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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">5. PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS</font></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">FirstEnergy provides noncontributory qualified defined benefit pension plans that cover substantially all of its employees and non-qualified pension plans that cover certain employees. The plans provide defined benefits based on years of service and compensation levels.</font></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">FirstEnergy’s net pension and OPEB expenses (benefits) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were $24 million and $43 million, respectively. The components of FirstEnergy's net pension and other postretirement benefit costs (including amounts capitalized) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, consisted of the following:</font></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br /></div><div align="center"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="50%"><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="24%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="middle" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="5"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Three Months Ended</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="5"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">March 31</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Pension Benefits</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2010</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2009</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" width="24%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="middle" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="5"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(In millions)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Service cost</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">25</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">22</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Interest cost</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">78</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">80</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Expected return on plan assets</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(90</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(81</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Amortization of prior service cost</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">3</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">3</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Recognized net actuarial loss</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">47</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">42</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Net periodic cost</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">63</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">66</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><div><div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">  </font></div></div><div style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always; WIDTH: 100%"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">35</font></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; WIDTH: 100%"><hr style="COLOR: black" size="2" noshade="noshade" /></div></div><div><div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt">  </font></div></div></div><br /><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br /></div><div align="center"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="50%"><tr><td valign="bottom" width="24%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="middle" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="5"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Three Months Ended</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="5"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">March 31</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Other Postretirement Benefits</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2010</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2009</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" width="24%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="middle" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="5"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(In millions)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Service cost</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">2</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">5</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Interest cost</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">11</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">20</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Expected return on plan assets</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(9</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(9</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Amortization of prior service cost</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(48</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(38</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Recognized net actuarial loss</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">15</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">16</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="24%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Net periodic credit</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(29</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(6</font></div></td><td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Pension and other postretirement benefit obligations are allocated to FirstEnergy's subsidiaries employing the plan participants. The net periodic pension costs and net periodic other postretirement benefit costs (including amounts capitalized) recognized by FES and each of the Utilities for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:</font></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br /></div><div align="center"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="50%"><tr><td valign="bottom" width="27%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="5"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Three Months Ended</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" width="27%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="5"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">March 31</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="27%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Pension Benefit Cost</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2010</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2009</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="middle" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="5"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(In millions)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="27%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">FES</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">22</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">18</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="27%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">OE</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">6</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">7</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="27%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">CEI</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">5</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">5</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="27%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">TE</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">2</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">2</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="27%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">JCP&L</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">6</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">9</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="27%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Met-Ed</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">2</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">6</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="27%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Penelec</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">5</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">4</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="27%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Other FirstEnergy subsidiaries</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">15</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">15</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="27%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="middle" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">63</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 4px double" valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">66</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr></table></div><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block"><br /></div><div align="center"><table style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 8pt" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="50%"><tr><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="5"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Three Months Ended</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="5"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">March 31</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Other Postretirement Benefit Cost (Credit)</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2010</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="7%" colspan="2"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">2009</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" width="28%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="middle" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="16%" colspan="5"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">(In millions)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">FES</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(7</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">$</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(1</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">OE</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(6</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(2</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">CEI</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(1</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">1</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">TE</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(1</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">1</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">JCP&L</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(2</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(1</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Met-Ed</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(2</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(1</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Penelec</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">(2</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">)</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="1%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td valign="bottom" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">-</font></div></td><td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="white"><td valign="bottom" width="28%" align="left"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">Other FirstEnergy subsidiaries</font></div></td><td valign="middle" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="bottom" width="1%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: arial; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">  </font></td><td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" valign="top" width="6%" align="right"><div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; 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