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Crews Representing 18 States Making Progress Restoring Power to FirstEnergy Customers Following Stormy Week
Thousands of workers from FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE), along with outside support from 18 states, continue working around the clock restoring power to customers across parts of West Virginia and southwest and central Pennsylvania following damaging storms this week. Each day, service is being restored to large numbers of customers. In addition, significant progress removing trees and other debris is paving the way for the intricate work required to restore service in the hardest hit areas.
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