Exhibit 99.2



                            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 Reports of FirstEnergy Corp., Ohio Edison Company,
The  Cleveland  Electric   Illuminating  Company,  The  Toledo  Edison  Company,
Pennsylvania Power Company,  Jersey Central Power & Light Company,  Metropolitan
Edison Company, and Pennsylvania Electric Company ("Companies") on Form 10-K for
the year ending  December  31, 2002 as filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Reports"),  I, Richard H. Marsh, Senior Vice
President  and  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  each of the  Companies,  certify,
pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  ss.  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:



     (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/Richard H. Marsh
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                                            Richard H. Marsh
                                       Senior Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer
                                            March 24, 2003