Exhibit 32.2



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly  Report of Jersey Central Power & Light Company
("Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2004 as filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  each
undersigned  officer of the Company does hereby  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that
to the best of his knowledge:

          (1)  The Report 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 the Report fairly presents, in
               all material respects,  the financial  condition and results
               of operations of the Company.



                                                   /s/Stephen E. Morgan
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                                                      Stephen E. Morgan
                                                         President
                                                  (Chief Executive Officer)
                                                         May 10, 2004



                                                   /s/Richard H. Marsh
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                                                      Richard H. Marsh
                                                  Senior Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                                         May 10, 2004