Exhibit (c) 2

GPU News Release
June 14, 2001


            GPU PLEASED WITH PENSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
                            RULING ON PLR OBLIGATIONS

Morristown,  NJ - GPU, Inc.  (GPU:  NYSE) said today that it is pleased with the
Pennsylvania  Public Utility  Commission ruling which implemented the settlement
entered into by the principal  parties to the case,  including MetEd  Industrial
Users Group,  Penelec  Industrial Users Group, the Office of Consumer  Advocate,
and Citizens for  Pennsylvania's  Future.  The settlement  permits  Metropolitan
Edison Company  (Met-Ed) and Pennsylvania  Electric  Company  (Penelec) to defer
energy  costs that they are  experiencing  in excess of what they are allowed to
charge customers associated with their provider of last resort (PLR) obligation.

"We are pleased that the  Commission  has made a ruling that will enable  Met-Ed
and Penelec to continue as economically  viable  providers of electricity to our
customers in  Pennsylvania,"  said Fred D. Hafer,  GPU  chairman,  president and
chief  executive  officer.  "The  ruling was the correct way to deal with a very
difficult  issue and we recognize the PUC for its leadership in solving what was
a real problem for GPU Energy and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."

The PUC  decision was issued as part of the case that  combined  GPU's PLR issue
and its merger with FirstEnergy of Akron,  Ohio. The GPU merger with FirstEnergy
was  conditionally  approved by the  Commission on May 24. The merger now awaits
approval by the New Jersey  Board of Public  Utilities  and the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission.

GPU lost $47  million  on  electricity  supply in  Pennsylvania  in 2000 and had
estimated  it would lose an  additional  $250  million  pre-tax this year in the
absence of rate cap relief.

GPU,  Inc.,  headquartered  in  Morristown,  NJ, is a registered  public utility
holding  company  providing  utility and  utility-related  services to customers
throughout  the world.  GPU serves 4.6 million  customers  directly  through its
electric companies -- GPU Energy in the US, GPU Power UK in England, and Emdersa
in Argentina.  It serves an additional 1.4 million customers  indirectly through
GPU  GasNet,  its  gas  transmission  subsidiary  in  Australia.  The  company's
independent  power  project  business  units own  interests in and operate eight
projects in five countries.  GPU's 2000 revenues were $5.2 billion and its total
assets were more than $19.3 billion.  GPU's other subsidiaries include MYR Group
Inc., GPU Advanced  Resources,  Inc., GPU Nuclear,  Inc., GPU Service,  Inc. GPU
Telcom Services, Inc. and GPU Diversified Holdings LLC. (http://www.gpu.com)

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