Exhibit 23(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement onForm S-3 of our report dated February 25, 2013 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in FirstEnergy Corp.’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
September 25, 2013
