secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FIRSTENERGY CORP (FE)
CIK:        0001031296
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-06-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001031296-24-000030
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

FirstEnergy outlines $26B CapEx plan (2024-2028), 6-8% EPS growth target; FET sale strengthens balance sheet
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- CapEx grows from $4.3B in 2024 to $6.2B in 2028, ~75% under formula rate recovery.
- Consolidated rate base forecasted at $29B in 2024, rising to $41B in 2028 (incl. Brookfield share); ~9% avg annual growth.
- Annual operating EPS growth target of 6-8%; no incremental equity needs expected through 2028 (ex. ~$100M/yr employee benefit programs).
- FET 30% interest sale closed Mar 2024 for $3.5B; $2.3B used to repay debt maturities, remaining $1.2B expected later in 2024.
- Regulatory: PA base case filed requesting $502M; OH base case for $93.6M; WV ($105M) and NJ ($85M) base rate adjustments implemented in 2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129624000030/0001031296-24-000030-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031296/000103129624000030/fe-20240604.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001031296-24-000030

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