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Exclusive Electric Generation Offer Available to Residential Customers in PPL from ChamberChoice and FirstEnergy Solutions

^{Published on 2013-05-01 08:00:59 - Market Wire}
 

Exclusive Electric Generation Offer Available to Residential Customers in PPL from ChamberChoice... -- AKRON, Ohio, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

AKRON, Ohio, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Residents served by PPL now have the opportunity to lock in a low fixed price of 6.35 cents per kilowatt-hour for electric generation until June 2016 through ChamberChoice and FirstEnergy Solutions.  This is a savings over PPL's current average residential rate of 7.24 cents per kWh, and the estimated rate of 8.24 cents per kWh starting June 1, 2013.

"Although offers have been made available to Chamber members and their employees in the past, this is the first time a residential offer has been extended to the entire community – and we have seen a great response," said Bob Carl , executive director of the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce, which participates in ChamberChoice.  "This is the lowest fixed price currently available to PPL customers, which means this offer provides both savings and the budget certainty that comes with locking in a fixed price."

To enroll, residents should go online to fes.com/chamberchoiceor call 1-855-473-7433 to speak to a program representative. 

ChamberChoice provides local Chamber of Commerce members with business products and services such as individual and group health, dental and vision insurance options, human resources solutions, business insurance with dividend potential, energy savings program, voluntary benefits, and more.

FirstEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: [ FE ]), is one of the nation's largest providers of competitive electric generation supply, serving more than 2.5 million customers 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 Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West Virginia, Maryland and New York.  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.

FirstEnergy Solutions is an unregulated subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. and is not regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. A customer is not required to buy electricity or other products or services from FirstEnergy Solutions in order to receive the same quality service from their local electric utility.

SOURCE FirstEnergy Corp.