Aurora Township, Ill., Residents and Small Businesses to Save Money Through FirstEnergy Solutions' Electric Aggregation Program

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Aurora Township, Ill., Residents and Small Businesses to Save Money Through FirstEnergy Solutions' Electric Aggregation Program

AKRON, Ohio, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurora Township, Illinois, selected FirstEnergy Solutions to supply its residents and small businesses with 100 percent green power for a 16-month term.  Through this program, participants will receive a low fixed price of 4.804 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) on 100 percent green electric generation.   "We're pleased to be implementing this electric aggregation program for our community," said Christina Campos, Aurora Township Supervisor.  "Not only are we able to provide valuable savings to the residents and small businesses in Aurora Township, we're also offering peace of mind.  If ComEd's electric generation rate falls below the price offered through the aggregation program, FirstEnergy Solutions can match it so there is no risk in participating." ComEd will continue to provide the same level of electric service as well as read meters, send monthly billing statements and maintain service for residents participating in the aggregation program.  FirstEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), provides competitive electric generation supply and other energy-related products and services to more than 2.5 million customers, and is a licensed supplier in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland,Michigan and Illinois. FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence.  Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,New York and West Virginia.  Its generation subsidiaries control more than 20,000 megawatts of capacity from a diversified mix of scrubbed coal, non-emitting nuclear, natural gas, hydro, pumped-storage hydro and other renewables. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp. SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.