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**CONSENT        AND AMENDMENT**

***Credit        Agreement***

***Section        1.  Termination Date Extension.***

***Section        2. Conditions Precedent to Termination Date Extension.***

*provided however*

***Section        3.  Credit Agreement        Amendments.***

***Borrower Sublimit***

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***Borrower Sublimit***

***Additional        Commitment Lender***

***Anniversary        Date***

***Existing        Termination Date***

***Extension        Notice Date***

***Specified  Date***

**SECTION        2.19.  *****Extension of        Termination Date.***

***Anniversary Date***
***Existing          Termination Date***

***Extension Notice Date***
***Nonconsenting          Lender***

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***Specified          Date***

***Additional Commitment Lender***

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*“****(f)******Litigation***

***(g)******Financial        Statements; Material Adverse Change***

***Section        4.  Conditions to Effectiveness of Credit Agreement        Amendment.******Amendments******Amendment Date***

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***Section        5.  Representations and Warranties.***

***Section        6.  Effect on the Credit Agreement.***

***Section        7.  Costs, Expenses and        Taxes.  ***

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| Very                  truly yours,                                                |
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| **FIRSTENERGY                  CORP.**                                            |
| **FIRSTENERGY                  SOLUTIONS CORP.**                                  |
| **AMERICAN                  TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS,                  INCORPORATED** |
| **OHIO                  EDISON COMPANY**                                          |
| **PENNSYLVANIA                  POWER COMPANY**                                   |
| **THE                  CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING                  COMPANY** |
| **THE                  TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY**                                    |
| **METROPOLITAN                  EDISON COMPANY**                                  |
| **PENNSYLVANIA                  ELECTRIC COMPANY**                                |
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| By                                                                                |   |
|                                                                              | James                  F. Pearson |
|                                                                              | Treasurer |
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| **JERSEY                  CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT                  COMPANY**    |
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| By                                                                                |   |
|                                                                              | Randy                  Scilla |
|                                                                              | Treasurer |

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| The                  undersigned hereby consent |
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| and                  agree to the foregoing:    |
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| **CITIBANK,                  N.A.**             |
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| **BARCLAYS                  BANK PLC** |
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| **JPMORGAN                  CHASE BANK, N.A.** |
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| **KEYBANK                  NATIONAL ASSOCIATION** |
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| **WACHOVIA                  BANK, NATIONAL                  ASSOCIATION** |
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| **THE                  ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC** |
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| **THE                  BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA** |
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| **BANK                  OF AMERICA, N.A.** |
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| **THE                  BANK OF NEW YORK** |
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| **CREDIT                  SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS                  BRANCH** |
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| **MORGAN                  STANLEY BANK** |
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| **UBS                  LOAN FINANCE LLC** |
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| **UNION                  BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.** |
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| **LEHMAN                  BROTHERS BANK, FSB** |
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| **WILLIAM                  STREET CREDIT CORPORATION** |
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| **NATIONAL                  CITY BANK** |
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| **SUMITOMO                  MITSUI BANKING                  CORPORATION** |
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| **MIZUHO                  CORPORATE BANK, LTD.** |
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| **PNC                  BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION** |
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| **U.S.                  BANK, N.A.** |
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| **SUNTRUST                  BANK** |
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| **MELLON                  BANK, N.A.** |
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| **FIRST                  COMMERCIAL BANK, as a Bank** |
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| **FIFTH                  THIRD BANCORP** |
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| **KBC                  BANK N.V., as a Bank** |
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| **FIRSTMERIT                  BANK. N.A.** |
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