Document:

THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING
                                COMPANY

                                   TO

                         THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
                               as Trustee

                   Eighty-first Supplemental Indenture

                     Dated as of September 29, 1999

          Eighty-first Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 29,
1999, made by and between THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY, a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (the
"Company"), and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (successor by merger to The Chase
Manhattan Bank (National Association), which in turn was successor to Morgan
Guaranty Trust Company of New York, formerly Guaranty Trust Company of New
York), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of
New York (the "Trustee"), as Trustee under the Mortgage and Deed of Trust
dated July 1, 1940, hereinafter mentioned:

                               RECITALS

          In order to secure first mortgage bonds of the Company ("Bonds"),
the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Mortgage
and Deed of Trust dated July 1, 1940 (the "1940 Mortgage") and eighty
supplemental indentures thereto ("Supplemental Indentures"); and

          The 1940 Mortgage, as supplemented and modified by said
Supplemental Indentures and by this Eighty-first Supplemental Indenture, will
be hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Indenture" and this Eighty-
first Supplemental Indenture will be hereinafter referred to as "this
Supplemental Indenture"; and

          In the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated November 23, 1976
(the "Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture"), the Company reserved the right,
without any vote, consent or other action by holders of Bonds of any series
established or created in the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture or any
subsequent supplemental indenture, to amend and modify, in the manner
specified therein, certain provisions of the Indenture (the "Affected
Provisions"), and the Company has determined to exercise that right as to
certain of the Affected Provisions without prejudice to its right to amend
and modify the balance of the Affected Provisions at a later date; and

          The Company, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred
upon and reserved to it under the provisions of the Indenture, and pursuant
to appropriate resolutions of its Board of Directors, has duly resolved and
determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee this Supplemental
Indenture in the form hereof for the purposes herein provided; and

          All conditions and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental
Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument have been done, performed and
fulfilled and the execution and delivery hereof have been in all respects
duly authorized.

          NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

                                ARTICLE I

                           CONFIRMATION OF 1940
                     MORTGAGE AND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
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          The 1940 Mortgage (as modified in Article V of the Supplemental
Indenture dated December 1, 1947, Article V of the Supplemental Indenture
dated May 1, 1954, Article V of the Supplemental Indenture dated March 1,
1958, Article V of the Supplemental Indenture dated January 15, 1969, Article
III of the Supplemental Indenture dated November 23, 1976 and Article III of
the Supplemental Indenture dated April 15, 1985) and the Supplemental
Indentures dated July 1, 1940, August 18, 1944, December 1, 1947, September
1, 1950, June 1, 1951, May 1, 1954, March 1, 1958, April 1, 1959, December
20, 1967, January 15, 1969, November 1, 1969, June 1, 1970, November 15,
1970, May 1, 1974, April 15, 1975, April 16, 1975, May 28, 1975, February 1,
1976, November 23, 1976, July 26, 1977, September 27, 1977, May 1, 1978,
September 1, 1979, April 1, 1980, April 15, 1980, May 28, 1980, June 9, 1980,
December 1, 1980, July 28, 1981, August 1, 1981, March 1, 1982, July 15,
1982, September 1, 1982, November 1, 1982, November 15, 1982, May 24, 1983,
May 1, 1984, May 23, 1984, June 27, 1984, September 4, 1984, November 14,
1984, November 15, 1984, April 15, 1985, May 28, 1985, August 1, 1985,
September 1, 1985, November 1, 1985, April 15, 1986, May 14, 1986, May 15,
1986, February 25, 1987, October 15, 1987, February 24, 1988, September 15,
1988, May 15, 1989, June 13, 1989, October 15, 1989, January 1, 1990, June 1,
1990, August 1, 1990, May 1, 1991, May 1, 1992, July 31, 1992, January 1,
1993, February 1, 1993, May 20, 1993, June 1, 1993, September 15, 1994, May
1, 1995, May 2, 1995, June 1, 1995, July 15, 1995, August 1, 1995, June 15,
1997, August 1, 1997, October 15, 1997, June 1, 1998, October 1, 1998,
October 1, 1998, and April 1, 1999, respectively, are hereby in all respects
confirmed.

                                  ARTICLE II

                   AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION OF INDENTURE
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         Section 2.01  Pursuant to the right conferred upon and reserved to it
under Section 2 of Article III of Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, the
Company, without any vote, consent or other action by holders of Bonds of any
series established or created in the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture or any
subsequent supplemental indenture (all Bonds created in any supplemental
indenture prior to the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture being no longer
outstanding), hereby adds a definition of "Nuclear Fuel" in, and amends and
modifies the definition of "Property Additions" in, Article I of the
Indenture, as follows:

          "Nuclear Fuel:

               The term `Nuclear Fuel' shall mean (a) any substance, material
          or fuel element, including nuclear fuel and associated means (and
          any similar or analogous substance or device), whether or not
          classified as fuel and whether or not chargeable to operating
          expenses, comprising or intended to comprise, or formerly
          comprising, the core, or other part, of a nuclear reactor or any
          similar or analogous device, (b) any substance, material or fuel
          element, including nuclear fuel and associated means (and any
          similar or analogous substance or device) while in the process of
          fabrication or preparation and special nuclear or other materials
          held for use in such fabrication or preparation, (c) any substance,
          material or fuel element formerly comprising such nuclear fuel and
          associated means (or any similar or analogous substance or device)
          and which are undergoing or have undergone, reprocessing and  (b)
          uranium, thorium, plutonium and any other substance or material
          from time to time used or selected for use by the Company as fuel
          material, or as potential fuel material, in a nuclear reactor or
          any similar or analogous device."

          "Property Additions:

               The term `property additions' shall mean any new or additional
          property, real or personal (including separate and distinct units,
          plants, systems and properties), located within, or subject to the
          laws of, the United States of America or Canada, and improvements,
          extensions or additions (including in these terms equipment and
          appliances installed as a part of the fixed property of the
          Company) to or about the plants or properties of the Company
          purchased, constructed or otherwise acquired by the Company after
          June 30, 1940, and in every case used or useful in the business of
          generating, manufacturing, developing, producing, creating,
          transmitting, transporting, distributing or supplying any kind or
          form of matter, electricity, energy, radiation, light,
          refrigeration, heat, water, steam, gas or fuel, including, without
          limitation of the general import of the foregoing, electricity or
          gas for light, heat, refrigeration, power, or any other purposes or
          water for drinking, power, heat, refrigeration or any other
          purposes or steam for heat, power, refrigeration or any other
          purposes, and in every case properly chargeable to fixed property
          accounts under the regulations, rules and orders, if any, with
          respect to such matters, in force at the time, of The Public
          Utilities Commission of Ohio or other public body or authority
          having jurisdiction or supervisory authority over the accounts of
          the Company, or, if there are no such regulations, rules and
          orders, in the opinion of the signers of a certificate of the
          nature required by Section 5(a) of Article III or Section 1(b) of
          Article VIII."

          " `Property additions' as so defined, without limitation of the
     general import of such term, shall include property and interests
     and rights therein in any one or more of the following categories:

               (a)  subject to Article XII, property acquired by the Company
          or by a successor corporation as a result of any consolidation or
          merger to which the Company or any successor corporation may be a
          party;

               (b)  permanent improvements, extensions or additions to or
          about the properties of the Company in the process of construction
          or partially completed, insofar as actually constructed or
          completed;

               (c)  property purchased, constructed or otherwise acquired to
          replace property retired;

               (d)  easements, rights-of-way and leases over any privately or
          publicly owned real, personal or mixed property or highway property
          for towers, poles, wires, cables, conduits or mains or for
          generating plant or transmission line or distribution line purposes
          and rights, permits, licenses, franchises or any other forms of
          permission to use or appropriate water or to overflow any such
          property by the erection of dams or otherwise or to maintain
          generating, transmission or distribution facilities or appliances
          or dams or other similar structures on any such property and
          generating, transmission and distribution facilities and appliances
          and dams and other similar structures maintained by the Company on
          any such property, provided that, in the opinion of counsel, such
          easements, rights-of-way or leases, or rights, permits, licenses,
          franchises or other forms of permission, as the case may be, shall
          run for an unlimited or indeterminate or indefinite period of time
          or for a period of time extending beyond the date of maturity of
          all Bonds then outstanding under this Indenture and all additional
          Bonds applied for at the particular time in question or the Company
          has power under eminent domain or similar statutes to condemn and
          acquire, adjacent thereto or in lieu thereof, such easements,
          rights-of-way or leases, rights, permits, licenses, franchises or
          other forms of permission sufficient for its purposes;

               (e)  any structures and any other property, including, but not
          limited to, towers, poles, wires, cables, conduits, mains, dams and
          other similar structures and generating, transmission and
          distribution facilities and appliances located on, over, under or
          in any privately or publicly owned real, personal or mixed property
          or highway property pursuant to any easement, right-of-way or
          or right, permit, license, franchise or any other form of
          permission, whether or not such easement, right-of-way or lease or
          right, permit, license, franchise or other form of permission runs
          for an unlimited or indeterminate or indefinite period of time
          extending beyond the date of maturity of all Bonds then outstanding
          under this Indenture or then being applied for, provided that in
          the opinion of counsel, the Company has the right to remove any
          such property additions which are so located on any such property
          prior to or upon the termination of such easement, right-of-way or
          lease or right, permit, license, franchise or other form of
          permission without compensation or other remuneration to anyone and
          free of any lien prior or equal to the lien of the Indenture,
          except permitted liens;

               (f)  generating, transmission or distribution facilities or
          appliances or dams or other similar structures located or
          constructed on, over, under or in public highways or other public
          property, provided that the Company shall, in the opinion of
          counsel, have the lawful right under rights, permits, licenses,
          franchises or other forms of permission granted by a governmental
          body having jurisdiction in the premises or by the law of the State
          in which such property is located to maintain and operate such
          property additions for an unlimited, indeterminate or indefinite
          period of time or for the period, if any, specified in such right,
          permit, license, franchise or other form of permission or law and
          that the terms of such right, permit, license, franchise or other
          form of permission or law do not contain any provisions giving to
          any public authority the right to take over such property additions
          without the payment of fair consideration therefor;

              (g)  provided that the Company shall have acquired good title
          to the artificially filled land extending beyond the natural shore
          line of Lake Erie in front of the land owned by the Company
          described in this Indenture as Parcels Nos. 1 to 18, inclusive, of
          the kind described in Subdivision (e) (1) of Section 5 of Article
          III or shall have acquired the right to occupy said land as
          described in Subdivision (e) (4) of said Section 5, permanent
          improvements, extensions or additions to or about the plant and
          property of the Company located on the site of said artificially
          filled land (but only those constructed or installed after June 30,
          1940), provided, however, that until the Company shall have
          delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel of the nature
          required by Subdivision (e) (1) of Section 5 of Article III with
          respect to good title to such artificially filled land, the
          aggregate amount with respect to any such improvements, extensions
          or additions which shall be deemed to be property additions and
          which may be made the basis of authentication and delivery of any
          additional Bonds or the withdrawal or reduction of cash under any
          of the provisions of this Indenture shall not exceed Fourteen
          Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($14,250,000). The
          foregoing provisions shall not, however, limit the use of any such
          improvements, extensions or additions for the purpose of
          Subdivision (g) of the definition of net bondable value of property
          additions not subject to an unfunded prior lien; and

               (h)  space satellites, space stations and other analogous
          facilities whether or not in the Earth's atmosphere and whether or
          not subject to the laws of the United States of America."

          " `Property additions' as so defined shall not include:

               (aa)  good will or going concern value as such, separate and
          distinct from the property operated thereunder or in connection
          therewith or incident thereto;

               (bb)  any contracts or operating agreements or franchises or
          governmental permits, granted or acquired, as such, separate and
          distinct from the property operated thereunder or in connection
          therewith or incident thereto;

               (cc)  any shares of stock or certificates or evidences of
          interest therein, or any bonds, notes or other evidences of
          indebtedness or certificates of interest therein or any other
          securities;

               (dd)  any materials, merchandise, appliances or supplies
          acquired for the purpose of resale or leasing to its customers in
          the ordinary course and conduct of the business of the Company, or
          any materials or supplies held for consumption in operation or held
          in advance of use thereof for fixed capital purposes;

               (ee) easements, rights-of-way and leases and rights, permits,
          licenses, franchises and other forms of permission with respect to
          publicly or privately owned real, personal or mixed property or
          highway property and additions installed by the Company on any such
          property pursuant thereto, except as permitted in Subdivisions (d),
          (e) and (f) of this definition; or

               (ff) any natural gas wells or natural gas leases or natural
          gas transportation lines (other than natural gas transportation
          lines for the purpose of supplying fuel to the Company's plants) or
          other works or property used primarily and principally in the
          production of natural gas or its transportation up to the point of
          connection with any distribution system."

     Section  2.02  Pursuant to the right conferred upon and reserved to it
under Section 3 of Article III of Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, the
Company, without any vote, consent or other action by holders of Bonds of any
series established or created in the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture or any
subsequent supplemental indenture (all Bonds created in any supplemental
indenture prior to the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture being no longer
outstanding), hereby amends and modifies clauses (2) and (3) of Subdivision
(e) of Section 5 of Article III of the Indenture to read as follows:

               "(2) If such property additions (i) include any easements,
     rights-of-way or leases over any privately or publicly owned real,
     personal or mixed property or highway property for towers, poles, wires,
     cables, conduits or mains or for generating plant or transmission line
     or distribution line purposes or rights, permits, licenses, franchises
     or any other forms of permission to use or appropriate water or to
     overflow any such property by the erection of dams or otherwise or to
     maintain generating, transmission or distribution facilities or
     appliances or dams or other similar structures on any such property or
     generating, transmission or distribution facilities or appliances or
     dams or other similar structures maintained by the Company on any such
     property, the Company is entitled to such easements, rights-of-way or
     leases or such rights, permits, licenses, franchises or other forms of
     permission, as the case may be, for an unlimited or indeterminate or
     indefinite period of time or for a period extending beyond the date of
     maturity of the additional Bonds applied for and also beyond the date of
     maturity of all Bonds then outstanding under this Indenture or the
     Company has power under eminent domain or similar statutes to condemn
     and acquire, adjacent thereto or in lieu thereof, such easements,
     rights-of-way or leases or rights, permits, licenses, franchises or
     other forms of permission sufficient for its purposes, or (ii) include
     any structures or any other property, including, but not limited to,
     towers, poles, wires, cables, conduits, mains, dams or other similar
     structures or generating, transmission or distribution facilities or
     appliances located on, over, under or in any privately or publicly owned
     real, personal or mixed property or highway property pursuant to any
     easement, right-of-way or lease or right, permit, license, franchise or
     any other form of permission whether or not such easement, right-of-way
     or lease or right, permit, license, franchise or other form of
     permission, runs for an unlimited or indeterminate or indefinite period
     of time extending beyond the date of maturity of all Bonds then
     outstanding under this Indenture or then being applied for, the Company
     has the right to remove any such property additions which are so located
     on any such property prior to or upon the termination of such easement,
     right-of-way or lease or right, permit, license, franchise or any other
     form of permission without compensation or other remuneration to anyone
     and free of any lien prior or equal to the lien of the Indenture, except
     permitted liens;

               (3)  If such property additions include any generating,
     transmission or distribution facilities or appliances or dams or other
     similar structures located or constructed on, over or under public
     highways or other public property, the Company has the lawful right
     under rights, permits, licenses, franchises or other forms of permission
     granted by a governmental body having jurisdiction in the premises or by
     the law of the State in which such property is located to maintain and
     operate such property additions for an unlimited, indeterminate or
     indefinite period of time or for the period, if any, specified in such
     right, permit, license, franchise or other form of permission or law and
     that the terms of such right, permit, license, franchise or other form
     of permission or law do not contain any provisions giving to any public
     authority the right to take over such property additions without the
     payment of fair consideration therefor;".

     Section 2.03  Pursuant to the right conferred upon and reserved to it
under Section 5 of Article III of Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, the
Company, without any vote, consent or other action by holders of Bonds of any
series established or created in the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture or any
subsequent supplemental indenture (all Bonds created in any supplemental
indenture prior to the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture being no longer
outstanding), hereby amends and modifies the definition of the term
"permitted liens" contained in Article I of the Indenture by inserting the
following as a new paragraph at the end of such definition:

          "The term `permitted liens' shall also mean and include
     as of any particular time any controls, liens, restrictions,
     regulations, easements, exceptions or reservations of any
     governmental authority to the extent applicable to Nuclear Fuel.".

     Section 2.04  Pursuant to the right conferred upon and reserved to it
under Section 6 of Article III of Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, the
Company, without any vote, consent or other action by holders of Bonds of any
series established or created in the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture or any
subsequent supplemental indenture (all Bonds created in any supplemental
indenture prior to the Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture being no longer
outstanding), hereby amends and modifies Subdivision (a) of Section 2 of
Article VII of the Indenture by adding the words "or Nuclear Fuel" after the
words "or equipment" each time such words appear in said Subdivision (a).

                              ARTICLE III

                              THE TRUSTEE
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     Section 3.01  The Trustee hereby accepts the trusts hereby declared and
provided upon the terms and conditions in the Indenture set forth and upon
the terms and conditions set forth in this Article III.

     Section 3.02  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner
whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this
Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company or for or
in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made
by the Company solely. In general, each and every term and condition
contained in Article XIII of the Indenture shall apply to this Supplemental
Indenture with the same force and effect as if the same were herein set forth
in full, with such omissions, variations and modifications thereof as may be
appropriate.

                                ARTICLE IV

                          MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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     This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.

                                 EXECUTION

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said The Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Company has caused this Supplemental Indenture to be executed on its behalf
by its President or one of its Vice Presidents and its corporate seal to be
hereto affixed and said seal and this Supplemental Indenture to be attested
by its Corporate Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and said The Chase
Manhattan Bank, in evidence of its acceptance of the trust hereby created,
has caused this Supplemental Indenture to be executed on its behalf by one of
its Vice Presidents or one of its Corporate Trust Officers, and its corporate
seal to be hereto affixed and said seal and this Supplemental Indenture to be
attested by one of its Assistant Secretaries, all as of the day and year
first above written.

                               THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY

                               By:
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                                  Richard H. Marsh, Vice President

Attest:

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Nancy C. Ashcom, Corporate Secretary

Signed, sealed and acknowledged by
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
in the presence of

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Edward J. Udovich

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Nancy L. Chancey

                                      THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, AS TRUSTEE

                                        By:
                                           ---------------------------------
                                           James P. Freeman, Vice President

Attest:

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R. Lorenzen, Senior Trust Officer

Signed, sealed and acknowledged by
The Chase Manhattan Bank
in the presence of

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William Keenan

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Donna Fitzsimmons

As witnesses

STATE OF OHIO

COUNTY OF SUMMIT

     On this 29th day of September, 1999, before me personally appeared
Richard H. Marsh and Nancy C. Ashcom, to me personally known, who being by me
severally duly sworn, did say that they are a Vice President and the
Corporate Secretary, respectively, of The Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Company, that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate
seal of said corporation and that said instrument was signed and sealed in
behalf of said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors; and said
officers severally acknowledged said instrument to the free act and deed of
said corporation.

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                                   Notary Public
                                   Susie M. Hoisten
                                   Residence - Summit County
                                   State Wide Jurisdiction, Ohio
                                   My Commission expires November 19, 2001

STATE OF NEW YORK

COUNTY OF NEW YORK

     On this ___ day of _____, 1999, before me personally appeared James P.
Freeman and R. Lorenzen, to me personally known, who being by me severally
duly sworn, did say that they are a Vice President and a Senior Trust
Officer, respectively, of The Chase Manhattan Bank, that the seal affixed to
the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation and that
said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by
authority of its Board of Directors; and said officers severally acknowledged
said instrument to the free act and deed of said corporation.

                                         -------------------------
                                         Notary Public
                                         Emily Fayan

     This instrument prepared by:  FirstEnergy Corp., 76 South Main Street,
Akron, Ohio 44308.THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING
                                COMPANY

                                   TO
                         THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK

                (successor to Morgan Guaranty Trust Company
                              of New York,
                formerly Guaranty Trust Company of New York)

                           As Trustee under
             The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company's
                      Mortgage and Deed of Trust,
                          Dated July 1, 1940

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                 Eighty-second Supplemental Indenture

                     DATED AS OF JANUARY 15, 2000

             First Mortgage Bonds, 2000 Collateral Series A

     Eighty-second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 15, 2000, made
by and between THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (the "Company"),
and THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (successor to MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF
NEW YORK), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State
of New York (the "Trustee"), as Trustee under the Mortgage and Deed of Trust
dated July 1, 1940, hereinafter mentioned:

                               RECITALS

     In order to secure First Mortgage Bonds of the Company ("Bonds"), the
Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee the Mortgage and
Deed of Trust dated July 1, 1940 (the "1940 Mortgage") and 81 Supplemental
Indentures thereto ("Supplemental Indentures"); and

     The 1940 Mortgage, as supplemented and modified by said Supplemental
Indentures and by this Eighty-second Supplemental Indenture, will be
hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Indenture" and this Eighty-
second Supplemental Indenture will be hereinafter referred to as "this
Supplemental Indenture"; and

     The Indenture provides among other things that the Company, from time to
time, in addition to the Bonds authorized to be executed, authenticated and
delivered pursuant to other provisions therein, may execute and deliver
additional Bonds to the Trustee and the Trustee shall thereupon authenticate
and deliver such Bonds to or upon the order of the Company; and

     The Company has determined to create pursuant to the provisions of the
Indenture a new series of Bonds designated as "First Mortgage Bonds, 2000
Collateral Series A" (the "Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A"), with the
denominations, rates of interest, dates of maturity, redemption provisions
and other provisions and agreements in respect thereof as in this
Supplemental Indenture set forth; and

     The Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A are to be delivered to the
Revolver Agent Bank (hereinafter defined) to (i) provide for the payment of
the Company's obligations to make payments to any person under the Amended
and Restated Guaranty of the Company and The Toledo Edison Company dated
November 4, 1999 (such guaranty, as amended from time to time herein called
the "Guaranty"), in favor of the Lenders party to the Second Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 4, 1999 among FirstEnergy
Corp. (the "Borrower") and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, the other
banks named therein and Salomon Smith Barney Inc., as Arranger, (such credit
agreement, as amended from time to time, herein called the "Revolving Credit
Agreement") and (ii) to provide to such persons the benefits of the security
provided for the Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A. As used herein, the term
"Lenders" shall refer collectively to all banks which are parties to the
Revolving Credit Agreement and the term "Revolver Agent Bank" shall refer to
the bank designated in the Revolving Credit Agreement as the party
responsible for holding the Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A as agent for
the benefit of the Lenders.

     The Company, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred upon
and reserved to it under the provisions of the Indenture, and pursuant to
appropriate resolutions of the Board of Directors, has duly resolved and
determined to make, execute and deliver to the Trustee this Supplemental
Indenture in the form hereof for the purposes herein provided; and

     All conditions and requirements necessary to make this Supplemental
Indenture a valid, binding and legal instrument have been done, performed and
fulfilled and the execution and delivery hereof have been in all respects
duly authorized.

     Now, THEREFORE, THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

     That The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, in consideration of
the premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained and of the sum of
One Dollar ($1.00) to it duly paid by the Trustee at or before the ensealing
and delivery of these presents and for other valuable considerations, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hereby covenants and agrees to and
with the Trustee and its successors in the Trust under the Indenture, for the
benefit of those who shall hold the Bonds and coupons, if any, issued and to
be issued thereunder and under this Supplemental Indenture as hereinafter
provided, as follows:

                               ARTICLE I

                    CONFIRMATION OF 1940 MORTGAGE AND
                         SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES

     The 1940 Mortgage (as modified in Article V of the Supplemental
Indenture dated December 1, 1947, Article V of the Supplemental Indenture
dated May 1, 1954, Article V of the Supplemental Indenture dated March 1,
1958, Article V of the Supplemental Indenture dated January 15, 1969, Article
III of the Supplemental Indenture dated November 23, 1976, Article III of the
Supplemental Indenture dated April 15, 1985 and Article II of the
Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 30, 1999) and the Supplemental
Indentures dated July 1, 1940, August 18, 1944, December 1, 1947, September
1, 1950, June 1, 1951, May 1, 1954, March 1, 1958, April 1, 1959, December
20, 1967, January 15, 1969, November 1, 1969, June 1, 1970, November 15,
1970, May 1, 1974, April 15, 1975, April 16, 1975, May 28, 1975, February 1,
1976, November 23, 1976, July 26, 1977, September 27, 1977, May 1, 1978,
September 1, 1979, April 1, 1980, April 15, 1980, May 28, 1980, June 9, 1980,
December 1, 1980, July 28, 1981, August 1, 1981, March 1, 1982, July 15,
1982, September 1, 1982, November 1, 1982, November 15, 1982, May 24, 1983,
May 1, 1984, May 23, 1984, June 27, 1984, September 4, 1984, November 14,
1984, November 15, 1984, April 15, 1985, May 28, 1985, August 1, 1985,
September 1, 1985, November 1, 1985, April 15, 1986, May 14, 1986, May 15,
1986, February 25, 1987, October 15, 1987, February 24, 1988, September 15,
1988, May 15, 1989, June 13, 1989, October 15, 1989, January 1, 1990, June 1,
1990, August 1, 1990, May 1, 1991, May 1, 1992, July 31, 1992, January 1,
1993, February 1, 1993, May 20, 1993, June 1, 1993, September 15, 1994, May
1, 1995, May 2, 1995, June 1, 1995, July 15, 1995, August 1, 1995, June 15,
1997, August 1, 1997, October 15, 1997, June 1, 1998, October 1, 1998,
October 1, 1998, April 1, 1999 and June 30, 1999, respectively, are hereby in
all respects confirmed.

                                   ARTICLE II

                CREATION, PROVISIONS, REDEMPTION, PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
                  AND FORM OF BONDS OF 2000 COLLATERAL SERIES A

     SECTION 1.  The Company hereby creates a new series of Bonds to be
issued under and secured by the Indenture and to be designated as "First
Mortgage Bonds, 2000 Collateral Series A" of the Company and hereinabove and
hereinafter called the "Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A". The Bonds of 2000
Collateral Series A shall be limited to an aggregate principal amount of
$10,000,000 but the aggregate principal amount thereof outstanding at any
time shall not exceed such lesser amount as is equal to 40% of the aggregate
amount from time to time of the Lenders' Commitments (as defined in the
Revolving Credit Agreement) in excess of $125,000,000. The Bonds of 2000
Collateral Series A shall be executed, authenticated and delivered in
accordance with the provisions of, and shall in all respects be subject to,
all of the terms, conditions and covenants of the Indenture.

     SECTION 2.  The Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A shall be dated the
date of authentication, shall be payable in whole or in installments on such
date or dates as the Company has any obligations under the Guaranty to make
any payment to the Lenders, but not later than June 1, 2006, and shall bear
interest from the time hereinafter provided at such rate per annum on each
interest payment date (hereinafter defined) as shall cause the amount of
interest payable on each interest payment date on the Bonds of 2000
Collateral Series A to equal 40% of the amount of interest and fees payable
on such interest payment date under the Revolving Credit Agreement with
respect to borrowings or Commitments thereunder in excess of $125,000,000.
Such interest shall be payable on the same dates as interest or fees are
payable from time to time pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement (each
such date herein called an "interest payment date"), until the maturity of
the Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A, or, in the case the Revolver Agent
Bank shall demand redemption of any such Bonds, until the redemption date,
or, in the case of any default by the Company in the payment of the principal
due on any such Bonds, until the Company's obligation with respect to the
payment of such principal shall be discharged as provided in the Indenture.
The amount of interest and fees payable from time to time under the Revolving
Credit Agreement, the basis on which such interest and fees are computed and
the dates on which such interest and fees are payable are set forth in the
Revolving Credit Agreement.

     Except as hereinafter provided, each Bond of 2000 Collateral Series A
shall bear interest (a) from the interest payment date next preceding the
date of such Bond to which interest has been paid, or (b) if the date of such
Bond is an interest payment date to which interest has been paid, then from
such date, or (c) if no interest has been paid thereon, then from the date of
initial issue.

     SECTION 3.  The Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A shall be payable as to
principal and interest at the same place or places as payments are required
to be made by the Company under the Guaranty; and both principal and interest
shall be payable in any coin or currency of the United States of America
which at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public
and private debts.

     SECTION 4.  The Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A shall be issued only
as one fully registered Bond in the denomination of $10,000,000.

SECTION 5.  In the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the
Indenture, Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A may be transferred only to a
successor to the Revolver Agent Bank under the Revolving Credit Agreement,
without charge, except for any tax or taxes or other governmental charges
incident to such transfer or exchange, at the agency of the Company in the
Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.

     SECTION 6.  The Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A shall be registered in
the name of the Revolver Agent Bank.

     SECTION 7.  Any payment made in respect of the Company's obligations
under the Guaranty or by the Borrower under the Revolving Credit Agreement
shall be deemed a payment in respect of the Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series
A, but such payment shall not reduce the principal amount of the Bonds of
2000 Collateral Series A unless the aggregate amount of the Lenders'
Commitments in excess of $125,000,000 is irrevocably reduced concurrently
with such payment. In the event that all of the Company's obligations under
the Guaranty and the obligations of the Borrower under the Revolving Credit
Agreement have been discharged, the Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A shall
be deemed to be paid in full.

     SECTION 8.  The Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A shall be redeemable
only to the extent provided in this Article II, subject to the provisions
contained in the form of Bond of 2000 Collateral Series A.

     SECTION 9.  The Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A shall be redeemed by
the Company in whole at any time prior to maturity at a redemption price of
100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid
interest to the redemption date and all other amounts payable by the Company
under the Guaranty, but only if the Trustee shall receive a written demand
from the Revolver Agent Bank for redemption of all Bonds of 2000 Collateral
Series A held by the Revolver Agent Bank stating that an "Event of Default"
under the Revolving Credit Agreement has occurred and is continuing and that
payment of the principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Credit
Agreement, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable thereunder are
immediately due and payable and demanding payment thereof; provided, however,
that the Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A shall not be redeemed in the event
that prior to the date of such redemption the Trustee shall have received a
certificate of the Revolver Agent Bank (a) stating that there has been a
waiver of such Event of Default or (b) withdrawing said written demand.  The
redemption of the Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A shall be made forthwith
upon receipt of such demand by the Company from the Majority Banks (as
defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement), the Revolver Agent Bank on behalf
of the Majority Banks, or the Trustee.

     SECTION 10.  The form of the fully registered Bonds of 2000 Collateral
Series A and of the Trustee's certificate of authentication thereon, shall be
substantially as follows:

      [Form of Fully Registered Bond of 2000 Collateral Series A]

This bond is not transferable except to a successor Agent Bank under the
second amended and restated credit agreement dated as of November 4, 1999
among FirstEnergy Corp. (the "Borrower"), Citibank, N.A., as
administrative agent, the banks named therein and Salomon Smith Barney
Inc., as Arranger, *such credit agreement, as amended from time to time,
the "Revolving Credit Agreement").

             The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
           Incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio

            First Mortgage Bond, 2000 Collateral Series A

No.                                                                    $

     The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the State of Ohio (hereinafter called the
"Company", which term shall include any successor corporation as defined in
the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises
to pay to
                                       , or registered assigns, the sum of
Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) or such lesser principal amount as is equal
to 40% of the aggregate amount from time to time of the Lenders' Commitments
(as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) in excess of $125,000,000, in
whole or in installments on such date or dates as the Company has any
obligation to make payments under the Amended and Restated Guaranty of the
Company and The Toledo Edison Company dated November 4, 1999 (the
"Guaranty"), in favor of the Lenders (as defined in the Revolving Credit
Agreement), but not later than June 1, 2006, in any coin or currency of the
United States of America which at the time of payment is legal tender for the
payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest on the unpaid
principal amount hereof in like coin or currency from the time hereinafter
provided at such rate per annum on each interest payment date (hereinafter
defined) as shall cause the amount of interest payable on such interest
payment date on the Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A (hereinafter defined)
to equal 40% of the amount of interest and fees payable on such interest
payment date under the Revolving Credit Agreement with respect to borrowings
or Commitments thereunder in excess of $125,000,000. Such interest shall be
payable on the same dates as interest or fees are payable from time to time
pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement (each such date herein called an
"interest payment date"), until the maturity of this Bond, or, if the Agent
Bank shall demand redemption of this Bond, until the redemption date, or, if
the Company shall default in the payment of the principal due on this Bond,
until the Company's obligation with respect to the payment of such principal
shall be discharged as provided in said Indenture. The amount of interest and
fees payable from time to time under the Revolving Credit Agreement, the
basis on which such interest and fees are computed and the dates on which
such interest and fees are payable are set forth in the Revolving Credit
Agreement.

     Except as hereinafter provided, this Bond shall bear interest (a) from
the interest payment date next preceding the date of this Bond to which
interest has been paid, or (b) if the date of this Bond is an interest
payment date to which interest has been paid, then from such date, or (c) if
no interest has been paid on this Bond, then from the date of initial issue.

     This Bond is one of the duly authorized Bonds of the Company (herein
called the "Bonds"), all issued and to be issued under and equally secured by
a Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated July 1, 1940, executed by the Company to
Guaranty Trust Company of New York as Trustee under which The Chase Manhattan
Bank is successor trustee (herein called the "Trustee"), and all indentures
supplemental thereto (said Mortgage as so supplemented herein called the
"Indenture") to which reference is hereby made for a description of the
properties mortgaged and pledged, the nature and extent of the security, the
rights of the registered owner or owners of the Bonds and of the Trustee in
respect thereof and the terms and conditions upon which the Bonds are, and
are to be, secured. The Bonds may be issued in series, for various principal
sums, may mature at different times, may bear interest at different rates and
may otherwise vary as in the Indenture provided. This Bond is the only Bond
of a series designated as the First Mortgage Bonds, 2000 Collateral Series A
(herein called the "Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A") limited, except as
otherwise provided in the Indenture, in aggregate principal amount to
$10,000,000 but the aggregate principal amount hereof outstanding at any time
shall not exceed such lesser amount as is equal to 40% of the aggregate
amount of the Lenders' Commitments in excess of $125,000,000 and is issued
under and secured by the Indenture and described in the Eighty-second
Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 15, 2000, between the Company and
the Trustee (herein called the "Supplemental Indenture").

     The Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A have been issued by the Company to
the Agent Bank (i) to provide for the payment of the Company's obligations to
make payments to any person under the Guaranty, and (ii) to provide to such
persons the benefits of the security provided for the Bonds of 2000
Collateral Series A.

     As used herein, the term "Agent Bank" shall refer to the bank designated
in the Revolving Credit Agreement as the party responsible for holding the
Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A as agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
The Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A have been delivered to the Agent Bank
as agent for the benefit of the Lenders.

     Any payment made in respect of the Company's obligations under the
Guaranty or by the Borrower under the Revolving Credit Agreement shall be
deemed a payment in respect of the Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A, but
such payment shall not reduce the principal amount of the Bonds of 2000
Collateral Series A unless the aggregate amount of the Lenders' Commitments
in excess of $125,000,000 is irrevocably reduced concurrently with such
payment. In the event that all of the Company's obligations under the
Guaranty and the obligations of the Borrower under the Revolving Credit
Agreement have been discharged, this Bond shall be deemed to have been paid
in full and shall be surrendered to the Trustee for cancellation.

     The Bonds of 2000 Collateral Series A are subject to redemption prior to
maturity at the demand of the Agent Bank as provided in Section 9 of Article
II of the Supplemental Indenture at a redemption price of 100% of the
principal amount to be redeemed and any accrued and unpaid interest and all
other amounts payable by the Company under the Guaranty.

     To the extent permitted by and as provided in the Indenture,
modifications or alterations of the Indenture, or of any indenture
supplemental thereto, and of the rights and obligations of the Company and of
the holders of the Bonds and coupons may be made with the consent of the
Company by an affirmative vote of not less than 60% in principal amount of
the Bonds entitled to vote then outstanding, at a meeting of Bondholders
called and held as provided in the Indenture, and, in case one or more but
less than all of the series of Bonds then outstanding under the Indenture are
so affected, by an affirmative vote of not less than 60% in principal amount
of the Bonds of any series entitled to vote then outstanding and affected by
such modification or alteration; provided, however, that no such modification
or alteration shall be made which will affect the terms of payment of the
principal of or premium, if any, or interest on this Bond. Pursuant to the
Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated November 23, 1976 between the Company
and the Trustee, the Company has reserved the right to modify the Indenture
to except and exclude nuclear fuel (to the extent, if any, not otherwise
excepted and excluded) from the lien and operation thereof without any vote,
consent or other action by the holders of Bonds.

     If an event of default, as defined in the Indenture, shall occur, the
principal of all the Bonds at any such time outstanding under the Indenture
may be declared or may become due and payable, upon the conditions and in the
manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. The Indenture provides
that such declaration may in certain events be waived by the holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Bonds outstanding.

     No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of or the
interest or premium, if any, on this Bond, or for any claim based hereon or
on the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto, against any
incorporator, or against any stockholder, director or officer, past, present
or future, of the Company, or of any predecessor or successor corporation, as
such, either directly or through the Company or any such predecessor or
successor corporation, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule
of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise, all
such liability, whether at common law, in equity, by any constitution or
statute or otherwise, of incorporators, stockholders, directors or officers
being released by every owner hereof by the acceptance of this Bond and as
part of the consideration for the issue hereof, and being likewise released
by the terms of the Indenture.

     This Bond shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or
any indenture supplemental thereto, or become valid or obligatory for any
purpose, until the Trustee under the Indenture, or a successor trustee
thereto under the Indenture, shall have signed the form of certificate of
authentication endorsed hereon.

     In Witness Whereof, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company has
caused this Bond to be signed in its name by its President or a Vice
President and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and attested by its
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.

Dated:

                                 THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING
                                 COMPANY

                                 By:
                                    --------------------------------
                                             Vice President

ATTEST:

By:
   ---------------------
        Secretary

              [Form of Trustee's Certificate of Authentication]

     This Bond is one of the Bonds of the series designated and described in
the within-mentioned Indenture and Supplemental Indenture.

                                    THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
                                                            Trustee

                                     By:
                                        -----------------------------
                                               Authorized Officer

[End of Form of Fully Registered Bond of 2000 Collateral Series A]

                               ARTICLE III

                               THE TRUSTEE

     SECTION 1.  The Trustee hereby accepts the trusts hereby declared and
provided upon the terms and conditions in the Indenture set forth and upon
the terms and conditions set forth in this Article III.

     SECTION 2.  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner
whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this
Supplemental Indenture or the due execution hereof by the Company or for or
in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made
by the Company solely.  In general, each and every term and condition
contained in Article XIII of the Indenture shall apply to this Supplemental
Indenture with the same force and effect as if the same were herein set forth
in full, with such omissions, variations and modifications thereof as may be
appropriate.

     SECTION 3.  For purposes of this Supplemental Indenture (a) the Trustee
may conclusively rely and shall be protected in acting upon the written
demand from, or certificate of, the Revolver Agent Bank or any officers'
certificate or opinion of counsel, as to the truth of the statements and the
correctness of the opinions expressed therein, without independent
investigation or verification thereof, subject to Article XIII of the
Indenture and (b) a written demand from, or certificate of, the Revolver
Agent Bank shall mean a written demand or certificate executed by the
president, any vice president or any authorized officer of the Revolver Agent
Bank.

                              ARTICLE IV

                        MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original; but such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the
same instrument.

                               EXECUTION

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company has
caused this Supplemental Indenture to be executed on its behalf by its
President or one of its Vice Presidents and its corporate seal to be hereto
affixed and said seal and this Supplemental Indenture to be attested by its
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, and said The Chase Manhattan Bank, in
evidence of its acceptance of the trust hereby created, has caused this
Supplemental Indenture to be executed on its behalf by one of its Vice
Presidents or one of its Trust Officers and its corporate seal to be hereto
affixed and said seal and this Supplemental Indenture to be attested by one
of its Assistant Trust Officers or Assistant Secretaries, all as of the day
and year first above written.

                             The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company

                             By:
                                ----------------------------
                                       Vice President

Attest:
       --------------------
       Corporate Secretary

Signed, sealed and acknowledged by
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
in the presence of

--------------------------

--------------------------
       As witnesses

                                     The Chase Manhattan Bank

                                   By:
                                      ---------------------------

Attest:
       ----------------------------

Signed, sealed and acknowledged by
         The Chase Manhattan Bank
In the presence of

-----------------------------

-----------------------------

           As witnesses

State of Ohio        )
                     )  ss.:
County of Summit     )

On this           day of January, 2000, before me personally appeared
[________] and Nancy C. Ashcom to me personally known, who being by me
severally duly sworn, did say that they are a Vice President and Corporate
Secretary, respectively, of The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, that
the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said
corporation and that said instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said
corporation by authority of its Board of Directors; and said officers
severally acknowledged said instrument to be the free act and deed of said
corporation.

--------------------------------
Notary Public, State of Ohio

State of New York     )
                      )  ss.:
County of New York    )

     On this           day of November, 1999, before me personally appeared
[________] and [________] to me personally known, who being by me severally
duly sworn, did say that they are a [_____________] and [_____________],
respectively, of The Chase Manhattan Bank, that the seal affixed to the
foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of said corporation and that said
instrument was signed and sealed in behalf of said corporation by authority
of its Board of Directors; and said officers severally acknowledged said
instrument to be the free act and deed of said corporation.

                                   ---------------------------------
                                            Notary Public
                                    Notary Public, State of New York

This Instrument Prepared by FirstEnergy Corp., 76 South Main Street, Akron,
Ohio 44308

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