***FirstEnergy      Corp.***

***Executive      and Director Incentive Compensation Plan***

***Restricted      Stock Unit Agreement (Performance Adjusted)***

**RSUP4      (B)**

**      units**

**March      1,      2006**

**      March 24,      2006**

**SECTION      ONE      - AWARD**

**SECTION      TWO      - GENERAL TERMS**

**Period      of      Restriction **

| a)   | 5:00                p.m.                Akron Time on March 1, 2009; |
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| b)   | The                date of                the Grantee’s death; |
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| c)   | The                date that                the Grantee’s employment is terminated due to Disability **(as                defined under the then established rules of the Company or any of                its                subsidiaries, as the case may be)**; |
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| d)   | The                date that                Grantee’s employment is terminated at any time following a Change in                Control, provided that such termination occurs under the conditions                specified in either Section 5(a) or 5(b) of Grantee’s Special Severance                Agreement dated _________, but without regard to the thirty-six (36)                month                period specified in Section 5(a) or 5(b) of Grantee’s Special Severance                Agreement, dated _______________. |
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**Performance      Adjusted Restricted Stock Units**

| ·                         | If                the                Company’s average annual performance meets or exceeds the average of the                target performance levels established by the Committee with respect                to all                three of the performance metrics identified above, the base number                of                shares issuable under the Restricted Stock Units (as set forth in                Section                One of this Agreement) will be increased by twenty-five percent                (25%). |
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| ·      | If                the                Company’s average annual performance falls below the average of the target                performance levels established by the Committee with respect to all                three                of the performance metrics identified above, the base number of shares                issuable under the Restricted Stock Units (as set forth in Section                One of                this Agreement) will be decreased by twenty-five percent                (25%). |
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| ·                      | If                the                Company’s average annual performance meets or exceeds the average of the                target performance levels established by the Committee with respect                to one                or more of the performance metrics identified above, but falls below                the                average of the target performance levels with respect to one or more                of                the other performance metrics, the base number of shares issuable                under                the Restricted Stock Units (as set forth in Section One of this Agreement)                will not be increased or decreased. |
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**Share      Value      Protection Rights**

| 1.          | If                Grantee’s                employment with the Company or its immediate successor is terminated                at                any time under the conditions specified in either Section 5(a) or                5(b) of                Grantee’s Special Severance Agreement dated XX, but without regard to the                thirty-six (36) month period specified in Section 5(a) or 5(b) of                such                Special Severance Agreement, Grantee shall be entitled to a lump                sum cash                payment within ten (10) days after such termination of employment                determined by subtracting (a) from (b) and multiplying such difference,                if                any, by (c) where: |
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|                          | If                the Fair                Market Value of a Share determined under (a) above is equal to or                greater                than the amount determined under (b) above, no payment shall be made                under                this Paragraph 1. |
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| 2.                         | If                Grantee’s                employment with the Company or its immediate successor continues                after a                Change in Control without termination until the date that the Restricted                Shares cease to be restricted in accordance with paragraphs a), b)                or c)                of Section 1 of the Restricted Period set forth in the Restricted                Stock                Unit Agreement between the Company and the Grantee dated March 1,                2006,                Grantee or his beneficiary shall be entitled to a lump sum cash payment                within ten (10) days after such date that the Restricted Shares cease                to                be restricted in accordance with such paragraphs determined by subtracting                (a) from (b) and multiplying such difference, if any, by (c)                where: |
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| 3.                          | Grantee                shall                be entitled to payment under either paragraph 1 or 2 above and once                a                payment has been made under either paragraph, no further payment                shall be                made under this Section relating to Share Value Protection                Rights. |
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| 4           | An                adjustment                may be made to the above calculations as determined by the Committee,                in                its sole discretion, to prevent dilution or enlargement in a manner                as                authorized under this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and Section                4.3 of                the Plan in connection with any events of the type provided for in                said                Section 4.3. |
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| 5.                         | Notwithstanding                anything to the contrary in this Section relating to Share Value                Protections Rights, Grantee shall be entitled to the number of Shares                of                Common Stock equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units, subject                to                adjustment based on FE’s performance as set forth in this Agreement, upon                satisfaction of the other sections of this Agreement even if there                is no                cash payment made under this Section relating to Share Value Protection                Rights. |
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**Withholding      Tax**

**Delivery      of      Common Stock**

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**Forfeiture      **

| ·                          | Termination                of                employment with the Company or its subsidiaries for any reason.                Notwithstanding the foregoing, no forfeiture shall occur if termination                of                employment with the Company is due to death, Disability (as defined                under                the then established rules of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,                as                the case may be) or is pursuant to either Section 5(a) or (b) of                Grantee’s                Special Severance Agreement dated _______________ but without regard                to                the thirty-six (36) month period specified in Section 5(a) or 5(b)                of such                Special Severance Agreement. |
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| ·                           | Any                attempt to                sell, transfer, pledge, or assign the Restricted Stock Units or the                right                to receive the Common Stock issuable under the Restricted Stock Units                in                violation of this Agreement. |
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| ·            | If                the                Grantee’s employment terminates prior to a full year after the Date of                Grant, all Restricted Stock Units and any Restricted Stock Units                earned as                Dividend Equivalents will be                forfeited. |
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| ·            | If                the                Grantee’s employment terminates a full year or more after the Date of                Grant, the Grantee will be entitled to a prorated number Restricted                Stock                Units. The prorated number of Restricted Stock Units will be determined                by                multiplying the number of shares initially awarded by the number                of full                months served after the date of grant, divided by thirty-six months.                Additionally, the Grantee will be entitled to all Restricted Stock                Units                earned as Dividend Equivalents on this Award, as of the date of                termination. The remaining portion of Restricted Stock Units initially                granted will be forfeited. The prorated portion will be issued as                soon as                practicable after the termination, subject to satisfying the applicable                tax withholding requirements. |
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**Continuing      Transfer Restrictions**

**Dividend      Equivalents**

**Shareholder      Rights**

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**Effect      on      the Employment Relationship**

**Adjustments**

**Administration**

| 1.          | This                Agreement                is governed by the laws of the State of Ohio without giving effect                to the                principles of conflicts of laws. |
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| 2.          | The                terms and                conditions                of this Award                may be modified by the Committee |
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| (a)   | In                any case                permitted by the terms of the Plan or this                Agreement, |
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| (b)   | with                the                written consent of the Grantee, or |
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| (c)   | without                the                consent of the Grantee if the amendment is either not materially                adverse                to the interests of the Grantee or is necessary or appropriate in                the view                of the Committee to conform with, or to take into account, applicable                law. |
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| 3.          | The                administration of this Agreement and the Plan will be performed in                accordance with Article 3 of the Plan. All determinations and decisions                made by the Committee, the Board, or any delegate of the Committee                as to                the provisions of the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding                on all                persons. |
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| 4.          | The                terms of                this Agreement are governed at all times by the official text of                the Plan                and in no way alter or modify the                Plan. |
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| 5.          | If                a term is                capitalized but not defined in this Agreement, it has the meaning                given to                it in the Plan. |
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| 6.          | To                the extent                a conflict exists between the terms of this Agreement and the provisions                of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall                govern. |
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**SECTION      THREE - TRANSFER OF AWARD**

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|         | **FirstEnergy              Corp.** |
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|         | By:                      |         |
|         | Corporate              Secretary   |
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|  _____________________   (Date) | (Signature              of              Grantee)       |
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