AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer James F. Pearson will give a presentation at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference on Thursday, September 10, 2015, at approximately 10:25 a.m. EDT. The presentation will include a general overview of FirstEnergy, as well as an update on the company's progress on key initiatives and longer-term goals.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available on FirstEnergy's investor information website, www.firstenergycorp.com/ir, by clicking the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference link. The webcast will also be archived on FirstEnergy's website.

FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York. Its generation subsidiaries control nearly 17,000 megawatts of capacity from a diversified mix of scrubbed coal, non-emitting nuclear, natural gas, hydro and other renewables. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.

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