Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 8, 2007


Commission
 
Registrant; State of Incorporation;
 
I.R.S. Employer
File Number
 
Address; and Telephone Number
 
Identification No.
 
 
 
 
 
333-21011
 
FIRSTENERGY CORP.
 
34-1843785
 
 
(An Ohio Corporation)
 
 
 
 
76 South Main Street
 
 
 
 
Akron, OH 44308
 
 
 
 
Telephone (800)736-3402
 
 
         
1-2578
  
OHIO EDISON COMPANY
  
34-0437786
   
(An Ohio Corporation)
    
   
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
    
   
76 South Main Street
    
   
Akron, OH 44308
    
   
Telephone (800)736-3402
    
         
1-2323
  
THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY
  
34-0150020
   
(An Ohio Corporation)
    
   
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
    
   
76 South Main Street
    
   
Akron, OH 44308
    
   
Telephone (800)736-3402
    
         
1-3583
  
THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY
  
34-4375005
   
(An Ohio Corporation)
    
   
c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
    
   
76 South Main Street
    
   
Akron, OH 44308
    
   
Telephone (800)736-3402
    












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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 8, 2007, FirstEnergy Corp.’s Ohio utility subsidiaries, Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and The Toledo Edison Company, notified the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio of their intention to file for an increase in base distribution rates. FirstEnergy provided related information in a Letter to the Investment Community, which is furnished, not filed, as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference hereunder.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
Description
 
 
99.1
Letter to the Investment Community, dated May 8, 2007















Forward-Looking Statements: This Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms “anticipate,” “potential,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate” and similar words. Actual results may differ materially due to the speed and nature of increased competition and deregulation in the electric utility industry, economic or weather conditions affecting future sales and margins, changes in markets for energy services, changing energy and commodity market prices, replacement power costs being higher than anticipated or inadequately hedged, the continued ability of FirstEnergy’s regulated utilities to collect transition and other charges or to recover increased transmission costs, maintenance costs being higher than anticipated, legislative and regulatory changes (including revised environmental requirements), and the legal and regulatory changes resulting from the implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (including, but not limited to, the repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935), the uncertainty of the timing and amounts of the capital expenditures needed to, among other things, implement the Air Quality Compliance Plan (including that such amounts could be higher than anticipated) or levels of emission reductions related to the Consent Decree resolving the New Source Review litigation, adverse regulatory or legal decisions and outcomes (including, but not limited to, the revocation of necessary licenses or operating permits and oversight) by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the various state public utility commissions as disclosed in the registrants’ Securities and Exchange Commission filings, the timing and outcome of various proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (including, but not limited to, the Distribution Rate Cases for the Ohio Companies, the successful resolution of the issues remanded to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio by the Ohio Supreme Court regarding the Rate Stabilization Plan) and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (including the transition rate plan filings for Met-Ed and Penelec and Penn’s Default Service Plan filing), the continuing availability and operation of generating units, the ability of generating units to continue to operate at, or near full capacity, the inability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits from strategic goals (including employee workforce initiatives), the anticipated benefits from voluntary pension plan contributions, the ability to improve electric commodity margins and to experience growth in the distribution business, the ability to access the public securities and other capital markets and the cost of such capital, the outcome, cost and other effects of present and potential legal and administrative proceedings and claims related to the August 14, 2003 regional power outage, the successful structuring and completion of a potential sale and leaseback transaction for Bruce Mansfield Unit 1 currently under consideration by management, any purchase price adjustment under the accelerated share repurchase program announced March 2, 2007, the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in the registrants’ Securities and Exchange Commission filings, and other similar factors. The registrants expressly disclaim any current intention to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. 



 
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



May 8, 2007


 
 FIRSTENERGY CORP.
 
 Registrant
   
 
OHIO EDISON COMPANY
 
 Registrant
   
 
THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC
 
ILLUMINATING COMPANY
 
 Registrant
   
 
THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY
 
 Registrant
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
By:  
 
Harvey L. Wagner
Vice President, Controller and
Chief Accounting Officer

 
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