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 Reports of FirstEnergy Corp., Ohio Edison
Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company,
Pennsylvania Power Company, Metropolitan Edison Company, and Pennsylvania
Electric Company ("Companies") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2003
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Reports"), each undersigned officer of each of the Companies 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)  Each of the Reports 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 each of the Reports fairly presents, in
          all material respects, the financial condition and results of
          operations of the Company to which it relates.

                                      /s/ H. Peter Burg
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                                          H. Peter Burg
                                     Chief Executive Officer
                                        August 18, 2003

                                    /s/ Richard H. Marsh
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                                        Richard H. Marsh
                                     Chief Financial Officer
                                        August 18, 2003

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