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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | The following table reconciles the FirstEnergy effective income tax rate to the federal income tax statutory rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
FirstEnergy |  | For the Three Months Ended September 30, |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
|  | (In millions)
Income before income taxes |  | $ | 610 |  |  | $ | 560 |  |  | $ | 1,556 |  |  | $ | 1,125 |
Federal income tax expense at the 21% statutory rate |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 118 |  |  | $ | 327 |  |  | $ | 236 |
Increases (reductions) in tax expense resulting from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State and municipal income taxes, net of federal tax benefit |  | 34 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 76 |
AFUDC equity and other flow-through |  | (15) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (34) |  |  | (19) |
Deductions associated with certain equity method investments |  | — |  |  | (14) |  |  | — |  |  | (14) |
Tax related to FE’s equity interest earnings from FET |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 13 |
Excess deferred tax amortization |  | (8) |  |  | (13) |  |  | (33) |  |  | (40) |
Nondeductible SEC and OAG settlements |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 27 |
Remeasurement of excess deferred income taxes |  | (70) |  |  | (21) |  |  | (70) |  |  | (21) |
Valuation allowances |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | — |  |  | 33 |
Other, net |  | 5 |  |  | (4) |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Total income taxes |  | $ | 78 |  |  | $ | 94 |  |  | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | 294 |
Effective income tax rate |  | 12.8 | % |  | 16.8 | % |  | 18.8 | % |  | 26.1 | %
The following table reconciles the JCP&L effective income tax rate to the federal income tax statutory rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
JCP&L |  | For the Three Months Ended September 30, |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
|  | (In millions)
Income before income taxes |  | $ | 160 |  |  | $ | 150 |  |  | $ | 313 |  |  | $ | 216 |
Federal income tax expense at the 21% statutory rate |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 66 |  |  | $ | 45 |
Increases (reductions) in tax expense resulting from: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit |  | 11 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 15 |
AFUDC equity and other flow-through |  | (2) |  |  | — |  |  | (5) |  |  | — |
Excess deferred tax amortization |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (3) |  |  | (4) |
Other, net |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | 2 |
Total income taxes |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | 58 |
Effective income tax rate |  | 25.6 | % |  | 27.3 | % |  | 25.2 | % |  | 26.9 | %

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