EXHIBIT 23






                                FIRSTENERGY CORP.

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-48587,  333-102074 and 333-103865) and Form S-8
(Nos.  333-48651,   333-56094,   333-58279,   333-67798,  333-72764,  333-72766,
333-72768,  333-75985,  333-81183,  333-89356,  333-101472  and  333-110662)  of
FirstEnergy  Corp.  of our  report  dated  February  25,  2004  relating  to the
consolidated  financial  statements,  which  appears  in the  Annual  Report  to
Stockholders,  which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also
consent to the  incorporation by reference of our report dated February 25, 2004
relating to the financial statement schedules, which appear in this Form 10-K.





PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
March 11, 2004

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