EXHIBIT 23(c)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 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
FirstEnergy Corp. 2002 Annual Report to Stockholders, 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 the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

August 27, 2003