Water and Ice Available to Those Without Power in Mon Power, Potomac Edison, West Penn Power and Ohio Edison Service Areas

AKRON, Ohio, July 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Customers of Mon Power, Potomac Edison, West Penn Power and Ohio Edison who remain without power following Friday's severe storms can receive one bag of ice and two gallons of water at no charge from participating stores as storm-restoration efforts continue. 

Participating stores and locations in West Virginia include:

Kroger, 211 N. Marshall Street, Benwood

Kroger, 100 St. Thomas Drive, Weirton

Beginning at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 2, and continuing from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. while power restoration continues, water and ice will be available at the following West Virginia locations:

Lowes, 494 Emily Drive, Clarksburg

Lowes, 20 Gateway Boulevard, Lewisburg

Lowes, 14725 Apple Harvest Drive, Martinsburg -- water only

Braxton County Office of Emergency Services, 685 Days Drive, Sutton

Lowes, 1300 Grand Central Avenue, Vienna -- water only

Participating stores in Maryland include:

Martin's, 739 Park Street Extended, Cumberland

Martin's, 1320 Londontown Boulevard, Eldersburg

Giant Eagle, 1305 West 7th, Frederick

Giant Eagle, 1275 West Patrick Street, Frederick

Martin's, 1729 Dual Highway, Hagerstown

Martin's, 1650 C. Wesel Boulevard, Hagerstown

Martin's, 18726 North Pointe Drive, Hagerstown

Martin's, 12101 Winchester Road, LaVale

Martin's, 24 Rising Sun Towne Center, Rising Sun

Participating stores in Pennsylvania include:

Giant Eagle, 510 East Pitt Street, Bedford

Giant Eagle, 300 Tri County Plaza, Belle Vernon

Giant Eagle, 155 Wilson Road, Bentleyville

Giant Eagle, 1025 Washington Pike, Bridgeville

Giant Eagle, 4810 Old William Penn Highway, Export

Giant Eagle, 3701 Route 88, Finleyville

Giant Eagle, 6204 Route 30, Greensburg

Giant Eagle, 5142 Route 30, Suite 140, Greensburg

Giant Eagle, 2000 Penny Lane Drive, Jeanette

Giant Eagle, 1050 Mt. Laurel Plaza, Latrobe

Giant Eagle, 41 Towne Center Drive, Leechburg

Giant Eagle, 117 South Walnut Street, Ligonier

Giant Foods, 360 South 2nd Street, McConnellsburg

Giant Eagle, 200 Station Street, McDonald

Giant Eagle, 3812 O'Neil Boulevard, McKeesport

Giant Eagle, 4007 Washington Road, McMurray

Giant Eagle, 1300 Country Club Road, Monongahela

Giant Eagle, 200 Tarentum Bridge Road, New Kensington

Giant Eagle, 8901 Route 30, North Huntingdon

Giant Eagle, 999 North Eighty Eight Road, Rices Landing

Giant Eagle, 581 Pittsburgh Road, Uniontown

Giant Eagle, 331 Washington Road, Washington

Giant Eagle, 100 Sugar Run Road, Waynesburg

Giant Eagle, 105 Robertson Street, West Newton

Participating stores in Ohio include:

Kroger, 1608 Marion-Mt. Gilead Rd., Marion

Kroger, 1428 Marion-Waldo Rd., Marion

Kroger, 555 Marion Rd., Mt. Gilead

Kroger, 2300 N. Limestone St., Springfield

Kroger, 2989 Derr Rd., Springfield

For updated information on storm restoration progress, 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, @PotomacEdison, @W_Penn_Power and @OhioEdison. For a complete list of FirstEnergy's Twitter accounts, visit www.firstenergycorp.com/newsroom/social_media.

FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence.  Its 10 electric distribution companies comprise one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems.  Its diverse generating fleet features non-emitting nuclear, scrubbed baseload coal, natural gas, and pumped-storage hydro and other renewables, and has a total generating capacity of nearly 23,000 megawatts.

SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.