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          PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                             (AMENDMENT NO.      )
 
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                             OHIO EDISON COMPANY
                (NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
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[OHIO EDISON LOGO]                                             76 South Main St.
                                                               Akron, Ohio 44308
 
Willard R. Holland
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
                               February 10, 1997
 
Dear Shareholder:
 
     Last September, we announced the proposed merger of Ohio Edison Company
with Centerior Energy Corporation under a new holding company called FirstEnergy
Corp. - an action that requires approval by holders of two-thirds of our
company's common stock.
 
     OHIO EDISON'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT TEAM RECOMMEND THAT YOU
VOTE FOR THE MERGER. We are convinced that the creation of FirstEnergy will
enhance the value of your 401(k) investment - a portion of which is made up of
Ohio Edison common stock - while offering other significant benefits, including
the elimination of duplicative costs, improved efficiencies, reduced debt and
capital expenditures, and increased flexibility for managing our operations.
 
     Please take time to review the enclosed proxy statement, which provides
more information about the merger. After your review, please sign and date the
enclosed voting direction form and return it in the enclosed postage-paid
envelope so that your vote on the merger can be counted.
 
     Your participation and support are essential as we work to make our company
a top performer in the energy industry.
 
                                   Sincerely,

                                   /s/ Willard R. Holland

                                   WILLARD R. HOLLAND
                                   Chairman of the Board and
                                   Chief Executive Officer

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[Ohio Edison Logo]
 
                        OHIO EDISON SYSTEM SAVINGS PLAN
                             VOTING DIRECTION FORM
 
             SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF OHIO EDISON COMPANY
                          AT THE JOHN S. KNIGHT CENTER
                 ON MARCH 27, 1997, AT 2:00 P.M., EASTERN TIME
 
                                                          YOUR ALLOCATED SHARES:
 
                TO:  STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY, TRUSTEE
                     OF THE OHIO EDISON SYSTEM SAVINGS PLAN
 
    As a participant in the Ohio Edison System Savings Plan, I hereby direct
State Street Bank & Trust Company, Trustee, to vote, in accordance with my
directions below, the shares of Ohio Edison common stock which are allocated to
my account and also my proportionate number of shares which have not been
allocated to participants or for which no direction forms are received, at the
Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on March 27, 1997, or any adjournment
thereof, and in its discretion it is authorized to vote upon such other business
as may properly come before the meeting.
 
IF NO DIRECTION IS INDICATED BELOW, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS SIGNED
DIRECTION FORM ARE DIRECTED TO BE VOTED FOR PROPOSAL NO. 1.
 
[X] Indicate your direction by marking the appropriate boxes.
      
 
                       ALLOCATED SHARES      (Number indicated above)
 
           YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL NO. 1.
 
                                                                                         
Proposal No. 1.  To approve and adopt the Agreement and             FOR             AGAINST           ABSTAIN
                 Plan of Merger described in the Proxy              [ ]               [ ]               [ ]
                 Statement, and the transactions
                 contemplated thereby.


 
                    UNALLOCATED SHARES  (Proportion to be determined)
 
           YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSAL NO. 1.
 
                                                                                         
Proposal No. 1.  To approve and adopt the Agreement and             FOR             AGAINST           ABSTAIN
                 Plan of Merger described in the Proxy              [ ]               [ ]               [ ]
                 Statement, and the transactions
                 contemplated thereby.



_______________________________________________   Date _________________, 1997 
     SIGNATURE: Sign as name appears above.
 
 TO ASSURE YOUR REPRESENTATION AT THE MEETING, PLEASE SIGN AND MAIL PROMPTLY IN
                     THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE TO
 STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY, BOX 1997 G.P.O., NEW YORK, N.Y. 10117-0024