Exhibit 99.1



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In  connection  with the Quarterly  Reports of  FirstEnergy  Corp.,  Ohio Edison
Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company,
Pennsylvania  Power  Company,  Metropolitan  Edison  Company,  and  Pennsylvania
Electric Company  ("Companies") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30,
2002 as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof
(the  "Reports"),  I, H.  Peter  Burg,  Chief  Executive  Officer of each of the
Companies,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


     (1)  Each of the  Reports  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 each of the Reports fairly presents, in
          all material respects, the financial condition and results of
          operations of the Company to which it relates.



                                          /s/H. Peter Burg
                                       ---------------------------
                                             H. Peter Burg
                                         Chief Executive Officer
                                           November 13, 2002



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                                                                  Exhibit 99.2



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In  connection  with the Quarterly  Reports of  FirstEnergy  Corp.,  Ohio Edison
Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company,
Pennsylvania Power Company,  Jersey Central Power & Light Company,  Metropolitan
Edison Company, and Pennsylvania Electric Company ("Companies") on Form 10-Q for
the period ending  September 30, 2002 as filed with the  Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Reports"),  I, Richard H. Marsh, Senior Vice
President  and  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  each of the  Companies,  certify,
pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.  ss.  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  ss.  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


     (1)  Each of the Reports 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 each of the Reports fairly presents, in
          all material respects, the financial condition and results of
          operations of the Company to which it relates.



                                          /s/Richard H. Marsh
                                       ---------------------------
                                             Richard H. Marsh
                                        Senior Vice President and
                                         Chief Financial Officer
                                             November 13, 2002



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                                                                  Exhibit 99.3



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection with the Quarterly  Report of Jersey Central Power & Light Company
("Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending  September 30, 2002 as filed with
the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I,
Earl T. Carey,  President of the  Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  ss.
1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (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/Earl T. Carey
                                       ---------------------------
                                              Earl T. Carey
                                                President
                                        (Chief Executive Officer)
                                            November 13, 2002



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