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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SCHNEIDER DONALD 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) Senior Vice President (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   2,216 (2) A $ 42.53 21,501.573 D   Common Stock 03/02/2009   A   1,525 (2) A $ 42.53 23,026.573 D   Common Stock 03/02/2009   F   2,016 (2) D $ 42.53 21,010.573 D   Common Stock 03/02/2009   S   247.8161 (3) D $ 40.52 0 I 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

Rsup4

$ 1 (1)

03/02/2009

C

2,216 (2)

03/01/2009

03/01/2009

Common Stock

2,216

$ 0

0

D

Phantom / Retirement

$ 1 (1)

03/02/2009

C

7,973 (5)

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

7,973

$ 0

10,630.4

D

Phantom 3/06d

$ 1 (1)

03/02/2009

C

7,973 (5)

03/02/2006

03/02/2009

Common Stock

7,973

$ 0

0

D

RSUP12

$ 1 (1)

03/02/2009

A

4,382 (6)

03/02/2012

03/02/2012

Common Stock

4,382

$ 41.41

4,382

D

Phantom 3/05d Retirement

$ 1 (1)

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

6,506.499

6,506.499

D

Phantom 3/07d

$ 1 (1)

03/01/2007

03/01/2010

Common Stock

9,784.648

9,784.648

D

Phantom 3/08d

$ 1 (1)

03/01/2008

03/01/2011

Common Stock

6,455.998

6,455.998

D

Rsud2

$ 1 (1)

03/01/2010

03/01/2010

Common Stock

2,658

2,658

D

Rsud5

$ 1 (1)

03/01/2011

03/01/2011

Common Stock

2,329

2,329

D

Rsup10

$ 1 (1)

03/03/2011

03/03/2011

Common Stock

4,899

4,899

D

Rsup6

$ 1 (1)

03/01/2010

03/01/2010

Common Stock

4,673

4,673

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SCHNEIDER DONALD R 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET AKRON, OH 44308			Senior Vice President

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 directives set forth in a 10b5-1 Plan signed by Donald Schneider on 4/4/2007.
(4)	This transaction reflects the extension and vesting of phantom stock to retirement or other termination of employment under arrangements approved by the Compensation Committee.
(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. Schneider in the amount of 8,764 shares, of which 50% or 4,382 shares will be payable on March 2, 2012. Of these shares, 4,382 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.
(7)	These transactions reflect the extension of the expiration date of phantom stock from 3/1/2005 to "retirement" or "other termination of employment" under arrangements approved by the Compensation Committee, and reflects the stock moving to the "retirement" account from the Phantom 3/02D.

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