AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year, Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power) invites customers to show off their best and brightest outdoor holiday light displays by entering its "Merry & Bright" Holiday Lights Photo Contest.

Participants can enter by submitting a photo of their home's outdoor holiday lights at the Penn Power Facebook page (www.facebook.com/PennPower) from Nov. 28 until Dec. 18. Up to 10 finalists will be selected by Penn Power based on criteria such as creativity and number of lights. Finalists' photos will be posted on Facebook for public voting from Dec. 19 until Dec. 26.

The grand prize winner will receive a $250 Visa(® )gift card and the first prize winner will receive a $100 gift card.

More information, including complete contest rules, will be posted to the Penn Power Facebook page. The "Merry & Bright" contest is open only to Penn Power customers who are legal residents of Pennsylvania and who are at least 18 years of age. Only one entry per household will be accepted. Employees and family members of FirstEnergy, Penn Power or its advertising agency are not eligible.

Photos of the winning entries from 2015 can be found on Flickr.

Penn Power is a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) and serves more than 160,000 customers in all or parts of Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Lawrence, and Mercer counties in western Pennsylvania. Follow Penn Power on Twitter @Penn_Power, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PennPower, and online at www.pennpower.com.

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SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.