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 *
LEIDICH GARY R
   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)
Exec. VP & Pres FE Generation
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
76 SOUTH MAIN STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/02/2009
(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 03/02/2009   C   3,930 (2) A $ 42.53 62,440.663 D  
Common Stock 03/02/2009   A   2,705 (2) A $ 42.53 65,145.663 D  
Common Stock 03/02/2009   F   3,283 (2) D $ 42.53 61,862.663 D  
Common Stock 03/02/2009   S   217.9693 (3) D $ 40.52 0 I By Savings Plan
Common Stock               0 I By Daughter (anne)

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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
Rsup4 $ 1 (1) 03/02/2009   C     3,930 (2) 03/01/2009 03/01/2009 Common Stock 3,930 $ 0 0 D  
Phantom 3/06d $ 1 (1) 03/02/2009   C     9,628 (5) 03/02/2006 03/02/2009 Common Stock 9,628 $ 0 0 D  
Phantom / Retirement $ 1 (1) 03/02/2009   C   9,628 (5)     (4)   (4) Common Stock 9,628 $ 0 18,227.341 D  
RSUP12 $ 1 (1) 03/02/2009   A   9,183 (6)   03/02/2012 03/02/2012 Common Stock 9,183 $ 41.41 9,183 D  
Phantom 3/07d $ 1 (1)             03/01/2007 03/01/2010 Common Stock 15,996.218   15,996.218 D  
Phantom 3/08d $ 1 (1)             03/01/2008 03/01/2011 Common Stock 13,389.961   13,389.961 D  
Phantom 3/09D $ 1 (1)             03/01/2009 03/01/2012 Common Stock 8,491   8,491 D  
Rsup10 $ 1 (1)             03/03/2011 03/03/2011 Common Stock 10,288   10,288 D  
Rsup6 $ 1 (1)             03/01/2010 03/01/2010 Common Stock 10,123   10,123 D  
Rsup8 $ 1 (1)             06/30/2010 06/30/2010 Common Stock 18,899   18,899 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LEIDICH GARY R
76 SOUTH MAIN STREET
AKRON, OH 44308		       Exec. VP & Pres FE Generation  

Signatures

 Edward J. Udovich, POA   03/04/2009
**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).
(1) 1 for 1
(2) The RSUP4 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 2, 2009, 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.
(3) This transaction was performed in accordance with a 10b5-1 plan executed by Gary R. Leidich on March 31, 2008.
(4) These transactions reflect the extension of the expiration date of phantom stock from 3/1/2008 to "retirement" under arrangements approved by the Compensation Committee and reflect the movement of stock from the Phantom 3/05 account to the "retirement" account.
(5) These transactions reflect the extension of the expiration date of phantom stock from 3/1/2009 to "retirement" under arrangements approved by the Compensation Committee and reflect the movement of stock from the Phantom 3/06D account to the "retirement" account.
(6) On February 17, 2009,the Board approved a March 2, 2009 performance-adjusted restricted stock unit grant to Mr. Leidich in the amount of 18,365 shares, of which 50% or 9,183 shares will be payable on March 2, 2012. Of these shares, 9,182 shares are subject to forfeiture if the performance goals are not met. The full grant can be adjusted upward by an additional 50% if the 3-year goals are achieved.

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