AKRON, Ohio, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Three Cleveland-area residents were chosen to win a year of free electric generation service from FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES) in the contest now being offered in conjunction with the FES electric generation offer. FES is the competitive subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE).

Winners Irene Muro, of Solon; Alan Klonowski, of Independence; and David McGuire II, of East Cleveland, were among the thousands of residential customers who were automatically entered into the drawing for free electric generation service after signing up for the FES discount offer to lock in guaranteed savings of 10 percent off generation for the rest of 2009 and 5 percent off through 2010. In addition, those taking advantage of the FES offer are buying from a company with strong ties to the local community instead of an out-of-state supplier.

To begin receiving the guaranteed 10 percent discount and be automatically entered into the weekly free electric generation drawings, customers can enroll with FirstEnergy Solutions online at www.fes.com/save, or call 1-877-524-SAVE (7283). Interested customers should act quickly because less than one week remains to qualify for the final free generation drawing.

Customers can enter the drawing for free electric generation without having to sign up for the 10 percent electric generation savings by following the non-enrollment contest entry instructions found at www.fes.com/save.

FES is the generation supplier for more than 500,000 residential and small business customers in 50 communities that are part of government aggregation groups in northern Ohio. FES also is a licensed supplier in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Michigan and Illinois.

FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company headquartered in Akron, 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 seven electric utility operating companies comprise the nation's fifth largest investor-owned electric system based on serving 4.5 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; and its generation subsidiaries control more than 14,000 megawatts of capacity.

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SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.

CONTACT: Mark Durbin of FirstEnergy, +1-330-761-4365

Web Site: http://www.firstenergycorp.com
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