Rule 424(b)(5)
File No. 33-49669
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 9, DATED OCTOBER 24, 1996
(To Prospectus dated June 25, 1993
and Prospectus Supplement dated September 22, 1995)
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY
Secured Medium-Term Notes, Series D
(A Series of First Mortgage Bonds)
Trade Date: October 23, 1996
Principal Amount: $20,000,000
Original Issue Date: October 28, 1996
Maturity Date: October 29, 2001
Issue Price: 100%
Interest Rate: 6.80%
Additional Terms: Redeemable, at par, under certain
limited circumstances, as described
under "Description of Secured Medium-
Term Notes, Series D --Redemption and
Repurchase" in the Prospectus Supplement
dated September 22, 1995.
Agents' Discounts
or Commissions: .500%
Net Proceeds to Company: 99.500%
Additional Information: Effective October 27, 1995, United
States Trust Company of New York ("U.S.
Trust") became trustee under the
Company's Mortgage and Deed of Trust,
dated as of January 1, 1942, as
supplemented and amended, and Paying
Agent for the Notes. All references to
the Trustee, the Paying Agent or to
Bankers Trust Company shall be deemed to
refer to U.S. Trust, 114 West 47th
Street, New York, NY 10036.<PAGE>
