UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of of Report (Date of earliest event reported) ~~May~~January 2527, ~~2005~~2009

Commission	~~Registrant; State of Incorporation;~~	~~I.R.S.~~Registrant; ~~Employer~~State of Incorporation;	I.R.S. Employer
File Number	~~Address; and Telephone Number~~	~~Identification~~Address; ~~No.~~and Telephone Number	Identification No.
333-21011	FIRSTENERGY CORP.	34-1843785
1-3141		JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY	21-0485010
	(An Ohio Corporation)
		(A New Jersey Corporation)
	76 South Main Street
		c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
	Akron, OH 44308
		76 South Main Street
	Telephone (800)736-3402
		Akron, OH 44308
1-3141	JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY	21-0485010
		Telephone (800)736-3402
	(A New Jersey Corporation)
	c/o FirstEnergy Corp.
	76 South Main Street
	Akron, OH 44308
	Telephone (800)736-3402

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Item 8 2.0103 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an ~~Other~~Off-Balance ~~Events~~Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On ~~May 25~~January 27, ~~2005,~~ 2009, Jersey Central Power & Light Company (JCP&L), aissued ~~wholly~~and ~~owned~~sold ~~subsidiary~~$300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of ~~FirstEnergy~~its ~~Corp~~7.,35% ~~received~~Senior ~~approval~~Notes ~~from~~due ~~the~~2019 (Senior ~~New~~Notes) ~~Jersey~~pursuant ~~Board~~to ~~of Public~~the ~~Utilities~~terms ~~(NJBPU)~~ of ~~two~~an ~~stipulated~~Underwriting ~~settlement~~Agreement ~~agreements.~~(Underwriting Agreement), ~~The~~dated ~~first Stipulation~~January of22, ~~Settlement~~2009, ~~between~~among JCP&L and ~~the~~Greenwich ~~NJBPU Regulatory Staff~~Capital ~~resolves~~Markets, ~~all~~Inc., ofMorgan ~~the~~Stanley ~~issues associated with JCP~~&~~L's~~ ~~motion~~Co. ~~for reconsideration~~Incorporated, ofUBS ~~the~~Securities ~~NJBPU~~LLC ~~Summary~~and Wachovia ~~Order~~Capital ~~(Phase~~Markets, ~~I Order) dated August 1~~LLC, ~~2003.~~ ~~The~~acting ~~second~~as ~~Stipulation~~representatives of ~~Settlement between JCP&L,~~ the ~~NJBPU~~several ~~Regulatory~~underwriters ~~Staff~~listed ~~and~~in ~~the~~Schedule ~~Ratepayer~~I ~~Advocate~~thereto. The ~~resolves~~Senior ~~all~~Notes ~~of the issues~~are ~~associated~~registered ~~with~~under JCP&L'’s ~~Supplemental~~automatic ~~Petition~~shelf ~~for~~registration astatement ~~Phase~~on IIForm ~~Proceeding~~S-3 (~~Phase~~SEC IIFile ~~Petition~~No. 333-153608-03) which was filed ~~July 16~~and became effective on September 22, ~~2004~~2008.

The ~~stipulated~~Senior Notes ~~settlements~~were ~~provide~~issued ~~for~~under the Indenture dated as of July 1, ~~among~~1999, ~~other~~as ~~things~~supplemented, between JCP&L and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee. The terms of the ~~following:~~Senior Notes are as set forth in the Form of 7.35% Senior Notes filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The Senior Notes will mature on February 1, 2019 and bear interest at the rate of 7.35% per annum payable on February 1 and August 1 in each year, beginning on August 1, 2009, until maturity. The Senior Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at JCP&L’s option, at any time prior to maturity at a “make-whole” redemption price as set forth in the Form of 7.35% Senior Notes.

AnJCP&L ~~annual~~intends to ~~increase~~use inthe ~~distribution~~net ~~revenues~~proceeds from the sale of ~~$23~~the ~~million~~Senior ~~effective~~Notes ~~June~~to 1,repay ~~2005~~short-term debt, ~~associated~~to ~~with~~repurchase equity, for capital expenditures, and to the ~~Phase I~~extent ~~Order~~available, ~~reconsideration;~~for general corporate purposes.

AnThe ~~annual~~Underwriting ~~increase~~Agreement inis ~~distribution~~filed ~~revenues~~as ofExhibit ~~$36~~1.1 ~~million~~to ~~effective~~this ~~June~~Form 1,8-K ~~2005 related~~and tois ~~JCP&L's~~incorporated ~~Phase II~~herein ~~Petition;~~by reference.

An annual reduction in both rates and amortization expense of $8 million effective June 1, 2005, in anticipation of an NJBPU order regarding JCP&L's request to securitize up to $277 million of its deferred balance;

An increase in JCP&L's authorized return on common equity from 9.5 percent to 9.75 percent; and

A commitment by JCP&L to maintain a target level of customer service reliability with a reduction in JCP&L's authorized return on common equity to its previous level of 9.5 percent after the target is not met for two consecutive quarters. The authorized return on common equity would then be restored to 9.75 percent when the target is met for two consecutive quarters.

In a Letter to the Investment Community reporting these agreements, FirstEnergy stated that these settlements, coupled with the approval in Ohio to defer certain transmission-related costs but partially offset by the Perry plant forced outage in January and the extended Perry refueling outage, should allow FirstEnergy to achieve earnings per share in 2005 towards the top end of the 2005 guidance range of $2.70 to $2.85.

JCP&L's press release and FirstEnergy's Letter to the Investment Community are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(cd) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	~~Description~~	Description
99.1	Press release issued by JCP&L, dated May 25, 2005
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated January 22, 2009, among Jersey Central Power & Light Company and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, acting as representatives of the several underwriters listed in Schedule I of the Underwriting Agreement.
99.2	Letter to the Investment Community, dated May 25, 2005
4.1		Form of 7.35% Senior Notes due 2019.
5.1		Opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
5.2		Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
23.1		Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2		Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.2 hereto).

Forward-Looking Statement: This Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements based on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. These statements typically contain, but are not limited to, the terms "anticipate," "potential," "expect," "believe," "estimate" and similar words. Actual results may differ materially due to the speed and nature of increased competition and deregulation in the electric utility industry, economic or weather conditions affecting future sales and margins, changes in markets for energy services, changing energy and commodity market prices, replacement power costs being higher than anticipated or inadequately hedged, the continued ability of our regulated utilities to collect transition and other charges, maintenance costs being higher than anticipated, legislative and regulatory changes (including revised environmental requirements), the receipt of approval from and entry of a final order by the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio on the pending settlement agreement resolving the New Source Review litigation and the uncertainty of the timing and amounts of the capital expenditures (including that such amounts could be higher than anticipated) or levels of emission reductions related to this settlement, adverse regulatory or legal decisions and outcomes (including revocation of necessary licenses or operating permits, fines or other enforcement actions and remedies) of governmental investigations and oversight, including by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States Attorney's Office and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as disclosed in the registrants' Securities and Exchange Commission filings, generally, and with respect to the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station outage and heightened scrutiny at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in particular, the availability and cost of capital, the continuing availability and operation of generating units, the inability to accomplish or realize anticipated benefits from strategic goals (including the proposed transfer of generation assets), the ability to improve electric commodity margins and to experience growth in the distribution business, the ability to access the public securities and other capital markets, further investigation into the causes of the August 14, 2003, regional power outage and the outcome, cost and other effects of present and potential legal and administrative proceedings and claims related to the outage, the final outcome in the proceeding related to FirstEnergy's Application for a Rate Stabilization Plan in Ohio, the risks and other factors discussed from time to time in the registrants' Securities and Exchange Commission filings, and other similar factors. The registrants expressly disclaim any current intention to update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~each~~the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

~~May~~January 2628, ~~2005~~2009

~~FIRSTENERGY CORP. Registrant~~ JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY Registrant

/s/ ~~Harvey~~Paulette LR. ~~Wagner~~Chatman ~~Harvey~~Paulette LR. ~~Wagner~~Chatman ~~Vice President,~~ Controller ~~and Chief Accounting Officer~~

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