Exhibit 23



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



     We consent to the incorporation by references in the registration statement
of FirstEnergy  Corp. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-72764) of our report dated April
11, 2002, on our audit of the financial statements of the GPU Companies Employee
Savings  Plan for  Nonbargaining  Employees as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and
for the years then ended, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form
11-K.



                             MILLIGAN & COMPANY, LLC



105 N. 22nd Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 21, 2002