UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2018



Commission	Registrant; State of Incorporation;	I.R.S. Employer
File Number	Address; and Telephone Number	Identification No.

000-53742	FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP.	31-1560186
	(An Ohio Corporation)
	c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
	76 South Main Street
	Akron, OH 44308
	Telephone (800)736-3402

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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On March 9, 2018, FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (FES), a wholly owned subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (FE), borrowed $500 million from FE under the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2016, among FES, as Borrower, FirstEnergy Generation, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FES, and FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FES, as Guarantors, and FE, as Lender (Credit Agreement). The committed line of credit available under the Credit Agreement has now been fully utilized by FES.

The material terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement are summarized in Items 1.01 and 2.03 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by FE and FES with the Securities Exchange Commission on December 6, 2016 (Prior Form 8-K). The summary of the Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Credit Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Prior Form 8-K.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

March 15, 2018



		FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS CORP.
		Registrant


By:		/s/ Kevin T. Warvell
		Kevin T. Warvell Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary

FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. 8-K