UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 15, 2004



Commission      Registrant; State of Incorporation;            I.R.S. Employer
File Number       Address; and Telephone Number               Identification No.
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333-21011       FIRSTENERGY CORP.                                 34-1843785
                (An Ohio Corporation)
                76 South Main Street
                Akron, OH  44308
                Telephone (800)736-3402

1-2578          OHIO EDISON COMPANY                               34-0437786
                (An Ohio Corporation)
                76 South Main Street
                Akron, OH  44308
                Telephone (800)736-3402

1-2323          THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY       34-0150020
                (An Ohio Corporation)
                c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
                76 South Main Street
                Akron, OH  44308
                Telephone (800)736-3402

1-3583          THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY                         34-4375005
                (An Ohio Corporation)
                c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
                76 South Main Street
                Akron, OH  44308
                Telephone (800)736-3402

1-3491          PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY                        25-0718810
                (A Pennsylvania Corporation)
                c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
                76 South Main Street
                Akron, OH  44308
                Telephone (800)736-3402

1-3141          JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY              21-0485010
                (A New Jersey Corporation)
                c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
                76 South Main Street
                Akron, OH  44308
                Telephone (800)736-3402

1-446           METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY                       23-0870160
                (A Pennsylvania Corporation)
                c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
                76 South Main Street
                Akron, OH  44308
                Telephone (800)736-3402

1-3522          PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY                     25-0718085
                (A Pennsylvania Corporation)
                c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
                76 South Main Street
                Akron, OH  44308
                Telephone (800)736-3402






Item 5.  Other Events

         On  January  20,  2004,   FirstEnergy  Corp.  issued  a  press  release
announcing that its Board of Directors  elected  Anthony J. Alexander  President
and Chief Executive Officer,  effective  immediately.  Mr. Alexander succeeds H.
Peter  Burg,  who  passed  away on  January  13,  2004.  FirstEnergy's  Board of
Directors  also elected  George M. Smart,  Chairman of the Board,  and indicated
that a  search  will  begin  immediately  for an  executive  to  serve  as chief
operating  officer.   Mr.  Smart  will  not  hold  an  executive  position  with
FirstEnergy.  On January 15, 2004, Mr. Alexander was also elected  President of
FirstEnergy's Ohio and Pennsylvania  utility  subsidiaries.  A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.    Description
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    99         Press Release issued by FirstEnergy Corp., dated January 20, 2004

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                                    SIGNATURE



         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
each  Registrant  has duly  caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



January 20, 2004



                                                 FIRSTENERGY CORP.
                                                    Registrant

                                               OHIO EDISON COMPANY
                                                   Registrant

                                             THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC
                                              ILLUMINATING COMPANY
                                                   Registrant

                                           THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY
                                                   Registrant

                                          PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY
                                                  Registrant

                                     JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
                                                  Registrant

                                          METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
                                                  Registrant

                                         PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
                                                  Registrant




                                          /s/  Harvey L. Wagner
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                                               Harvey L. Wagner
                                        Vice President, Controller and
                                           Chief Accounting Officer

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