EXHIBIT 23-C





                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the registration  statements of
Metropolitan  Edison  Company  on  Form  S-3  (File  Nos.  33-51001,  33-53673,
33-62967, 33-53673-01, 33-62967-01 and 33-62967-02) of our report dated February
3, 1999, on our audits of the  consolidated  financial  statements and financial
statement  schedule  of  Metropolitan  Edison  Company  and  Subsidiaries  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