FirstEnergy’s environmental program achieved a milestone in 2025 by planting over 30,000 trees across its six-state service territory, exceeding the annual goal by more than 15%. Since the initiative’s inception in 2020, the company’s Green Teams—volunteer groups of nearly 800 employees—have planted 131,000 trees in partnership with schools, parks and local organizations. In 2025 alone, 151 events engaged 3,438 volunteer hours, with more than half held in underserved communities. State breakdowns include approximately 14,000 trees in Ohio across 70 events, 6,000 in Pennsylvania at 16 events, over 7,000 across West Virginia and Maryland at 50 events, and 2,000 in New Jersey at 15 events. Additionally, FirstEnergy planted 26 community gardens totaling 113,289 square feet to support pollinators and ecosystem health.

Building on its 2025 performance, FirstEnergy has set a 2026 target to plant more than 26,000 trees, prioritizing native species such as red maple, hickory, oak and dogwood. These plantings are designed to enhance watershed health, provide natural shade and supply fruit for schools and food banks—all while safeguarding infrastructure by selecting safe locations away from power lines. For investors, continued success in this program bolsters FirstEnergy’s ESG profile, potentially lowering environmental risk, enhancing community relations and strengthening regulatory goodwill across its distribution footprint of more than six million customers and its 24,000-mile transmission network.