EXHIBIT 32

                            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 Annual Report of Ohio Edison Company on Form 10-K/A, as
amended, for the year ending December 31, 2002 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