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PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
FirstEnergy is committed to enhancing the environmental
performance of our plants and other facilities while
meeting our customers’ need for safe, reliable and
affordable electricity.
With the deactivation of a number of older coal-fired units
and improvements in the efficiency of our nuclear units, we
are reducing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) across our
fleet. Overall, we expect to achieve a 24 percent reduction
in CO2 emissions below 2005 levels – significantly exceeding
President Obama’s goal of a 17 percent reduction in CO2
emissions by 2020, using the same 2005 baseline.
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Left: New low-pressure turbine rotors were installed to
improve the reliability and efficiency of Unit 1 of our Beaver
Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pa. Below: An Ohio
Edison crew member replaces a three-phase power bank as
part of a service upgrade for a commercial customer in Akron.
In addition, we remain on track to exceed benchmarks
established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s
MATS and other environmental regulations while continuing
to significantly reduce our expected capital investment for
compliance. Our projected spend for MATS compliance is
now $465 million, from an original projection of $2 billion to
$3 billion. This is a direct result of the deactivation of certain
plants and other cost-cutting measures.
We now operate one of the cleanest and lowest-cost fleets in
the U.S. As we complete our MATS compliance program and
other current projects, nearly 100 percent of our power will
be generated from non- or low-emitting sources.