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/ Michael J. Anderson
_______________________
Michael J. Anderson




State of Ohio	)
		)  ss:
County of Summit)


The foregoing Power of Attorney was acknowledged
before me this 17th day of May, 2011, by Michael J. Anderson.


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