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| **Form                    of Guaranty**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|     GUARANTY,                    dated                    as of [FirstEnergy: December 16, 2005][FES: [___________], 20[__]],                    made                    by [FIRSTENERGY CORP., an Ohio corporation][FIRSTENERGY SOLUTIONS                    CORP.,                    an Ohio corporation] (the “Guarantor”), in favor of the Banks                    (as defined                    in the Reimbursement Agreement referred to below), Barclays Bank                    PLC                    (***“Barclays”***),                    as                    Administrative Agent for the Banks (the ***“Administrative                    Agent”***)                    and as                    fronting bank (the “Fronting Bank”,                    and together                    with the Banks and the Administrative Agent, the                    “Beneficiaries”).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| **PRELIMINARY                    STATEMENT**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|     FIRSTENERGY                    NUCLEAR GENERATION CORP., an Ohio corporation (the “***Company***”)                    is party                    to                    a Letter of                    Credit and Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of December 16,                    2005 (as                    amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified                    from                    time to time, the “***Reimbursement                    Agreement***”;                    the                    capitalized terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein                    being                    used herein as therein defined), with                    the                    Beneficiaries.                    The                    Guarantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefits                    from the                    transactions contemplated by the Reimbursement Agreement. [FirstEnergy:                    It                    is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Reimbursement                    Agreement that the Guarantor deliver this Guaranty.][FES: The                    [Reference                    Rating of the Company is less than BBB- by S&P or Baa3 by Moody’s and                    the] Guarantor desires to deliver this Guaranty in order to exempt                    the                    Company from compliance with the debt to capitalization ratio                    financial                    covenant described in Section 5.03 of the Reimbursement                    Agreement].  |
|     NOW,                    THEREFORE,                    [FES: upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the definition                    of                    “FES Guaranty Agreement” in the Reimbursement Agreement,] and in                    consideration of the premises and in order to induce the Fronting                    Bank to                    issue the Letter of Credit for the account of the Company and                    to otherwise                    satisfy its obligations under the Reimbursement Agreement, the                    Guarantor                    hereby agrees as follows:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

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| ***    SECTION                      1. Guaranty; Limitation of Liability.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    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|      (a)    The                      Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably                      guarantees                      the punctual payment when due, whether at scheduled maturity                      or on any                      date of a required prepayment or by acceleration, demand or                      otherwise, of                      the Applicable Percentage (as defined below) of all payment,                      performance                      and other obligations of the Company now or hereafter existing                      under or in                      respect of the Credit Documents (including, without limitation,                      the                      Obligations and any extensions, modifications, substitutions,                      amendments                      or renewals of any or all of the Obligations), whether direct                      or indirect,                      absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, interest,                      reimbursement                      obligations, premiums, fees, indemnities, contract causes of                      action,                      costs, expenses or otherwise, including, without limitation,                      (i) the                      obligation of the Company to pay principal, interest, letter                      of credit                      fees, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees and disbursements,                      indemnities and other amounts payable by the Company under                      any Credit                      Document, (ii) the obligation of the Company to reimburse any                      amount in                      respect of any drawing under the Letter of Credit issued for                      the account                      of the Company and (iii) any liability of the Company on any                      claim,                      whether or not the right of any creditor to payment in respect                      of such                      claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed,                      contingent,                      matured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or                      unsecured, and                      whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise                      affected by                      any proceeding (such Applicable Percentage of such obligations                      being the                      “***Guaranteed                      Obligations***”),                      and agrees                      to pay any and all expenses (including, without limitation,                      fees and                      expenses of counsel) incurred by any Beneficiary in enforcing                      any rights                      under this Guaranty or any other Credit Document. As used herein,                      “***Applicable                      Percentage***”shall                      mean                      [First Energy: (i) 0%, from and after the third Business Day                      following                      delivery of a certificate of the chief financial officer, treasurer,                      assistant treasurer or controller of the Guarantor to the Administrative                      Agent certifying (and including reasonably detailed supporting                      calculations thereof) the existence of the conditions set forth                      in the                      following clauses (a) or (b) and so long as such conditions                      shall continue                      to exist: (a) the Company has Reference Ratings of BBB- or                      better by                      S&P and Baa3 or better by Moody’s and is in compliance with the                      financial covenant described in Section 5.03 of the Reimbursement                      Agreement and the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative                      Agent, with sufficient copies for the Banks, an annual report                      and related                      audited consolidated financial statements as of the last day                      of each of                      the two most recently completed fiscal years of the Company                      as set forth                      in Section 5.01(g)(ii) of the Reimbursement Agreement (provided                      that any                      such audited financial statements for the Company’s fiscal year 2005 shall                      be prepared on the same basis as shall be required of an issuer                      of public                      securities by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any                      national                      securities exchange) or (b) FES (x) has an Applicable Percentage                      (under                      and as such term is defined in the FES Guaranty Agreement)                      of 100% and the                      FES Guaranty Agreement shall have been effective for not less                      than 91                      days, (y) has Reference Ratings of BBB- or better by S&P and Baa3 or                      better by Moody’s and (z) is in compliance with the financial covenant                      described in Section 7.3 of the FES Guaranty Agreement, and                      (ii) 100%, at                      all other times][FES: (i) 0%, from and after the third Business                      Day                      following delivery of a certificate of the chief financial                      officer,                      treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of the Guarantor                      to the                      Administrative Agent certifying (and including reasonably detailed                      supporting calculations thereof) the existence of the following                      conditions                      and so long as such conditions shall exist: the Company has                      Reference                      Ratings of BBB- or better by S&P and Baa3 or better by Moody’s and is                      in compliance with the financial covenant described in Section                      5.03 of the                      Reimbursement Agreement and the Company shall have delivered                      to the                      Administrative Agent, with sufficient copies for the Banks,                      an annual                      report and related audited consolidated financial statements                      as of the                      last day of each of the two most recently completed fiscal                      years of the                      Company as set forth in Section 5.01(g)(ii) of the Reimbursement                      Agreement                      (provided that any such audited financial statements for the                      Company’s                      fiscal year 2005 shall be prepared on the same basis as shall                      be required                      of an issuer of public securities by the Securities and Exchange                      Commission or any national securities exchange), and (ii) 100%,                      at all                      other times]. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,                      the                      Guarantor’s liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part                      of                      the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the Company                      to any                      Beneficiary under or in respect of the Credit Documents but                      for the fact                      that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence                      of a                      bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving                      the                      Company.  |

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|     (b)    The                        Guarantor, and by its acceptance of this Guaranty, each Beneficiary                        hereby                        confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that                        this Guaranty                        and the Guaranteed Obligations of the Guarantor hereunder                        not constitute a                        fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy                        Law (as                        hereinafter defined), the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act,                        the Uniform                        Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar foreign, federal or                        state law to                        the extent applicable to this Guaranty and the Guaranteed                        Obligations. To                        effectuate the foregoing intention, the Beneficiaries and                        the Guarantor                        hereby irrevocably agree that the Guaranteed Obligations                        at any time shall                        be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the Guaranteed                        Obligations not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.                        For                        purposes hereof, “Bankruptcy Law” means any proceeding of the type                        referred to in Section 6.01(f) of the Reimbursement Agreement                        or Title 11,                        U.S. Code, or any similar foreign, federal or state law for                        the relief of                        debtors.  |
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| ***    SECTION                        2.  Guaranty                        Absolute.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|     The                        Guarantor                        guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly                        in                        accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents, regardless                        of any law,                        regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction                        affecting any of such terms or the rights of any Beneficiary                        with respect                        thereto. The obligations of the Guarantor under or in respect                        of this                        Guaranty are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations or                        any other                        obligations the Company under or in respect of the Credit                        Documents, and a                        separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted                        against the                        Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty, irrespective of whether                        any action is                        brought against the Company or whether the Company is joined                        in any such                        action or actions. The liability of the Guarantor under this                        Guaranty                        shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective                        of, and the                        Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now                        have or                        hereafter acquire in any way relating to, any or all of the                        following:                                |
|         (a)    any                        lack of validity or enforceability of any Credit Document                        or any agreement                        or instrument relating thereto;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|         (b)    any                        change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in                        any other term                        of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other                        obligations of                        the Company under or in respect of the Credit Documents,                        or any other                        amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any                        Credit                        Document, including, without limitation, any increase in                        the Guaranteed                        Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit                        to the                        Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|         (c)    any                        taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral,                        or any                        taking, release or amendment or waiver of, or consent to                        departure from,                        any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed                        Obligations;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|         (d)    any                        manner of application of any collateral, or proceeds thereof,                        to all or                        any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of sale                        or other                        disposition of any collateral for all or any of the Guaranteed                        Obligations                        or any other assets of the Company or any of its                        Subsidiaries;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

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|         (e)    any                          change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure                          or                          existence of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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|         (f)    any                          failure of any Beneficiary to disclose to the Guarantor                          any information                          relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise),                          operations,                          performance, properties or prospects of the Company now                          or hereafter known                          to such Beneficiary (the Guarantor waiving any duty on                          the part of                          Beneficiaries to disclose such information);                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|         (g)    the                          failure of any other Person to execute or deliver this                          Guaranty or any                          other guaranty or agreement or the release or reduction                          of liability of                          the Guarantor or other guarantor or surety with respect                          to the Guaranteed                          Obligations; or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|         (h)    any                          other circumstance (including, without limitation, any                          statute of                          limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation                          by any                          Beneficiary that might otherwise constitute a defense available                          to, or a                          discharge of, the Guarantor or any other guarantor or surety.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| This                          Guaranty                          shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the                          case may be, if at                          any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations                          is rescinded or                          must otherwise be returned by any Beneficiary or any other                          Person upon the                          insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Guarantor,                          the Company or                          otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| ***    SECTION                          3.  Waivers                          and                          Acknowledgments.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|     (a)    The                          Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives                          promptness,                          diligence, notice of acceptance, presentment, demand for                          performance,                          notice of nonperformance, default, acceleration, protest                          or dishonor and                          any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed                          Obligations and                          this Guaranty and any requirement that any Beneficiary                          protect, secure,                          perfect or insure any Lien or any property subject thereto                          or exhaust any                          right or take any action against the Company or any other                          Person or any                          collateral.                                                                                                        |
|     (b)    The                          Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives                          any right to                          revoke this Guaranty and acknowledges that this Guaranty                          is continuing in                          nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether                          existing now or                          in the future.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|     (c)    The                          Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives                          (i) any defense                          arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an                          election of                          remedies by any Beneficiary that in any manner impairs,                          reduces, releases                          or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement,                          exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of                          the Guarantor or                          other rights of the Guarantor to proceed against the Company,                          any other                          guarantor or any other Person or any collateral and (ii)                          any defense based                          on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect                          of the                          Guaranteed Obligations.  |
|     (d)    The                          Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives                          any duty on the                          part of any Beneficiary to disclose to the Guarantor any                          matter, fact or                          thing relating to the business, condition (financial or                          otherwise),                          operations, performance, properties or prospects of the                          Company or any of                          its Subsidiaries now or hereafter known by such Beneficiary.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

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|     (e)    The                          Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial                          direct and                          indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated                          by the                          Credit Documents and that the waivers set forth in Section                          2 and this                          Section 3 are knowingly made in contemplation of such                          benefits.  |
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| ***    SECTION                  4.  Subrogation.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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|     The                  Guarantor                  hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to exercise any                  rights                  that it may now have or hereafter acquire against the Company that                  arise                  from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the                  Guaranteed                  Obligations under or in respect of this Guaranty, including, without                  limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration,                  contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in                  any claim                  or remedy of any Beneficiary against the Company, whether or not                  such                  claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute                  or                  common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or                  receive                  from the Company, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property                  or by                  set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account                  of such                  claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed                  Obligations                  and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty shall have been                  paid in                  full in cash, the Letter of Credit issued for the account of the                  Company                  shall have expired or been terminated and the Commitments shall                  have                  expired or been terminated. If any amount shall be paid to the                  Guarantor                  in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time                  prior to                  the latest of (a) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed                  Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty,                  (b) the                  Stated Expiration Date, and (c) the latest date of expiration or                  termination of the Letter of Credit issued for the account of the                  Company,                  such amount shall be received and held in trust for the benefit                  of the                  Beneficiaries, shall be segregated from other property and funds                  of the                  Guarantor and shall forthwith be paid or delivered to the Administrative                  Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement                  or                  assignment) to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations                  and                  all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, whether matured                  or                  unmatured, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents,                  or to be                  held as collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts                  payable                  under this Guaranty thereafter arising. If (i) the Guarantor shall                  make                  payment to any Beneficiary of all or any part of the Guaranteed                  Obligations, (ii) all of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other                  amounts                  payable under this Guaranty shall have been paid in full in cash,                  (iii)                  the Stated Expiration Date shall have occurred and (iv) the Letter                  of                  Credit shall have expired or been terminated, the Beneficiaries                  will, at                  the Guarantor’s request and expense, execute and deliver to the Guarantor                  appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation                  or                  warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to                  the                  Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting                  from such                  payment made by the Guarantor pursuant to this Guaranty.  |
| ***    SECTION                  5.  Payments                  Free and Clear of Taxes, Etc.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|     (a)    Any                  and                  all payments made by the Guarantor under or in respect of this                  Guaranty or                  any other Credit Document shall be made, in accordance with Section                  2.16                  of the Reimbursement Agreement, free and clear of and without deduction                  for any and all present or future Taxes. If the Guarantor shall                  be                  required by law to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum                  payable                  under or in respect of this Guaranty or any other Credit Document                  to any                  Beneficiary, (i) the sum payable by the Guarantor shall be increased                  as                  may be necessary so that after the Guarantor and the Administrative                  Agent                  have made all required deductions (including deductions applicable                  to                  additional sums payable under this Section 5), such Beneficiary                  receives                  an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions                  been made, (ii) the Guarantor shall make all such deductions and                  (iii) the                  Guarantor shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation                  authority or other authority in accordance with applicable                  law.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

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|     (b)    In                  addition, the Guarantor agrees to pay any present or future Other                  Taxes                  that arise from any payment made by or on behalf of the Guarantor                  under or                  in respect of this Guaranty or any other Credit Document or from                  the                  execution, delivery or registration of, performance under, or otherwise                  with respect to, this Guaranty and the other Credit                  Documents.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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|     (c)    The                  Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Beneficiary for and hold it                  harmless                  against the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes, (including, without                  limitation, any Taxes or Other Taxes of any kind imposed by any                  jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 5) imposed on                  or paid                  by such Beneficiary and any liability (including penalties, additions                  to                  tax, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto.                  This indemnification shall be made within 30 days from the date                  such                  Beneficiary makes written demand therefor.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|     (d)    From                  time to time thereafter if requested by the Guarantor or the                  Administrative Agent, each Beneficiary organized under the laws                  of a                  jurisdiction outside the United States shall provide the Administrative                  Agent, the Fronting Bank and the Guarantor with the forms prescribed                  by                  the Internal Revenue Service of the United States certifying that                  such                  Beneficiary is exempt from United States withholding taxes with                  respect to                  all payments to be made to such Beneficiary hereunder. If for any                  reason                  during the term of this Guaranty, any Beneficiary becomes unable                  to submit                  the forms referred to above or the information or representations                  contained therein are no longer accurate in any material respect,                  such                  Beneficiary shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, the                  Fronting                  Bank and the Guarantor in writing to that effect. Unless the Guarantor,                  the Fronting Bank and the Administrative Agent have received forms                  or                  other documents satisfactory to them indicating that payments hereunder                  are not subject to United States withholding tax, the Guarantor,                  the                  Fronting Bank or the Administrative Agent shall withhold taxes                  from such                  payments at the applicable statutory rate in the case of payments                  to or                  for any Beneficiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction                  outside the                  United States.  |
|     (e)    Any                  Beneficiary claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to                  this                  Section 5 shall use its best efforts (consistent with its internal                  policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction                  of its Applicable Booking Office if the making of such a change                  would                  avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, any such additional                  amounts                  that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the reasonable judgment                  of                  such Beneficiary, be otherwise disadvantageous to such                  Beneficiary.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|     (f)    Without                  prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Guarantor                  hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Guarantor contained                  in                  this Section 5 shall survive the payment in full or termination                  of the                  Guaranteed Obligations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

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| ***    SECTION                      6.  Representations                      and                      Warranties.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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|     As                      of (i) the                      date hereof, (ii) [FirstEnergy: the Date of Issuance, (iii)]                      the date of                      any Tender Advance, and [FirstEnergy: (iv)][FES: (iii)] the                      date of any                      amendment, modification or extension of the Letter of Credit,                      the                      Guarantor hereby makes each representation and warranty made                      in the Credit                      Documents by the Company with respect to the Guarantor and                      the Guarantor                      hereby further represents and warrants as follows:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|         (a)    Conditions                      Precedent.                      There are no                      conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Guaranty                      that have not                      been satisfied or waived.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|         (b)    Credit                      Analysis.                      The                      Guarantor has, independently and without reliance upon any                      Beneficiary and                      based on such documents and information as it has  deemed                      appropriate, made its own                      credit analysis and decision to enter into this Guaranty and                      each other                      Credit Document to which it is or is to be a party, and the                      Guarantor has                      established adequate means of obtaining from the Company on                      a continuing                      basis information pertaining to, and is now and on a continuing                      basis will                      be completely familiar with, the business, condition (financial                      or                      otherwise), operations, performance, properties and prospects                      of the                      Company.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|         (c)    Corporate                      Existence and Power.                      It is a                      corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good                      standing under                      the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, is duly                      qualified to do                      business as a foreign corporation in and is in good standing                      under the                      laws of each state in which the ownership of its properties                      or the conduct                      of its business makes such qualification necessary except where                      the                      failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse                      effect on its                      business or financial condition or its ability to perform its                      obligations                      under this Guaranty, and has all corporate powers and all material                      governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals                      required to                      carry on its business as now conducted.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|         (b)    Corporate                      Authorization.                      The                      execution, delivery and performance by it of this Guaranty,                      or is to                      become, a party, have been duly authorized by all necessary                      corporate                      action on its part and do not, and will not, require the consent                      or                      approval of its shareholders, or any trustee or holder of any                      Debt or                      other obligation of it, other than such consents and approvals                      as have                      been duly obtained, given or accomplished.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|         (c)    No                      Violation, Etc.                       Neither the execution, delivery or performance by it of this                      Guaranty, nor                      the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby,                      nor                      compliance by it with the provisions hereof, conflicts or will                      conflict                      with, or results or will result in a breach or contravention                      of any of the                      provisions of its Organizational Documents, any Applicable                      Law, or any                      indenture, mortgage, lease or any other agreement or instrument                      to which                      it or any of its Affiliates is party or by which its property                      or the                      property of any of its Affiliates is bound, or results or will                      result in                      the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of its property                      or the                      property of any of its Affiliates except as provided herein.                      There is no                      provision of its Organizational Documents, or any Applicable                      Law, or any                      such indenture, mortgage, lease or other agreement or instrument                      that                      materially adversely affects, or in the future is likely (so                      far as it can                      now foresee) to materially adversely affect, its business,                      operations,                      affairs, condition, properties or assets or its ability to                      perform its                      obligations under this Guaranty. The Guarantor and each of                      its                      Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws (including, without                      limitation, ERISA and Environmental Laws), regulations and                      orders of any                      Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and                      all                      indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it                      or its                      property, except where the failure to do so, individually or                      in the                      aggregate, has not had and could not reasonably be expected                      to have a                      material adverse effect on (i) the business, assets, operations,                      condition                      (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Guarantor and                      its                      Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (ii) the legality, validity                      or                      enforceability of any of this Guaranty or the rights, remedies                      and                      benefits available to the parties thereunder or the ability                      of the                      Guarantor to perform its obligations under this Guaranty.  |

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|         (d)    Governmental                        Actions.                        No                        Governmental Action is or will be required in connection                        with the                        execution, delivery or performance by it, or the consummation                        by it of the                        transactions contemplated by this Guaranty [FirstEnergy:                        , other than such                        as have been duly obtained, given or accomplished].                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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|         (e)    Execution                        and Delivery.                        This                        Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by it, and                        this Guaranty is                        the legal, valid and binding obligation of it enforceable                        against it in                        accordance with its terms, subject, however, to the application                        by a court                        of general principles of equity and to the effect of any                        applicable                        bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar                        laws                        affecting creditors’ rights generally.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|         (f)    Litigation.                        Except as                        disclosed in the Disclosure Documents, there is no pending                        or threatened                        action or proceeding (including, without limitation, any                        proceeding                        relating to or arising out of Environmental Laws) affecting                        it or any of                        its Subsidiaries before any court, governmental agency or                        arbitrator that                        has a reasonable possibility of having a material adverse                        effect on the                        business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of                        operations or                        prospects of it and its consolidated subsidiaries, taken                        as a whole, or on                        the ability of the Guarantor to perform its obligations under                        this                        Guaranty, and there has been no development in the matters                        disclosed in                        such filings that has had such a material adverse effect.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|         (g)    Financial                        Statements; Material Adverse Change.                        The                        consolidated balance sheet of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries                        as at                        [FirstEnergy: December 31, 2004][FES: the last day of the                        most recently                        completed fiscal year for which such financial statements                        shall have been                        certified in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent                        and the Banks                        by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP] (the “***Audited                        Financials Date***”),                        and the                        related consolidated statements of income, retained earnings                        and cash                        flows of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal                        year then                        ended, certified by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent                        public                        accountants, and the unaudited consolidated balance sheet                        of the Guarantor                        and its Subsidiaries as at [FirstEnergy: September 30, 2005][FES:                        the last                        day of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which                        such financial                        statements shall be available], and the related consolidated                        statements of                        income, retained earnings and cash flows of the Guarantor                        and its                        Subsidiaries for the [FirstEnergy: nine months][FES: partial                        fiscal year]                        then ended, copies of each of which have been furnished to                        each Bank, in                        all cases as amended and restated to the date hereof, present                        fairly the                        consolidated financial position of the Guarantor and its                        Subsidiaries as                        at such dates and the consolidated results of the operations                        of the                        Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the periods ended on such                        dates, all in                        accordance with GAAP consistently applied. Except as disclosed                        in the                        Disclosure Documents, there has been no material adverse                        change in the                        business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of                        operations or                        prospects of the Guarantor and its Consolidated Subsidiaries,                        taken as a                        whole, since the Audited Financials Date.  |

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|         (h)    ERISA.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|               (i)    No                          Termination                          Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with                          respect to any                          Plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|               (ii)    Schedule                          B                          (Actuarial Information) to the most recent annual report                          (Form 5500                          Series) with respect to each Plan, copies of which have                          been filed with                          the Internal Revenue Service and furnished to the Banks,                          is complete and                          accurate and fairly presents the funding status of such                          Plan, and since                          the date of such Schedule B there has been no material                          adverse change in                          such funding status.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|               (iii)    Neither                          it nor                          any member of the Controlled Group has incurred nor reasonably                          expects to                          incur any withdrawal liability under ERISA to any Multiemployer                          Plan.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|         (i)    Taxes.                          The                          Guarantor and each of its Subsidiaries has filed all tax                          returns (federal,                          state and local) required to be filed and paid all taxes                          shown thereon to                          be due, including interest and penalties, or provided adequate                          reserves                          for payment thereof in accordance with GAAP other than                          such taxes that the                          Guarantor or such Subsidiary is contesting in good faith                          by appropriate                          legal proceedings.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|         (j)    Investment                          Company.                          The                          Guarantor is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an                          “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of                          1940, as amended, or an “investment advisor” within the meaning of the                          Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|         (k)    No                          Event of                          Default.                          No event has                          occurred and is continuing that constitutes an Event of                          Default or that                          would constitute an Event of Default (including, without                          limitation, an                          Event of Default under Section 6.01(s) of the Reimbursement                          Agreement) but                          for the requirement that notice be given or time elapse                          or both.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|         (l)    Solvency.                          (i) The fair                          saleable value of the Guarantor’s assets will exceed the amount that will                          be required to be paid on or in respect of the probable                          liability on its                          existing debts and other liabilities (including contingent                          liabilities) as                          they mature; (ii) the Guarantor’s assets do not constitute unreasonably                          small capital to carry out its business as now conducted                          or as proposed to                          be conducted; (iii) the Guarantor does not intend to incur                          debts beyond                          its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into                          account the                          timing and amounts of cash to be received by it and the                          amounts to be                          payable on or in respect of its obligations); and (iv)                          the Guarantor does                          not believe that final judgments against it in actions                          for money damages                          presently pending will be rendered at a time when, or in                          an amount such                          that, it will be unable to satisfy any such judgments promptly                          in                          accordance with their terms (taking into account the maximum                          reasonable                          amount of such judgments in any such actions and the earliest                          reasonable                          time at which such judgments might be rendered). The Guarantor’s cash                          flow, after taking into account all other anticipated uses                          of its cash                          (including the payments on or in respect of debt referred                          to in clause                          (iii) above), will at all times be sufficient to pay all                          such judgments                          promptly in accordance with their terms.  |

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|         (m)    No                          Material                          Misstatements.                          The reports,                          financial statements and other written information furnished                          by or on                          behalf of the Guarantor to the Administrative Agent or                          any Bank pursuant                          to or in connection with the Guaranty and the transactions                          contemplated                          hereby do not contain and will not contain, when taken                          as a whole, any                          untrue statement of a material fact and do not omit and                          will not omit,                          when taken as a whole, to state any fact necessary to make                          the statements                          therein, in the light of the circumstances under which                          they were or will                          be made, not misleading in any material respect.   |
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|     7.1  Covenants.                    The                    Guarantor covenants and agrees that, so long as any part of the                    Guaranteed                    Obligations shall remain unpaid, the Letter of Credit issued                    for the                    account of the Company shall be outstanding or any Bank shall                    have any                    Commitment, the Guarantor will perform and observe, and cause                    each of its                    Subsidiaries to perform and observe, all of the terms, covenants                    and                    agreements set forth in the Credit Documents on its or their                    part to be                    performed or observed or that the Guarantor has agreed to cause                    the                    Company or such Subsidiaries to perform or observe.                                                                                                                       |
|     7.2  Affirmative                    Covenants.                    So long as a                    drawing is available under the Letter of Credit or any Bank shall                    have any                    Commitment under the Reimbursement Agreement or any Credit Party                    shall                    have any obligation to pay any amount to any Bank under any Credit                    Document or the Guarantor shall have any obligations hereunder,                    the                    Guarantor will, unless the Required Banks shall otherwise consent                    in                    writing:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|     (a)  Preservation                    of Corporate Existence, Etc.                     Without limiting the right of the Guarantor to merge with or                    into or                    consolidate with or into any other corporation or entity in accordance                    with the provisions of Section 7.4(c) hereof, (i) preserve and                    maintain                    its corporate existence in the state of its incorporation and                    qualify and                    remain qualified as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction                    in which                    such qualification is reasonably necessary in view of its business                    and                    operations or the ownership of its properties and (ii) preserve,                    renew and                    keep in full force and effect the rights, privileges and franchises                    necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business.  |

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|     (b)  Compliance                      with Laws,                      Etc.                      Comply, and                      cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, in all material respects                      with                      all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and orders of any                      Governmental                      Authority, the noncompliance with which would materially and                      adversely                      affect the business or condition of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries,                      taken as a whole, such compliance to include, without limitation,                      compliance with the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56                      (signed                      into law October 26, 2001)), regulations promulgated by the                      U.S. Treasury                      Department Office of Foreign Assets Control, Environmental                      Laws and ERISA                      and paying before the same become delinquent all material taxes,                      assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon                      its property,                      except to the extent compliance with any of the foregoing is                      then being                      contested in good faith by appropriate legal proceedings.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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|     (c)  Maintenance                      of Insurance, Etc.                      Maintain                      insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies                      or                      associations or through its own program of self-insurance in                      such amounts                      and covering such risks as is usually carried by companies                      engaged in                      similar businesses and owning similar properties in the same                      general areas                      in which the Guarantor operates and furnish to the Administrative                      Agent,                      within a reasonable time after written request therefor, such                      information                      as to the insurance carried as any Bank, through the Administrative                      Agent,                      may reasonably request.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|     (d)  Inspection                      Rights.                      At any                      reasonable time and from time to time as the Administrative                      Agent or any                      Bank may reasonably request, permit the Administrative Agent                      or such Bank                      or any agents or representatives thereof to examine and make                      copies of and                      abstracts from the records and books of account of, and visit                      the                      properties of, the Guarantor and any of its Subsidiaries, and                      to discuss                      the affairs, finances and accounts of the Guarantor and any                      of its                      Subsidiaries with any of their respective officers or directors;                      provided,                      however, that the Guarantor reserves the right to restrict                      access to any                      of its Subsidiaries’ generating facilities in accordance with reasonably                      adopted procedures relating to safety and security. The Administrative                      Agent and each Bank agree to use reasonable efforts to ensure                      that any                      information concerning the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries                      obtained                      by the Administrative Agent or such Bank pursuant to this subsection                      (d)                      or subsection (g) that is not contained in a report or other                      document                      filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, distributed                      by the                      Guarantor to its security holders or otherwise generally available                      to the                      public, will, to the extent permitted by law and except as                      may be required                      by valid subpoena or in the normal course of the Administrative                      Agent’s or                      such Bank’s business operations be treated confidentially by the                      Administrative Agent or such Bank, as the case may be, and                      will not be                      distributed or otherwise made available by the Administrative                      Agent or                      such Bank, as the case may be, to any Person, other than the                      Administrative Agent’s or such Bank’s employees, authorized agents or                      representatives (including, without limitation, attorneys and                      accountants).  |
|     (e)  Keeping                      of                      Books.                      Keep, and                      cause each Subsidiary to keep, proper books of record and account                      in which                      entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the                      assets and                      business of the Guarantor and each of its Subsidiaries in accordance                      with                      GAAP.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|     (f)  Maintenance                      of                      Properties.                      Maintain and                      preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and                      preserve, all                      of its properties that are used or that are useful in the conduct                      of its                      business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear                      and tear                      excepted, it being understood that this covenant relates only                      to the good                      working order and condition of such properties and shall not                      be construed                      as a covenant of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries not                      to dispose                      of such properties by sale, lease, transfer or otherwise.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

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|     (g)  Reporting                        Requirements.                        Furnish, or                        cause to be furnished, to the Administrative Agent, with                        sufficient copies                        for each Bank, the following:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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|         (i)    as                        soon                        as available and in any event within 50 days after the close                        of each of                        the first three quarters in each fiscal year of the Guarantor,                        consolidated balance sheets of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries                        as at                        the end of such quarter and consolidated statements of income                        of the                        Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the period commencing                        at the end of the                        previous fiscal year and ending with the end of such quarter,                        fairly                        presenting the financial condition of the Guarantor and its                        Subsidiaries                        as at such date and the results of operations of the Guarantor                        and its                        Subsidiaries for such period and setting forth in each case                        in comparative                        form the corresponding figures for the corresponding period                        of the                        preceding fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and duly                        certified                        (subject to year-end audit adjustments) by the chief financial                        officer,                        treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of the Guarantor                        as having                        been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;                                                                            |
|         (ii)    as                        soon                        as available and in any event within 105 days after the end                        of each fiscal                        year of the Guarantor, a copy of the annual report for such                        year for the                        Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, containing consolidated and                        consolidating                        financial statements of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries                        for such year                        certified in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent                        and the Banks                        by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent public                        accountants                        acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Banks, together                        with                        statements of projected financial performance prepared by                        management for                        the next fiscal year, in form satisfactory to the Administrative                        Agent;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|         (iii)   concurrently                        with the delivery of the financial statements specified in                        clauses (i) and                        (ii) above a certificate of the chief financial officer,                        treasurer,                        assistant treasurer or controller of the Guarantor (A) stating                        whether he                        has any knowledge of the occurrence at any time prior to                        the date of such                        certificate of an Event of Default not theretofore reported                        pursuant to                        the provisions of Section 5.01(g)(i) of the Reimbursement                        Agreement or of                        the occurrence at any time prior to such date of any such                        Event of                        Default, except Events of Default theretofore reported pursuant                        to the                        provisions of Section 5.01(g)(i) of the Reimbursement Agreement                        and                        remedied, and, if so, stating the facts with respect thereto,                        and (B)                        setting forth in a true and correct manner, the calculation                        of the ratio                        contemplated by Section 7.3 hereof, as of the date of the                        most recent                        financial statements accompanying such certificate, to show                        the                        Guarantor’s compliance with or the status of the financial covenant                        contained in Section 7.3 hereof;  |
|         (iv)   promptly                        after the sending or filing thereof, copies of any reports                        that the                        Guarantor sends to any of its securityholders, and copies                        of all reports                        on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form 8-K that the Guarantor or                        any of its                        Subsidiaries files with the Securities and Exchange                        Commission;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

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|       (v)  as                          soon as possible and in                          any event (A) within 30 days after the Guarantor or any                          member of the                          Controlled Group knows or has reason to know that any Termination                          Event                          described in clause (i) of the definition of Termination                          Event with                          respect to any Plan has occurred and (B) within 10 days                          after the                          Guarantor or any member of the Controlled Group knows or                          has reason to                          know that any other Termination Event with respect to any                          Plan has                          occurred, a statement of the chief financial officer of                          the Guarantor                          describing such Termination Event and the action, if any,                          that the                          Guarantor or such member of the Controlled Group, as the                          case may be,                          proposes to take with respect thereto;  |
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|       (vi)  promptly                          and in any event                          within two Business Days after receipt thereof by the Guarantor                          or any                          member of the Controlled Group from the PBGC, copies of                          each notice                          received by the Guarantor or any such member of the Controlled                          Group of                          the PBGC’s intention to terminate any Plan or to have a trustee                          appointed                          to administer any Plan;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       (vii)                             promptly                          and in any event                          within 30 days after the filing thereof with the Internal                          Revenue Service,                          copies of each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the                          annual report                          (Form 5500 Series) with respect to each Plan;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|        (viii)  promptly                          and in any event                          within five Business Days after receipt thereof by the                          Guarantor or any                          member of the Controlled Group from a Multiemployer Plan                          sponsor, a copy                          of each notice received by the Guarantor or any member                          of the Controlled                          Group concerning the imposition of withdrawal liability                          pursuant to                          Section 4202 of ERISA;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       (ix)  promptly                          and in any event                          within five Business Days after Moody’s or S&P has changed any                          relevant Reference Rating, notice of such change; and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|         (x)  such                          other                          information respecting the condition or operations, financial                          or                          otherwise, of the Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries,                          including, without                          limitation, copies of all reports and registration statements                          that the                          Guarantor or any Subsidiary files with the Securities and                          Exchange                          Commission or any national securities exchange, as the                          Administrative                          Agent or any Bank (through the Administrative Agent) may                          from time to time                          reasonably request.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|     (h)  Guarantor                          Approvals.                          Maintain all                          approvals of all Governmental Authorities necessary connection                          with the                          execution, delivery or performance by it, or the consummation                          by it of the                          transactions contemplated by this Guaranty in full force                          and effect and                          comply with all terms and conditions thereof until all                          Obligations shall                          have been repaid or paid (as the case may be) and the Stated                          Expiration                          Date has occurred.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|     Unless                          the                          Required Banks shall otherwise consent in writing, so long                          as a drawing is                          available under the Letter of Credit or any Bank shall                          have any Commitment                          under the Reimbursement Agreement or any Credit Party shall                          have any                          obligation to pay any amount to any Bank hereunder or the                          Guarantor shall                          have any obligations hereunder:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

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|     (a)    Debt                            to                            Capitalization Ratio.                            The                            Guarantor will maintain a Debt to Capitalization Ratio                            of no more than                            0.65 to 1.00 (determined as of the last day of each fiscal                            quarter)[FirstEnergy: ; provided that the Guarantor shall                            be required to                            comply with this financial covenant only so long as the                            Guarantor’s                            Applicable Percentage shall be 100%][FES: ; provided                            that the Guarantor                            shall be required to comply with this financial covenant                            only so long as                            (i) the Guarantor’s Applicable Percentage shall be 100% and (ii) the                            “Applicable Percentage” of FirstEnergy under (and as defined in) the                            FirstEnergy Guaranty Agreement shall be 0%].                     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|     7.4.   Negative                            Covenants of the Guarantor.                            So long as a                            drawing is available under the Letter of Credit or any                            Bank shall have any                            Commitment under the Reimbursement Agreement or any Credit                            Party shall                            have any obligation to pay any amount to any Bank hereunder,                            the Guarantor                            will not, without the written consent of the Required                            Banks:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           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|     (a)   Sales,                            Etc.                            (i) Sell,                            lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any shares of                            common stock of any                            domestic Significant Subsidiary, whether now owned or                            hereafter acquired                            by the Guarantor, or permit any Significant Subsidiary                            to do so or (ii)                            permit the Guarantor or any Subsidiary to sell, lease,                            transfer or                            otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or a                            series of                            transactions) assets located in The United States of                            America representing                            in the aggregate more than 15% (determined at the time                            of each such                            transaction) of the value of all of the consolidated                            fixed assets of the                            Guarantor, as reported on the most recent consolidated                            balance sheet of                            the Guarantor, to any entity other than the Guarantor                            or any of its wholly                            owned direct or indirect Subsidiaries or, in the case                            of The Toledo Edison                            Company, to Centerior Funding Corporation; provided,                            however, that this                            provision shall not restrict the transfer of nuclear                            and fossil generation                            assets from Pennsylvania Power Company, Ohio Edison Company,                            The Cleveland                            Electric Illuminating Company and The Toledo Edison Company                            to the Company                            and FirstEnergy Generation Corp., respectively (the “***Generation                            Transfers***”).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|     (b)    Liens,                            Etc.                            Create or                            suffer to exist, or permit any Significant Subsidiary                            to create or suffer                            to exist, any Lien upon or with respect to any of its                            properties                            (including, without limitation, any shares of any class                            of equity security                            of any Significant Subsidiary), in each case to secure                            or provide for the                            payment of Debt, other than (i) liens consisting of (A)                            pledges or                            deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure                            obligations under                            worker’s compensation laws or similar legislation, (B) deposits                            in the                            ordinary course of business to secure, or in lieu of,                            surety, appeal, or                            customs bonds to which the Guarantor or Significant Subsidiary                            is a party,                            (C) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business                            to secure                            performance in connection with bids, tenders or contracts                            (other than                            contracts for the payment of money), or (D) materialmen’s, mechanics’,                            carriers’, workers’, repairmen’s or other like Liens incurred in the                            ordinary course of business for sums not yet due or currently                            being                            contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently                            conducted,                            or deposits to obtain in the release of such Liens; (ii)                            purchase money                            liens or purchase money security interests upon or in                            any property                            acquired or held by the Guarantor or Significant Subsidiary                            in the                            ordinary course of business, which secure the purchase                            price of such                            property or secure indebtedness incurred solely for the                            purpose of                            financing the acquisition of such property; (iii) Liens                            existing on the                            property of any Person at the time that such Person becomes                            a direct or                            indirect Significant Subsidiary; provided that such Liens                            were not created                            to secure the acquisition of such Person; (iv) Liens                            in existence on the                            date of this Guaranty; (v) Liens created by any First                            Mortgage Indenture,                            so long as (A) under the terms thereof no “event of default” (howsoever                            designated) in respect of any bonds issued thereunder                            will be triggered by                            reference to an Event of Default or Default and (B) no                            such Liens shall                            apply to assets acquired from the Guarantor or any Significant                            Subsidiary                            if such assets were free of Liens (other than as a result                            of a release of                            such Liens in contemplation of such acquisition) immediately                            prior to any                            such acquisition; (vi) Liens on assets of American Transmission                            Systems,                            Incorporated to secure Debt of American Transmission                            Systems,                            Incorporated, provided, however, that the aggregate principal                            amount of                            Debt secured by such Liens shall not at any time exceed                            60% of the                            depreciated book value of the property subject to such                            Liens; (vii) Liens                            securing Stranded Cost Securitization Bonds; (viii) Liens                            on cash (in an                            aggregate amount not to exceed $270,000,000) pledged                            to secure                            reimbursement obligations for letters of credit issued                            for the account of                            Ohio Edison Company; (ix) Liens on assets transferred                            in the Generation                            Transfers in favor of the transferor thereof; and (x)                            Liens created for                            the sole purpose of extending, renewing or replacing                            in whole or in part                            Debt secured by any Lien referred to in the foregoing                            clauses (i) through                            (ix); provided, however, that the principal amount of                            Debt secured thereby                            shall not exceed the principal amount of Debt so secured                            at the time of                            such extension, renewal or replacement, and that such                            extension, renewal                            or replacement, as the case may be, shall be limited                            to all or a part of                            the property or Debt that secured the Lien so extended,                            renewed or                            replaced (and any improvements on such property).  |

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|     (c)    Mergers,                              Etc.                              Merge with                              or into or consolidate with or into any other Person,                              or permit any of its                              Subsidiaries to do so unless (i) immediately after                              giving effect thereto,                              no event shall occur and be continuing that constitutes                              an Event of                              Default, (ii) the consolidation or merger shall not                              materially and                              adversely affect the ability of the Guarantor (or its                              successor by merger                              or consolidation as contemplated by clause (i) of this                              subsection (c)) to                              perform its obligations hereunder, and (iii) in the                              case of any merger or                              consolidation to which the Guarantor is a party, the                              corporation formed by                              such consolidation or into which the Guarantor shall                              be merged shall                              assume the Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty to which it is a                              party in a writing satisfactory in form and substance                              to the Required                              Banks.  |
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|     (d)    Compliance                              with ERISA.                              (i) Enter                              into any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code,                              and in ERISA) involving any Plan that may result in                              any liability of the                              Guarantor to any Person that (in the opinion of the                              Required Banks) is                              material to the financial position or operations of                              the Guarantor or (ii)                              allow or suffer to exist any other event or condition                              known to the                              Guarantor that results in any liability of the Guarantor                              to the PBGC that                              (in the opinion of the Required Banks) is material                              to the financial                              position or operations of the Guarantor. For purposes                              of this subsection                              (d), “liability” shall not include termination insurance premiums payable                              under Section 4007 of ERISA.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|     7.5.   Guarantor                              Defaults.                              The                              occurrence of any of the following events (whether                              voluntary or                              involuntary) shall be a “***Guarantor                              Event of Default***”                              hereunder:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|     (a)    Representations                              and Warranties.                              Any                              representation or warranty made or deemed made by the                              Guarantor (or any of                              its officers) in any Credit Document or in connection                              with any Credit                              Document shall prove to have been incorrect or misleading                              in any material                              respect when made or deemed made; or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|     (b)    Covenant                              Performance.                              (i) the                              Guarantor shall fail to perform or observe any covenant                              set forth in                              clause (i) of Section 7.2(a), or Section 7.3 or Section                              7.4 hereof on its                              part to be performed or observed or (ii) the Guarantor                              shall fail to                              perform or observe any other term, covenant or agreement                              contained in                              Credit Document on its part to be performed or observed                              and such failure                              shall remain unremedied for 30 days after written notice                              thereof shall                              have been given to the Guarantor by the Administrative                              Agent or any Bank;                              or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |

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|     (c)    Credit                                Documentation.                                Any material                                provision of any Credit Document to which the Guarantor                                is a party shall                                at any time and for any reason cease to be valid                                and binding upon the                                Guarantor, except pursuant to the terms thereof,                                or shall be declared to                                be null and void, or the validity or enforceability                                thereof shall be                                contested by the Guarantor or any Governmental Authority,                                or the Guarantor                                shall deny that it has any or further liability or                                obligation under any                                Credit Document to which it is a party; or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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|     (d)    Cross-Default.                                The                                Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary shall fail                                to pay any principal of                                or premium or interest on any Debt (other than Debt                                owed by the Guarantor                                hereunder) that is outstanding in a principal amount                                in excess of                                $50,000,000 in the aggregate when the same becomes                                due and payable                                (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment,                                acceleration, demand                                or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after                                the applicable grace                                period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument                                relating to such                                Debt; or any other event shall occur or condition                                shall exist under any                                agreement or instrument relating to any such Debt                                and shall continue after                                the applicable grace period, if any, specified in                                such agreement or                                instrument, if the effect of such event or condition                                is to accelerate, or                                to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such                                Debt; or any such Debt                                shall be declared to be due and payable, or required                                to be prepaid (other                                than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment),                                prior to the stated                                maturity thereof; or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|     (e)    Bankruptcy                                Matters.                                The                                Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary shall generally                                not pay its debts                                as such debts become due, or shall admit in writing                                its inability to pay                                its debts generally, or shall make a general assignment                                for the benefit of                                creditors; or any proceeding shall be instituted                                by or against the                                Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary seeking to                                adjudicate it a                                bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding                                up, reorganization,                                arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief, or composition                                or arrangement                                with creditors, a readjustment of its debts, in each                                case under any law                                relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization                                or relief of debtors,                                or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the                                appointment of a                                receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official                                for it or for any                                substantial part of its property and, in the case                                of any such proceeding                                instituted against it (but not instituted or acquiesced                                in by it), either                                such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed                                for a period of 60                                consecutive days, or any of the actions sought in                                such proceeding                                (including, without limitation, the entry of an order                                for relief against,                                or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian                                or other similar                                official for, it or for any substantial part of its                                property) shall occur;                                or the Guarantor or any Significant Subsidiary shall                                take any corporate                                action to authorize or to consent to any of the actions                                set forth above in                                this subsection (e); or  |
|     (f)    Judgments.                                Any judgment                                or order for the payment of money exceeding any applicable                                insurance                                coverage by more than $50,000,000 shall be rendered                                by a court of final                                adjudication against the Guarantor or any Significant                                Subsidiary and                                either (i) valid enforcement proceedings shall have                                been commenced by any                                creditor upon such judgment or order or (ii) there                                shall be any period of                                10 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement                                of such judgment or                                order, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise,                                shall not be in effect;                                or                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

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|     (g)    Change                                of                                Control.                                (i)                                FirstEnergy shall fail to own directly or indirectly                                100% of the issued                                and outstanding shares of common stock of each Significant                                Subsidiary,                                (ii) any Person or two or more Persons acting in                                concert shall have                                acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning                                of Rule 13d-3 of the                                Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities                                Exchange Act of                                1934, as amended), directly or indirectly, of securities                                of FirstEnergy                                (or other securities convertible into such securities)                                representing 30% or                                more of the combined voting power of all securities                                of FirstEnergy                                entitled to vote in the election of directors; (iii)                                commencing after the                                date of this Agreement, individuals who as of the                                date of this Agreement                                were directors shall have ceased for any reason to                                constitute a majority                                of the Board of Directors of FirstEnergy unless the                                Persons replacing such                                individuals were nominated by the stockholders or                                the Board of Directors                                of FirstEnergy in accordance with FirstEnergy’s Organizational Documents;                                or (iv) 90 days shall have elapsed after any Person                                or two or more Persons                                acting in concert shall have entered into a contract                                or arrangement that                                upon consummation will result in its or their acquisition                                of, or control                                over, securities of FirstEnergy (or other securities                                convertible into such                                securities) representing 30% or more of the combined                                voting power of all                                securities of FirstEnergy entitled to vote in the                                election of                                directors.  |
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| ***    SECTION                    8.  Amendments,                    Guaranty Supplements, Etc.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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|     No                    amendment or                    waiver of any provision of this Guaranty and no consent to any                    departure                    by the Guarantor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless                    the same                    shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, the                    Company,                    the Guarantors and the Required Banks, and then such waiver or                    consent                    shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the                    specific                    purpose for which given; provided, however, that no amendment,                    waiver or                    consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Beneficiaries,                    (a) reduce or limit the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder,                    release                    the Guarantor hereunder or otherwise limit the Guarantor’s liability with                    respect to the Obligations owing to the Beneficiaries under or                    in respect                    of the Credit Documents, (b) postpone any date fixed for payment                    hereunder                    or (c) change the number of Beneficiaries or the percentage of                    (x) the                    Commitments, (y) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the                    Tender                    Advances or (z) the aggregate available amount of the Letter                    of Credit                    that, in each case, shall be required for the Beneficiaries or                    any of them                    to take any action hereunder; and                    provided,                    further, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in                    writing and                    signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Banks required                    above                    to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative                    Agent under this Guaranty; and provided, further, that no amendment,                    waiver or consent that would adversely affect the rights of,                    or increase                    the obligations of, the Fronting Bank, shall be effective unless                    agreed to                    in writing by the Fronting Bank; and provided, further, that                    this Guaranty                    may be amended and restated without the consent of any Beneficiary                    if,                    upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Beneficiary                    shall no longer be a Beneficiary of this Guaranty (as so amended                    and                    restated) or have any obligation hereunder and shall have been                    paid in                    full all amounts payable hereunder to such Beneficiary.  |

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| ***    SECTION                      9.  Notices,                      Etc.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|     All                      notices and                      other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing                      (including                      telegraphic, telecopy or cable communication) and mailed, telegraphed,                      telecopied, cabled or delivered to it, if to the Guarantor,                      addressed to                      it at the Guarantor’s addresses specified in Section 9.02 of the                      Reimbursement Agreement, if to the Administrative Agent, any                      Bank or the                      Fronting Bank, at its address specified in Section 9.02 of                      the                      Reimbursement Agreement, or, as to each party, at such other                      address as                      shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each                      other party.                      All such notices and other communications shall, when mailed,                      telegraphed,                      telecopied or cabled, be effective when deposited in the mails,                      delivered                      to the telegraph company, telecopied or delivered to the cable                      company,                      respectively. Delivery by telecopier of an executed counterpart                      of a                      signature page to any amendment or waiver of any provision                      of this                      Guaranty or of any guaranty supplement to be executed and delivered                      hereunder shall be effective as delivery of an original executed                      counterpart thereof.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ***    SECTION                      10.  No Waiver,                      Remedies.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|     No                      failure on                      the part of any Beneficiary to exercise, and no delay in exercising,                      any                      right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall                      any single or                      partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other                      or further                      exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies                      herein                      provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided                      by                      law.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ***    SECTION                      11.  Right of                      Set-off.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|     Upon                      the                      occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default,                      each                      Beneficiary and each of its Affiliates that is acting as the                      Fronting Bank                      under the Reimbursement Agreement is hereby authorized at any                      time and                      from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law,                      to set off and                      apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand,                      provisional or final, excluding, however, any payroll accounts                      maintained                      by the Guarantor with such Beneficiary if and to the extent                      that such                      Beneficiary shall have expressly waived its set-off rights                      in writing in                      respect of such payroll account) at any time held and other                      indebtedness                      at any time owing by such Beneficiary or such Affiliate to                      or for the                      credit or the account of the Guarantor against any and all                      of the                      obligations of the Guarantor now or hereafter existing under                      this                      Guaranty, irrespective of whether such Beneficiary shall have                      made any                      demand under this Guaranty or any other Credit Document and                      although such                      obligations may be unmatured. Each Beneficiary agrees promptly                      to notify                      the Guarantor after any such set-off and application; provided,                      however,                      that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity                      of such                      set-off and application. The rights of each Beneficiary and                      its respective                      Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights                      and remedies                      (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) that                      such                      Beneficiary and its respective Affiliates may have.  |
| ***    SECTION                      12.  Indemnification.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|     (a)    Without                      limitation on any other Guaranteed Obligations of the Guarantor                      or                      remedies of the Beneficiaries under this Guaranty, the Guarantor                      shall, to                      the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify, defend and                      save and hold                      harmless each Beneficiary and each of its Affiliates and their                      respective                      officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each,                      an                      “***Indemnified                      Party***”)                      from and                      against, and shall pay on demand, any and all claims, damages,                      losses,                      liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable                      fees                      and expenses of counsel) that may be incurred by or asserted                      or awarded                      against any Indemnified Party in connection with or as a result                      of any                      failure of any Guaranteed Obligations to be the legal, valid                      and binding                      obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company                      in accordance                      with their terms.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

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|     (b)    The                      Guarantor hereby also agrees that none of the Indemnified Parties                      shall                      have any liability (whether direct or indirect, in contract,                      tort or                      otherwise) to the Guarantor or any of its respective Affiliates                      or any of                      their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and                      advisors, and                      the Guarantor hereby agrees not to assert any claim against                      any                      Indemnified Party on any theory of liability, for special,                      indirect,                      consequential or punitive damages in connection with, arising                      out of, or                      otherwise relating to this Guaranty, any of the transactions                      contemplated                      herein or the actual or proposed use of the Letter of                      Credit. |
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|     (c)    Without                      prejudice to the survival of any of the other agreements of                      the Guarantor                      under this Guaranty or any of the other Credit Documents, the                      agreements                      and obligations of the Guarantor contained in Section 1(a)                      (with respect                      to enforcement expenses), the last sentence of Section 2, Section                      5 and                      this Section 12 shall survive the payment in full of the Guaranteed                      Obligations and all of the other amounts payable under this                      Guaranty.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

| ***    SECTION                    13.  Subordination.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|     If                    any Default                    shall have occurred and be continuing, the Guarantor agrees to                    subordinate                    any and all debts, liabilities and other obligations owed to                    the Guarantor                    by the Company (the “***Subordinated                    Obligations***”)                    to the                    Guaranteed Obligations to the extent and in the manner hereinafter                    set                    forth in this Section 13:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|     (a)    ***Prohibited                    Payments, Etc.***                    Except during                    the continuance of an Default (including the commencement and                    continuation                    of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to the Company),                    the                    Guarantor may receive regularly scheduled payments from the Company                    on                    account of the Subordinated Obligations. After the occurrence                    and during                    the continuance of any Default (including the commencement and                    continuation of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating                    to the                    Company), however, unless the Administrative Agent otherwise                    agrees, the                    Guarantor shall not demand, accept or take any action to collect                    any                    payment on account of the Subordinated Obligations.              |
|     (b)    ***Prior                    Payment of Guaranteed Obligations.***                    In any                    proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to the Company,                    the Guarantor                    agrees that the Beneficiaries shall be entitled to receive payment                    in full                    in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations (including all interest                    and expenses                    accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under any Bankruptcy                    Law,                    whether or not constituting an allowed claim in such proceeding                    (“***Post                    Petition Interest***”))                    before the                    Guarantor receives payment of any Subordinated Obligations.                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
|     (c)    Turn-Over.                    After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default                    (including                    the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any                    Bankruptcy                    Law relating to the Company), the Guarantor shall, if the Administrative                    Agent so requests, collect, enforce and receive payments on account                    of the                    Subordinated Obligations as trustee for the Beneficiaries and                    deliver such                    payments to the Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed                    Obligations (including all Post Petition Interest), together                    with any                    necessary endorsements or other instruments of transfer, but                    without                    reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of the Guarantor                    under                    the other provisions of this Guaranty.  |

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|     (d)    Administrative                    Agent Authorization. After the occurrence and during the continuance                    of                    any Default (including the commencement and continuation of any                    proceeding                    under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any other the Company),                    the                    Administrative Agent is authorized and empowered (but without                    any                    obligation to so do), in its discretion, (i) in the name of the                    Guarantor,                    to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated                    Obligations and to apply any amounts received thereon to the                    Guaranteed                    Obligations (including any and all Post Petition Interest), and                    (ii) to                    require the Guarantor (A) to collect and enforce, and to submit                    claims in                    respect of, Subordinated Obligations and (B) to pay any amounts                    received                    on such obligations to the Administrative Agent for application                    to the                    Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post Petition                    Interest).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| ***    SECTION                    14.  Continuing                    Guaranty; Assignments under the Reimbursement                    Agreement.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|     This                    Guaranty                    is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and                    effect                    until the latest of (i) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed                    Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty,                    (ii) the                    Stated Expiration Date, (iii) the latest date of expiration or                    termination                    of the Letter of Credit issued for the account of the Company,                    (b) be                    binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c)                    inure to                    the benefit of and be enforceable by the Beneficiaries and their                    successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality                    of                    clause (c) of the immediately preceding sentence, any Beneficiary                    may                    assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights                    and                    obligations under the Reimbursement Agreement (including, without                    limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments and the Obligations                    owing to it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall                    thereupon                    become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted                    to such                    Beneficiary herein or otherwise, in each case as and to the extent                    provided in Section 9.08 of the Reimbursement Agreement. The                    Guarantor                    shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any                    interest                    herein without the prior written consent of the                    Beneficiaries.  |
| ***    SECTION                    15.  Execution                    in Counterparts.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|     This                    Guaranty                    and each amendment, waiver and consent with respect hereto may                    be executed                    in any number of counterparts and by different parties thereto                    in separate                    counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed                    to be an                    original and all of which taken together shall constitute one                    and the same                    agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature                    page to this                    Guaranty by telecopier shall be effective as delivery of an original                    executed counterpart of this Guaranty.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |

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| ***    SECTION                  16.  Governing                  Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial, Etc.***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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|     (a)    THIS                  GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,                  THE LAWS                  OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|     (b)    To                  the                  fullest extent permitted by law, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably                  and                  unconditionally (i) submits, for itself and its property, to the                  nonexclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal                  court of                  the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any                  appellate                  court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out                  of or                  relating to this Guaranty or any of the other Credit Documents                  to which it                  is or is to be a party, and (ii) agrees that all claims in respect                  of any                  such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New                  York                  State court or, in such Federal court. The Guarantor agrees, to                  the                  fullest extent permitted by law, that a final judgment in any such                  action                  or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other                  jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided                  by                  law.   |
|     (c)    The                  Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the                  fullest                  extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter                  have                  to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising                  out of or                  relating to this Guaranty or any of the other Credit Documents                  to which it                  is or is to be a party in any New York State or federal court.                  The                  Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted                  by                  law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of                  such suit,                  action or proceeding in any such court. The Guarantor also, irrevocably                  consents, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to the service                  of any                  and all process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing                  of                  certified mail of copies of such process to the Guarantor at its                  address                  specified in Section 9.                                                                              |
|     (d)    THE                  GUARANTOR AND EACH BENEFICIARY HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL                  BY JURY IN                  ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING                  TO THIS                  GUARANTY, ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, OR ANY OTHER INSTRUMENT OR                  DOCUMENT                  DELIVERED HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

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|     IN                  WITNESS                  WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed                  and                  delivered by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date                  first                  above written.  |
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|         | **[FIRSTENERGY                  CORP.]****[FIRSTENERGY                  SOLUTIONS CORP.]** |
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