SEC FILE NO. 70-9599





                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549





                             CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO

                                     RULE 24

                            OF PARTIAL COMPLETION OF

                                  TRANSACTIONS





                                FIRSTENERGY CORP.






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                                            :
      In the matter of                      :
      FirstEnergy Corp.                     :   Certificate Pursuant
                                            :   to Rule 24 of Partial
                                            :   Completion of
                                            :   Transactions
                                            :
      SEC File No. 70-9599                  :
      (Public Utility Holding Company Act   :
      of 1935)                              :
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:


      The undersigned, FirstEnergy Corp. (FirstEnergy) hereby certifies pursuant
to Rule 24 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Public Utility Holding
Company Act of 1935 (the Act), that certain of the transactions  proposed in the
Application  filed in SEC File No.  70-9599 have been carried out in  accordance
with the Commission's Order dated April 14, 2000, as follows:


1.  Financial Statements
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      A copy of the  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements of MYR Group
Inc. (MYR)  (including a consolidated  balance sheet and statement of income) as
of and for the twelve months ended September 30, 2003 is attached as Exhibit A.


2.  Schedule of Segment Revenue
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      A  schedule  setting  forth the  segment  revenue  for the  quarter  ended
September  30,  2003 for each of MYR's  business  segments  (Exhibit B) is being
filed  separately  pursuant to a request for  confidential  treatment under Rule
104(b) of the Act.


3.  Narrative Description of Principal Business Activities
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Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Services:
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      During the quarter ended September 30, 2003, MYR performed significant T&D
services for its  customers.  T&D generated  approximately  63.8% of MYR's total
revenue for the  quarter.  A  significant  portion of this work  continued to be
performed for a core base of electric  utility  clients in Tennessee,  Michigan,
California and Colorado.

Telecommunication Services:
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      There was no significant business activity to report for the quarter ended
September 30, 2003.

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Traffic Signalization Services:
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      There was no significant business activity to report for the quarter ended
September 30, 2003.

Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Services:
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      During the quarter ended September 30, 2003, MYR performed significant C&I
services for its customers. C&I revenue was approximately 31.5% of total revenue
for the  period.  A majority  of that  revenue was  generated  by one  operating
subsidiary that operates primarily in the western part of the United States.

4.  Services Provided to Associated Companies
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      During  the  quarter  ended  September  30,  2003,  services  provided  to
associated  companies  consisted primarily of Harlan Electric performing various
distribution  projects in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for Jersey Central Power &
Light Company,  Metropolitan  Edison Company and Pennsylvania  Electric Company.
The total amount billed to associated companies for performing such services was
$707,608 during the period.

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                                    SIGNATURE



      PURSUANT TO THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF
1935, THE UNDERSIGNED  COMPANY HAS DULY CAUSED THIS  CERTIFICATE TO BE SIGNED ON
ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.



                                             FIRSTENERGY CORP.



Date: November 21, 2003
                                By:        /s/ Harvey L. Wagner
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                                               Harvey L. Wagner
                                         Vice President, Controller
                                        and Chief Accounting Officer

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