Exhibit 23(b)


                       Consent of Independent Accountants

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 28, 2003, except as to Note
2(L), which is as of May 9, 2003, and Notes 2(M) and 8, which are as of August
18, 2003, relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in
the 2002 Annual Report to Stockholders of FirstEnergy Corp., as restated, which
is incorporated by reference in FirstEnergy Corp.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K/A, Amendment No. 2, for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent
to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 28, 2003 relating
to the financial statement schedule, which appears in FirstEnergy Corp.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. We also consent to the
references to us under Item 5. "Interests of Named Experts and Counsel" in such
Registration Statement.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of our report dated June 20, 2003 relating to the financial statements, which
appears in the Annual Report of the FirstEnergy Corp. Savings Plan on Form
11-K/A, Amendment No. 1, for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2002.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
November 21, 2003