EXHIBIT 23




                                FIRSTENERGY CORP.

                    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  FirstEnergy   Corp.'s   previously  filed   Registration
Statements,   File  No.  333-40063,   No.  333-48587,  No.  333-48651,  No.
333-58279,  No. 333-65409, No. 333-75985, No. 333-56094, No. 333-62886, No.
333-67798,  No. 333-69856,  No. 333-72764, No. 333-72766, No. 333-72768 and
No. 333-81183.





ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP




Cleveland, Ohio,
   March 29, 2002.