
	FirstEnergy Corporation&nbsp;is a diversified&nbsp;energy company&nbsp;headquartered in&nbsp;Akron,&nbsp;Ohio. Its subsidiaries and affiliates are involved in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, as well as energy management and other energy-related services. Its ten electric utility operating companies comprise the nation&rsquo;s largest investor-owned electric system, based on serving 6 million customers within a 67,000-square-mile (170,000&nbsp;km2) area of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and New York. Its generation subsidiaries control more than 23,000 megawatts of capacity, and its distribution lines span over 194,000 miles. In 2007, FirstEnergy ranked 212 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest public corporations in America.
