EXHIBIT 23.3




                      PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




          As independent public accountants, we hereby consent
to the incorporation of our reports included or incorporated by
reference in this Form 10-K, into Pennsylvania Power Company's
previously filed Registration Statements, File No. 33-62450 and
No. 33-65156.







ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP




Cleveland, Ohio,
  March 28, 2001.