EXHIBIT 23-C





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statements of
Metropolitan  Edison  Company on Forms S-3 (File  Nos.  33-51001,  33-53673  and
33-53673-01)  of our  report  dated  February  4,  1998,  on our  audits  of the
consolidated   financial   statements  and  financial   statement   schedule  of
Metropolitan  Edison Company and  Subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996,
and for each of the three years in the period ended  December  31,  1997,  which
report is  included  in this  Annual  Report on Form  10-K,  for the year  ended
December 31, 1997.





New York, New York
March 12, 1998