Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Jersey Central Power & Light Company ("Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each undersigned officer of the Company does hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

                      /s/Stephen E. Morgan

                     Stephen E. Morgan

                     President

                     (Chief Executive Officer)

                        August 1, 2005

                    /s/Richard H. Marsh

                      Richard H. Marsh

                      Senior Vice President and

                      Chief Financial Officer

                        August 1, 2005

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