POWER OF ATTORNEY


Know all persons by these present that the undersigned
hereby constitutes and appoints each of Rhonda S. Ferguson,
Daniel M. Dunlap, Jacqueline S. Cooper and
Edward J. Udovich, signing singly, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorney in fact to:

(1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,
in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or
employee of FirstEnergy Corp. and/or any of its
subsidiaries and affiliates (referred to as the ?Company?),
as applicable, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (?Section 16?) and Form 144 (?Form 144?)
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933
(?Rule 144?) and the rules thereunder;

(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4, 5 or 144 and
file such form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar
authority; and

(3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever
in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion
of such attorney in fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of, or legally required by the undersigned;
it being understood that the documents executed by such
attorney in fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney in
fact may approve in such attorney in fact's reasonable
discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney
in fact full power and authority to do and perform
any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of
any of the rights and powers herein granted,
as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney in fact shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.

The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys in fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 or Rule 144.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer required
to file Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys in fact.
Additionally, this Power of Attorney revokes any
and all previous Power of Attorney forms for this
same purpose which was entered into by the undersigned.

This Power of Attorney shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the law of the State of
Ohio, regardless of the law that might be applied
under principles of conflict of laws.


The undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 17th day of May, 2011.


/s/ Robert B. Heisler Jr.
 _______________________
 Robert B. Heisler Jr.






State of Ohio	)
		)  ss:
County of Summit)


The foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged before
me this 17th day of May, 2011, by Robert B. Heisler Jr.


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