AKRON, OH--(Marketwired - Aug 19, 2013) - Small and medium-sized and large businesses have very different needs. FirstEnergy Solutions (FES), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., understands this and works hard to provide unique business offers for customers of all sizes.

Small and medium-sized businesses are defined by FirstEnergy Solutions as those that use less than 700,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year in Ohio and less than 1 million kWh per year in FirstEnergy Solutions' other service areas. For such businesses, FirstEnergy Solutions' electricity offers include PriceControl, a product that allows a company to lock in the low price of today for a number of years. Typically, 4- and 7-year contracts are offered.

In some cases, small and medium-sized businesses can use a point-by-point comparison on FirstEnergy Solutions' website to compare their current rate per kWh, rate change, total savings and percent savings with what they would be by switching to FirstEnergy Solutions' electric generation services.

Large commercial and industrial businesses, on the other hand, are defined by FirstEnergy Solutions as those that use at least 700,000 kWh per year in Ohio and at least 1 million kWh per year in other service areas. Because this range is open-ended, it's necessary for these businesses to request a quote through FirstEnergy Solutions in order to receive the most accurate pricing -- and savings -- possible.

Requesting a quote for business offers is easy and requires little work on your part. Business owners simply fill out a Letter of Authorization giving FirstEnergy Solutions permission to gather current account information and evaluate potential savings.

For more information on FirstEnergy Solutions' products for small and medium-sized and large businesses, visit www.fes.com.

About FirstEnergy Solutions
FirstEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is one of the nation's largest competitive electric generation suppliers, serving more than 2.5 million customers, and is a licensed supplier in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Michigan and Illinois. FirstEnergy is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, serving customers in Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia. Its generation subsidiaries control more than 20,000 megawatts of capacity from a diversified mix of scrubbed coal, non-emitting nuclear, natural gas, hydro, pumped-storage hydro and other renewables. Follow FirstEnergy on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.

FirstEnergy Solutions is an unregulated subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. and is not the same company as Penelec, West Penn Power, Penn Power, or Met-Ed.

FirstEnergy Solutions' prices are not regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and a customer is not required to buy electricity or other products or services from FirstEnergy Solutions in order to receive the same quality service from your local electric utility.