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<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000065350
<NAME> METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY> US DOLLARS
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE> 1
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,086,711
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 156,298
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 302,216
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 2,021,383
<OTHER-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,566,608
<COMMON> 66,273
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 400,200
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 42,963 <F1>
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 509,436
100,000 <F2>
0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 496,884
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 53,700
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 74,900
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 25
0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0
<LEASES-CURRENT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,331,663
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 3,566,608
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 400,870
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 0
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 326,338
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 326,338
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 74,532
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> 11,048
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 85,580
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 27,833 <F3>
<NET-INCOME> 35,160 <F4>
0
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<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 25,000 <F5>
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 45,220
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> (37,337)
<EPS-BASIC> 0
<EPS-DILUTED> 0
<FN>
<F1> INCLUDES ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OF $19,222.
<F2> REPRESENTS TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $100,000
<F3> INCLUDES AMOUNT FOR TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $3,675.
<F4> AMOUNT IS NET OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE OF $22,587.
<F5> REPRESENTS COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PAID TO PARENT CORPORATION.
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