News Summary

• reported higher second-quarter earnings on Tuesday.
• The company reaffirmed its full-year 2026 earnings guidance and long-term growth targets.
• FirstEnergy pointed to rapidly growing electricity demand from data centers as a key driver of future investment.
• The results underscore a broader trend among regulated u.s. utilities, which are increasingly citing data center expansion and electrification as catalysts for higher grid investment andLong-term earnings growth.
• In West Virginia alone, demand has risen 137% to 4.3 GW, reflecting growing interest from large-load customers.