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FirstEnergy Electric Companies Prepared for East Coast Storm
As a powerful nor'easter heads toward the East Coast this weekend, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric companies are gearing up to respond quickly to any outages that may occur. Crews are on alert for outages caused by the high winds and heavy rains forecast to hit New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland beginning Sunday.
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