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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(B)
 
                                                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC
                                                         ACCOUNTANTS
 
     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated February 21,
1996 included in Centerior Energy Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995 and to all references to our Firm included in this
Registration Statement.
 
                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
 
Cleveland, Ohio
August 14, 1996