
   38,284   3,586,177   2,328,615   (223,781)  5,729,295 
                     
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:                    
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  -   -   1,263,338   -   1,263,338 
Long-term notes receivable from associated companies  -   -   62,900   -   62,900 
Investment in associated companies  2,598,022   -   -   (2,598,022)  - 
Other  2,529   21,657   202   -   24,388 
   2,600,551   21,657   1,326,440   (2,598,022)  1,350,626 
                     
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:                    
Accumulated deferred income taxes  10,518   495,131   -   (248,666)  256,983 
Lease assignment receivable from associated companies  -   67,256   -   -   67,256 
Goodwill  24,248       -   -   24,248 
Property taxes  -   25,007   22,767   -   47,774 
Pension assets  3,214   12,856   -   -   16,070 
Unamortized sale and leaseback costs  -   38,120   -   47,575   85,695 
Other  18,177   49,393   5,188   (37,939)  34,819 
   56,157   687,763   27,955   (239,030)  532,845 
  $3,885,657  $4,818,405  $4,057,876  $(3,356,344) $9,405,594 
                     
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION                    
                     
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                    
Currently payable long-term debt $-  $738,087  $887,265  $(16,896) $1,608,456 
Notes payable-                    
Associated companies  -   885,760   260,199   -   1,145,959 
Other  700,000   -   -   -   700,000 
Accounts payable-                    
Associated companies  554,844   1,419   119,773   (270,368)  405,668 
Other  55,614   130,090   -   -   185,704 
Accrued taxes  3,378   116,383   47,292   (24,219)  142,834 
Other  85,100   107,791   9,731   45,484   248,106 
   1,398,936   1,979,530   1,324,260   (265,999)  4,436,727 
                     
CAPITALIZATION:                    
Common stockholder's equity  2,460,215   1,011,907   1,579,614   (2,591,521)  2,460,215 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  -   1,320,773   62,900   (1,305,717)  77,956 
   2,460,215   2,332,680   1,642,514   (3,897,238)  2,538,171 
                     
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:                    
Deferred gain on sale and leaseback transaction  -   -   -   1,051,871   1,051,871 
Accumulated deferred income taxes  -   -   244,978   (244,978)  - 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits  -   35,350   24,619   -   59,969 
Asset retirement obligations  -   24,947   798,739   -   823,686 
Retirement benefits  9,332   56,016   -   -   65,348 
Property taxes  -   25,329   22,766   -   48,095 
Lease market valuation liability  -   341,881   -   -   341,881 
Other  17,174   22,672   -   -   39,846 
   26,506   506,195   1,091,102   806,893   2,430,696 
  $3,885,657  $4,818,405  $4,057,876  $(3,356,344) $9,405,594 
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CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS 
(Unaudited) 
                
As of December 31, 2007 FES  FGCO  NGC  Eliminations  Consolidated 
  (In thousands) 
ASSETS               
                
CURRENT ASSETS:               
Cash and cash equivalents $2  $-  $-  $-  $2 
Receivables-                    
Customers  133,846   -   -   -   133,846 
Associated companies  327,715   237,202   98,238   (286,656)  376,499 
Other  2,845   978   -   -   3,823 
Notes receivable from associated companies  23,772   -   69,012   -   92,784 
Materials and supplies, at average cost  195   215,986   210,834   -   427,015 
Prepayments and other  67,981   21,605   2,754   -   92,340 
    556,356   475,771   380,838   (286,656)  1,126,309 
                     
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:                    
In service  25,513   5,065,373   3,595,964   (392,082)  8,294,768 
Less - Accumulated provision for depreciation  7,503   2,553,554   1,497,712   (166,756)  3,892,013 
   18,010   2,511,819   2,098,252   (225,326)  4,402,755 
Construction work in progress  1,176   571,672   188,853   -   761,701 
   19,186   3,083,491   2,287,105   (225,326)  5,164,456 
                     
OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS:                    
Nuclear plant decommissioning trusts  -   -   1,332,913   -   1,332,913 
Long-term notes receivable from associated  companies  -   -   62,900   -   62,900 
Investment in associated companies  2,516,838   -   -   (2,516,838)  - 
Other  2,732   37,071   201   -   40,004 
   2,519,570   37,071   1,396,014   (2,516,838)  1,435,817 
                     
DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS:                    
Accumulated deferred income taxes  16,978   522,216   -   (262,271)  276,923 
Lease assignment receivable from associated companies  -   215,258   -   -   215,258 
Goodwill  24,248   -   -   -   24,248 
Property taxes  -   25,007   22,767   -   47,774 
Pension asset  3,217   13,506   -   -   16,723 
Unamortized sale and leaseback costs  -   27,597   -   43,206   70,803 
Other  22,956   52,971   6,159   (38,133)  43,953 
   67,399   856,555   28,926   (257,198)  695,682 
TOTAL ASSETS $3,162,511  $4,452,888  $4,092,883  $(3,286,018) $8,422,264 
                     
LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION                    
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                    
Currently payable long-term debt $-  $596,827  $861,265  $(16,896) $1,441,196 
Short-term borrowings-                    
Associated companies  -   238,786   25,278   -   264,064 
Other  300,000   -   -   -   300,000 
Accounts payable-                    
Associated companies  287,029   175,965   268,926   (286,656)  445,264 
Other  56,194   120,927   -   -   177,121 
Accrued taxes  18,831   125,227   28,229   (836)  171,451 
Other  57,705   131,404   11,972   36,725   237,806 
   719,759   1,389,136   1,195,670   (267,663)  3,036,902 
                     
CAPITALIZATION:                    
Common stockholder's equity  2,414,231   951,542   1,562,069   (2,513,611)  2,414,231 
Long-term debt and other long-term obligations  -   1,597,028   242,400   (1,305,716)  533,712 
   2,414,231   2,548,570   1,804,469   (3,819,327)  2,947,943 
                     
NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:                    
Deferred gain on sale and leaseback transaction  -   -   -   1,060,119   1,060,119 
Accumulated deferred income taxes  -   -   259,147   (259,147)  - 
Accumulated deferred investment tax credits  -   36,054   25,062   -   61,116 
Asset retirement obligations  -   24,346   785,768   -   810,114 
Retirement benefits  8,721   54,415   -   -   63,136 
Property taxes  -   25,328   22,767   -   48,095 
Lease market valuation liability  -   353,210   -   -   353,210 
Other  19,800   21,829   -   -   41,629 
   28,521   515,182   1,092,744   800,972   2,437,419 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITALIZATION $3,162,511  $4,452,888  $4,092,883  $(3,286,018) $8,422,264 

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FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 
                
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(Unaudited) 
                
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 FES  FGCO  NGC  Eliminations  Consolidated 
  (In thousands) 
                
NET CASH PROVIDED FROM (USED FOR)               
OPERATING ACTIVITIES $273,827  $(122,171) $8,108  $188  $159,952 
                     
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                    
New Financing-                    
Short-term borrowings, net  400,000   646,975   234,921   -   1,281,896 
Redemptions and Repayments-                    
Long-term debt  -   (135,063)  (153,540)  -   (288,603)
Common stock dividend payments  (10,000)  -   -   -   (10,000)
     Net cash provided from financing activities  390,000   511,912   81,381   -   983,293 
                     
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                    
Property additions  (19,406)  (375,391)  (81,545)  (187)  (476,529)
Proceeds from asset sales  -   5,088   -   -   5,088 
Sales of investment securities held in trusts  -   -   173,123   -   173,123 
Purchases of investment securities held in trusts  -   -   (181,079)  -   (181,079)
Loans to associated companies, net  (644,604)  -   -   -   (644,604)
Other  183   (19,438)  12   (1)  (19,244)
   Net cash used for investing activities  (663,827)  (389,741)  (89,489)  (188)  (1,143,245)
                     
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  -   -   -   -   - 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  2   -   -   -   2 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $2  $-  $-  $-  $2 

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FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP. 
                
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(Unaudited) 
                
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 FES  FGCO  NGC  Eliminations  Consolidated 
  (In thousands) 
                
NET CASH PROVIDED FROM               
OPERATING ACTIVITIES $65,870  $55,003  $177,456  $-  $298,329 
                     
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                    
New Financing-                    
Equity contribution from parent  700,000   700,000   -   (700,000)  700,000 
Short-term borrowings, net  250,000   -   -   (52,269)  197,731 
Redemptions and Repayments-                    
Long-term debt  -   (616,728)  (128,716)  -   (745,444)
Short-term borrowings, net  -   (52,269)  -   52,269   - 
      Net cash provided from (used for) financing activities  950,000   31,003   (128,716)  (700,000)  152,287 
                     
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                    
Property additions  (214)  (81,400)  (35,892)  -   (117,506)
Sales of investment securities held in trusts  -   -   178,632   -   178,632 
Purchases of investment securities held in trusts  -   -   (188,076)  -   (188,076)
Loans to associated companies, net  (316,003)  -   (3,895)  -   (319,898)
Investment in subsidiary  (700,000)  -   -   700,000   - 
Other  347   (4,606)  491   -   (3,768)
   Net cash used for investing activities  (1,015,870)  (86,006)  (48,740)  700,000   (450,616)
                     
Net change in cash and cash equivalents  -   -   -   -   - 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  2   -   -   -   2 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $2  $-  $-  $-  $2 



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ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Market Risk Information” in Item 2 above.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES – FIRSTENERGY

The applicable registrant'sFirstEnergy’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer have reviewed and evaluated the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures. The term disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other procedures of a registrant that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under that Act is accumulated and communicated to the registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, those officers have concluded that the applicable registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective and were designed to bring to their attention material information relating to the registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries by others within those entities.

(b)CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS

During the quarter ended March 31, 2007,2008, there were no changes in FirstEnergy’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES – FES, OE, CEI, TE, JCP&L, MET-ED AND PENELEC

(a)    EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Each registrant's chief executive officer and chief financial officer have reviewed and evaluated such registrant's disclosure controls and procedures. The term disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other procedures of a registrant that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under that Act is accumulated and communicated to the registrant's management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, those officers have concluded that such registrant's disclosure controls and procedures are effective and were designed to bring to their attention material information relating to such registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries by others within those entities.

(b)    CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS

During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, there were no changes in the registrants' internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants' internal control over financial reportingreporting.



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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Information required for Part II, Item 1 is incorporated by reference to the discussions in Notes 910 and 1011 of the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS

See Item 1A RISK FACTORS in Part I of the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20062007 for a discussion of the risk factors of FirstEnergy and the subsidiary registrants. For the quarter ended March 31, 2007,2008, there have been no material changes to these risk factors.

ITEM 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(c)FirstEnergy

The table below includes information on a monthly basis regarding purchases made by FirstEnergy of its common stock.


 
Period
  Period 
 
January 1-31,
 
February 1-28,
 
March 1-31,
 
First
  January 1-31, February 1-29, March 1-31, First 
 
2007
 
2007
 
2007
 
Quarter
  
2008
 
2008
 
2008
 
Quarter
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased (a)
 62,469 226,418 15,272,836 15,561,723  329,106 16,853 988,386 1,334,345 
Average Price Paid per Share $59.61 $63.78 $62.69 $62.69  $76.56 $71.68 $68.55 $70.57 
Total Number of Shares Purchased                  
As Part of Publicly Announced Plans
                  
or Programs (b)
 - - 14,370,110 14,370,110  
-
 
-
 
-
 
-
 
Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar                  
Value) of Shares that May Yet Be
                  
Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
 16,000,000 16,000,000 1,629,890 1,629,890  - - - - 

(a)
Share amounts reflect purchases on the open market to satisfy FirstEnergy's obligations to deliver common stock under its
Executive and Director 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan, Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors, Executive Deferred
Compensation Plan, Savings Plan and Stock Investment Plan. In addition, such amounts reflect shares tendered by employees
to pay the exercise price or withholding taxes upon exercise of stock options granted under the 2007 Incentive Compensation Plan and the Executive and Director Incentive
Deferred Compensation Plan, and shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans.
  
(b)
FirstEnergy publicly announced, on January 30,On December 10, 2007, aFirstEnergy’s plan to repurchase up to 16 million shares of its common stock through
June 30, 2008. On March 2, 2007, FirstEnergy repurchased approximately 14.4 million shares, or 4.5%, of its outstanding
common stock under this plan through an accelerated share repurchase program with an affiliate of Morgan Stanley and Co.,
Incorporated at an initial price of $62.63 per share.
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ITEM 6.EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number
 
 
FirstEnergy
 
   
 10.1
Confirmation dated March 1, 2007 between FirstEnergy Corp. and Morgan Stanley and Co.,
International Limited (1)
10.2
Form of U.S. $250,000,000 Credit Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2007, between FirstEnergy
Corp., as Borrower, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Lender. FirstEnergy(2)
 10.3
Form of Guaranty dated as of March 2, 2007, between FirstEnergy Corp., as Guarantor, and
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Lender under a U.S. $250,000,000 Credit Agreement,
dated as of March 2, 2007, with FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., as Borrower.
 12Fixed charge ratios
 15Letter from independent registered public accounting firm
 31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).13a-14(a)
 31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).13a-14(a)
 32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
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FES
31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
OE
12Fixed charge ratios
15Letter from independent registered public accounting firm
31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
CEI
31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
TE
31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
JCP&L
31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
Met-Ed
 
 31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)
32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
Penelec
 
 12Fixed charge ratios
 15Letter from independent registered public accounting firm
 31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).13a-14(a)
 31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).13a-14(a)
 32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
CEI
  4
Officer’s Certificate (including the form of 5.70% Senior Notes due 2017), dated as of March 27,
2007(Form 8-K dated March 28, 2007, Exhibit 4).
31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).
31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).
32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
TE
31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).
31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).
32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
JCP&L
12Fixed charge ratios
31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).
31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).
32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
Met-Ed
12Fixed charge ratios
31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).
31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).
32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
Penelec
12Fixed charge ratios
15Letter from independent registered public accounting firm
31.1Certification of chief executive officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).
31.2Certification of chief financial officer, as adopted pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-(e).
32Certification of chief executive officer and chief financial officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.


(1)  
Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of the Exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed
separately with the SEC.

(2)  
A substantially similar agreement, dated as of the same date and in the same amount, was executed and delivered by
the registrant’s subsidiary, FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., for which the registrant provided its guaranty in the form filed as
Exhibit 10.2 above, all as described in the registrant’s Form 8-K filed March 5, 2007.
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Pursuant to reporting requirements of respective financings, FirstEnergy, OE JCP&L, Met-Ed and Penelec are required to file fixed charge ratios as an exhibit to this Form 10-Q.

Pursuant to paragraph (b)(4)(iii)(A) of Item 601 of Regulation S-K, neither FirstEnergy, FES, OE, CEI, TE, JCP&L, Met-Ed nor Penelec have filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-Q any instrument with respect to long-term debt if the respective total amount of securities authorized thereunder does not exceed 10% of its respective total assets, but each hereby agrees to furnish to the SEC on request any such documents.


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SIGNATURESIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



May 9, 20078, 2008





 
FIRSTENERGY CORP.
 Registrant
  
 
OHIO EDISON COMPANY
FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP.
 Registrant
  
 
THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC
ILLUMINATINGOHIO EDISON COMPANY
 Registrant
  
 
THE TOLEDO EDISONCLEVELAND ELECTRIC
ILLUMINATING COMPANY
 Registrant
  
 
JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHTTHE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY
 Registrant
  
 
METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
 Registrant
  
 
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
 Registrant





 
/s/Harvey L. Wagner
 Harvey L. Wagner
 Vice President, Controller
 and Chief Accounting Officer






JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
Registrant
/s/  Paulette R. Chatman
Paulette R. Chatman
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)

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