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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of FIRSTENERGY CORP. of our report dated February 10, 2000
relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule, which appears in GPU, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 13, 2000