SEC No. 70-6903
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO
RULE 24
OF PARTIAL COMPLETION OF
TRANSACTIONS
JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
In The Matter of :
Certificate
Jersey Central Power & Light Company : Pursuant to
Rule 24 of
File No. 70-6903 : Partial Com-
pletion of
(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935): Transactions
To The Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission:
The undersigned, Jersey Central Power & Light Company ("JCP&L"),
does hereby certify pursuant to Rule 24 of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, that certain of the
transactions proposed in the Application (as amended) filed in SEC File No.
70-6903, have been carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions of,
and for the purposes requested in said Application and pursuant to the
Commission's Order, dated November 16, 1983, and Supplemental Orders, dated
November 19, 1984, July 30, 1985, June 27, 1986, January 17, 1990 and October
24, 1994 with respect to said Application, as follows:
At December 31, 1997 JCP&L acquired obligations of its customers
in accordance with its approved Home Energy Loan Program, Solar Water Heating
Conversion Program and Electric Heat Conversion Program in the total aggregate
amounts as follows:
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Obligations acquired as at September 30, 1997, $ 8 419 180.44
as previously reported
Obligations acquired during the period
October 1, 1997 through December 31, 1997 -0-
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Total as at December 31, 1997 $ 8 419 180.44
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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 STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON
ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.
JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
By:/s/ T. G. Howson
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T. G. Howson
Vice President and Treasurer
Dated: January 7, 1998
