Modernizing transmission assets — to support more people, update aging systems and prepare for renewable energy sources — is the first step in maintaining sustainable, reliable power delivery. Such critical infrastructure updates are vital to realizing an energized future.

For more than a decade, FirstEnergy has done its part by proactively upgrading its transmission system. Through its Energizing the Future program, the company is hard at work to accommodate the sprawling rural and urban communities it serves as well as confidently prepare for the ongoing global energy transition.

Mark Mrocyzynski began his career at FirstEnergy in 2004 as supervisor of Technical Services for the Bruce Mansfield Power Plant and became manager of Technical Services for Consolidated Coal Plants in 2006. He was named director of Operations Support for Ohio Edison and Penn Power in 2008 and became executive director of Transmission Programs in 2013. He is a professional engineer in Ohio and Pennsylvania and is a founding director and member of the Association of Iron & Steel Technology.