Firstenergy (FE)

Management Discussion

• The financial results discussed below include revenues and expenses from transactions among FirstEnergy’s business segments. A reconciliation of segment financial results is provided in Note 15, "Segment Information," of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
• Regulated Distribution's net income increased $329 million in 2021, as compared to 2020, primarily resulting from the change in pension and OPEB mark-to-market adjustments, higher customer demand, earnings benefits from capital investment-related riders in Ohio and Pennsylvania and the implementation of the base distribution rate case in New Jersey, lower pension and OPEB expenses and a reduction to a reserve previously recorded in 2010, partially offset by the refund and absence of Ohio decoupling revenues, customer refunds associated with the PUCO-approved Ohio Stipulation, establishment of a regulatory liability to return certain additional Tax Act savings to Pennsylvania customers, higher interest expense, and the absence of deferred gain tax benefits recognized in 2020 that were triggered by the FES Debtors’ emergence from bankruptcy.
• (1) Includes $(27) million and $43 million of ARP revenues for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Amounts for 2021 reflect amounts the Ohio Companies refunded to customers that was previously collected under decoupling mechanisms, with interest. See “Outlook,” below for further discussion on Ohio decoupling rates.