EXHIBIT 23




                                FIRSTENERGY CORP.

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-48587, 333-102074 and 333-103865) and Form S-8
(Nos. 333-48651, 333-56094, 333-58279, 333-67798, 333-72764, 333-72766,
333-72768, 333-75985, 333-81183, 333-89356 and 333-101472) of FirstEnergy Corp.
of our report dated February 28, 2003, except as to Note 2(L), which is as of
May 9, 2003, and Note 2(M), which is as of August 18, 2003, relating to the
consolidated financial statements, which appears in the restated Annual Report
to Stockholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.





PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
August 18, 2003






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