FirstEnergy Corp.’s subsidiary, Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec), is subject to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Notice of Violation regarding alleged breaches at the Homer City Power Station.
In June 2008, the EPA issued a Notice and Finding of Violation to Mission…
FirstEnergy Corp. says that the states of New Jersey and Connecticut’s lawsuits on alleged environmental breaches at the Portland Generation Station are ongoing.
The states of New Jersey and Connecticut filed Clean Air Act citizen suits in 2007 alleging New Source…
FirstEnergy Corp. says that capital expenditures necessary to complete requirements of a consent decree, including repowering Burger Units 4 and 5 for biomass fuel combustion, are currently estimated to be about US$399 million for 2010-2012.
The Sammis, Burger, Eastlake and Mansfield…
FirstEnergy Corp. says that FirstEnergy Generation Corp. (FGCO) intends to comply with the Clean Air Act, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s information requests on the Eastlake, Lakeshore, Bay Shore, and Ashtabula generating plants.
In August 2009, the EPA issued a…
FirstEnergy Corp. and its Utilities accrued total environmental liabilities of US$105 million through June 30, 2010.
The Company’s Utilities have been named as potentially responsible parties at waste disposal sites, which may require cleanup under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and…
FirstEnergy Corp. says that, on June 1, 2009, a court heard Company unit Metropolitan Edison Company’s (Met-Ed) motion to dismiss litigation on Clean Air Act violations.
On Dec. 18, 2007, the state of New Jersey filed a CAA citizen suit alleging…
FirstEnergy Corp. accrued a total of US$104 million in environmental liabilities through June 30, 2009.
The Company’s total environmental liabilities of about US$91 million have been accrued through March 31, 2009. (Lloyds Environmental Reporter, June 2, 2009)
The Company’s Utilities (Ohio Edison…
FirstEnergy Corp.’s subsidiary, FirstEnergy Generation Corp., is cooperating with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s investigation on certain of FGCO’s generating plants.
On May 16, 2008, FGCO received a request from the EPA for information under Section 114(a) of the Clean Air…
FirstEnergy Corp. expects to spend US$414 million in 2009 for requirements of the Sammis New Source Review Litigation consent decree.
Capital expenditures necessary to complete requirements of the Sammis NSR Litigation consent decree, including repowering Burger Units 4 and 5 for…
FirstEnergy Corp.’s subsidiary, FirstEnergy Generation Corp. (FGCO), is facing possible prosecution for three petroleum spills at the Edgewater, Lakeshore and Bay Shore plants.
These spills occurred on Nov. 1, 2005, Jan. 26, 2007, and Feb. 27, 2007.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in…