FirstEnergy Severe Summer Storm Outage Update

AKRON, Ohio, July 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Service has been restored to more than 450,000 FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia who lost power following last Friday's devastating wind and thunderstorms.

Crews continue working around-the-clock and through the holiday to restore power to more than 111,000 customers who remain without power.  The current FirstEnergy storm-related outage totals by utility include:

• Mon Power – 105,200 customers
• Potomac Edison – 6,000 customers

To report an outage, customers should call 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877).

For updated information on storm restoration, current outage maps, FirstEnergy's storm restoration process and tips for staying safe after a storm, go to www.firstenergycorp.com/outages.  

Outage information is also available via the company's Twitter accounts: @MonPowerWV and @PotomacEdison.

SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.