SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ALEXANDER ANTHONY J (Last) (First) (Middle) 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET (Street) AKRON OH 44308 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRSTENERGY CORP [ FE ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Pres. & Chief Exec. Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/01/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	04/01/2005		M		80,000	A	$27.75	145,515.98	D
Common Stock	04/01/2005		S		80,000	D	$42.36	65,515.98	D
Common Stock								16,399.3237	I	by Savings Plan Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$27.75	04/01/2005		M			80,000	11/22/2004	11/22/2010	Common Stock	80,000	$42.36	0	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$29.5							05/16/2005	05/16/2011	Common Stock	120,000		120,000	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$29.71							03/01/2004	03/03/2013	Common Stock	160,900		160,900	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$34.45							04/01/2003	04/01/2012	Common Stock	120,000		120,000	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$38.76							03/01/2005	03/01/2014	Common Stock	257,100		257,100	D
Phantom / Retirement	$1							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	13,496.7461		13,496.7461	D
RSUP1	$1							03/01/2008	03/01/2008	Common Stock	35,966		35,966	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction reflects the extension and vesting of phantom stock to "retirement" or " other termination of employment" under arrangements approved by the Compensation Committee.

	David W. Whitehead, POA	04/04/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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