Exhibit 32.1



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In  connection  with the Quarterly  Report of The Toledo Edison  Company on Form
10-Q/A for the period  ending  June 30,  2003 as filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  each undersigned officer
of the Company  does hereby  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: to the
best of his knowledge:

        (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
            or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (2) The information  contained in the Report fairly presents,  in all
            material  respects,  the financial  condition and results of
            operations of the Company.



                                                /s/H. Peter Burg
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                                                   H. Peter Burg
                                              Chief Executive Officer
                                                September 24, 2003



                                               /s/Richard H. Marsh
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                                                  Richard H. Marsh
                                               Chief Financial Officer
                                                 September 24, 2003