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. 33-49463,  33-57905
and  33-57905-01)  of our report  dated  February 3, 1999,  on our audits of the
consolidated  financial  statements and financial  statement  schedule of Jersey
Central Power & Light  Company and  Subsidiary as of December 31, 1998 and 1997,
and for each of the three years in the period ended  December  31,  1998,  which
report is  included  in this  Annual  Report on Form  10-K,  for the year  ended
December 31, 1998.


                                          PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


New York, New York
March 30, 1999