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FirstEnergy

Electric utility holding company (NYSE: FE) whose distribution companies serve more than 6 million customers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia,…

Founded
1997
Status
Public (NYSE: FE)

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Key facts

Contracted data center demand (company-stated, Q3 2026)

7.88 GW contracted through 2036, nearly double year-end 2025, plus a 19.07 GW pipeline, about 27 GW in total.

Data center negotiations (company-stated, Oct 2026)

In active contract negotiations for about 4 GW. Load studies covering another 117 GW are not counted in the pipeline.

West Virginia demand (company-stated, Q3 2026)

175 MW contracted and 5.87 GW of pipeline demand through 2036; contracted plus pipeline is up about 6x since the start of 2026.

Maidsville gas plant (company-stated, Oct 2026)

Expects a West Virginia order in Q4 2026 to build the Maidsville CCGT, with turbines reserved for 2030. Issued an RFP for 3 GW more of CCGTs.

Transmission plan (company-stated, Oct 2026)

Expects transmission investment at least 25% above its current $19B plan; about $250M of network upgrades per 1 GW of data center demand.

Data & sources

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Safety record

No incidents on record for FirstEnergy.

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