Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MORGAN STEPHEN E
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRSTENERGY CORP [FE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
76 SOUTH MAIN STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/03/2008
(Street)

AKRON, OH 44308		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/03/2008 03/03/2008 A(1)   5,000 A $ 66.8 13,591 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2008   A   1,625 (2) A $ 68.52 15,216 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2008   M   2,389.49 (2) A $ 68.52 17,605.49 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2008 03/03/2008 F   3,638 (3) D $ 68.52 13,967.49 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2008   F   1,767 (2) D $ 68.52 12,200.49 D  
Common Stock 03/03/2008 03/03/2008 S(4)   261 D $ 66.8 0 I By Savings Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
RSUP1 $ 1 03/03/2008   M     2,389.49 03/01/2008 03/01/2008 Common Stock 2,389.49 $ 68.52 0 D  
RSUP10 $ 1 (5) 03/03/2008 03/03/2008 A   1,707 (6)   03/03/2011 03/03/2011 Common Stock 1,707 $ 66.81 1,707 D  
RSUP4 $ 1             03/01/2009 03/01/2009 Common Stock 1,878.181   1,878.181 D  
RSUP6 $ 1             03/01/2010 03/01/2010 Common Stock 1,821.711   1,821.711 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 29.71             03/01/2004 03/01/2013 Common Stock 7,800   7,800 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 34.45             04/01/2003 04/01/2012 Common Stock 4,000   4,000 D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 38.76             03/01/2005 03/01/2014 Common Stock 22,700   22,700 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MORGAN STEPHEN E
76 SOUTH MAIN STREET
AKRON, OH 44308		       President  

Signatures

 Edward J. Udovich, POA   03/04/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(6) On February 19, 2008 the Board approved a March 3, 2008 performance-adjusted restricted stock unit grant to Mr. Morgan in the amount of 2,276 shares, of which 75% or 1,707 shares will be payable on March 3, 2011. 569 shares are subject to forfeiture if the performance goals are not met. The full grant can be adjusted upward by an additional 25% if the 3-year goals are achieved.
(3) This transaction represents the sale of stock to cover taxes associated with a restricted stock lapse, as directed by a 10b5-1 Plan executed by Stephen Morgan on April 9, 2007.
(5) 1 for 1
(1) On February 19, 2008, the Board of Directors approved a restricted stock grant for Mr. Morgan, effective March 3, 2008, in the amount of 5,000 shares, which will vest on March 3, 2011.
(4) This transaction was performed in accordance with directives set forth in a 10b5-1 Plan signed by Stephen Morgan on 4/9/2007.
(2) The RSUP1 award listed in Table II has been reported at 75% of the original grant amount, as that represents the minimum amount guaranteed to be paid out upon vesting. Because of performance targets achieved, the award was paid out on March 3, 2008, at a performance-adjusted rate of 125%. The shares coded "A" represent that portion attributable to this performance adjustment. The shares coded "F" were sold to cover income tax obligations associated with the payout.

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