EXHIBIT 23-B





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statements of
Jersey  Central  Power  &  Light  Company  on  Form  S-3  (File  Nos.  33-57905,
33-57905-01  and 33-88783) of our report dated  February 10, 2000, on our audits
of the consolidated  financial  statements and financial  statement  schedule of
Jersey  Central Power & Light Company and Subsidiary as of December 31, 1999 and
1998,  and for each of the three years in the period  ended  December  31, 1999,
which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K,  for the year ended
December 31, 1999.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 20, 2000