AKRON, OH--(Marketwired - May 6, 2013) - A successful business owner works to discover new ways to save every day, comparing products to find the ideal combination of pricing, service, and quality. Being a necessary everyday expense, [ business electricity ] is one of the easiest places to find savings in your budget. Unfortunately, many electric generation suppliers offer one-size-fits-all packages. That's why FirstEnergy Solutions (FES), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., is committed to helping businesses of all sizes save money by offering a variety of plans to fit a variety of needs.

Fixed pricing is perfect for business owners who seek budget certainty with minimal risk. FirstEnergy Solutions offers customers four fixed-rate [ electricity products ]:

• Standard: With this plan, you can lock in your price up front.
• PriceLess: Lock in the lowest price for a small fee with this competitive fixed-price plan, where you receive daily emails to help you keep an eye out for the lowest prices.
• PerfectStrike: This is a PriceLess energy product that gives you the lowest market price during the option window (prior to power flow).
• Layered: Contract for a weighted average fixed price with this plan that manages usage like a portfolio.

With variable pricing, FirstEnergy Solutions provides [ electricity for business ] owners who have the resources to monitor energy markets and want to follow the fluctuation in prices before converting to a fixed price.

FirstEnergy Solutions also offers combination plans for those companies that need some budget certainty but want to benefit from lower market prices. Specific plans include a fixed block and variable price plan -- in which a portion of the generation supply is set at a fixed price and the remainder is on variable pricing -- and a plan that includes fixed pricing for on-peak hours with variable pricing during off-peak hours.

For more information about FirstEnergy Solutions' product options, visit [ www.fes.com ].

About FirstEnergy Solutions
FirstEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: [ FE ]), is one of the nation's largest competitive electric generation suppliers, serving 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.

FirstEnergy Solutions is an unregulated subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. and is not the same company as Penelec, West Penn Power, Penn Power, or Met-Ed.

FirstEnergy Solutions' prices are not regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and 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 your local electric utility.