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EXHIBIT 4.2.56   THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK (formerly known as THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK) Trustee.   Fifty-fourth Supplemental IndentureDated as of September 1, 2004   (Supplemental to Indenture of Mortgage
and Deed of Trust dated as of April 1, 1947)   First Mortgage Bonds, Pledge Series A of 2004 due 2033




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Fifty-fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2004,
between The Toledo Edison Company, a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Ohio (hereinafter called the Company), and JPMorgan
Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), a corporation existing
under the laws of the State of New York (hereinafter called the Trustee), as
Trustee. RECITALS The Company has heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture of Mortgage
and Deed of Trust dated as of April 1, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the
Original Indenture) to The Chase National Bank of the City of New York,
predecessor Trustee, to secure an issue of First Mortgage Bonds of the Company,
issuable in series, and created thereunder an initial series of bonds
designated as First Mortgage Bonds, 27⁄8% Series due 1977; and The Company has heretofore executed and delivered to The Chase National
Bank of the City of New York, predecessor Trustee, four Supplemental Indentures
supplementing the Original Indenture dated, respectively, September 1, 1948,
April 1, 1949, December 1, 1950 and March 1, 1954 and has heretofore executed
and delivered to The Chase Manhattan Bank, which on March 31, 1955, became the
Trustee under the Original Indenture by virtue of the merger of The Chase
National Bank of the City of New York into President and Directors of The
Manhattan Company under the name of The Chase Manhattan Bank, the Fifth and the
Sixth Supplemental Indentures dated, respectively, February 1, 1956, and May 1,
1958, supplementing the Original Indenture; and The Chase Manhattan Bank was converted into a national banking association
under the name The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), effective
September 23, 1965; and by virtue of said conversion the continuity of the
business of The Chase Manhattan Bank, including its business of acting as
corporate trustee, and its corporate existence, was not affected, so that The
Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association) was vested with all the trusts,
powers, discretion, immunities, privileges and all other matters as were vested
in said The Chase Manhattan Bank under the Indenture (hereinafter defined),
with like effect as if originally named as Trustee therein; and The Company has heretofore executed and delivered to The Chase Manhattan
Bank (National Association) forty-one Supplemental Indentures dated,
respectively, as follows: Seventh, August 1, 1967, Eighth, November 1, 1970,
Ninth, August 1, 1972, Tenth, November 1, 1973, Eleventh, July 1, 1974,
Twelfth, October 1, 1975, Thirteenth, June 1, 1976, Fourteenth, October 1,
1978, Fifteenth, September 1, 1979, Sixteenth, September 1, 1980, Seventeenth,
October 1, 1980, Eighteenth, April 1, 1981, Nineteenth, November 1, 1981,
Twentieth, June 1, 1982, Twenty-first, September 1, 1982, Twenty-second, April
1, 1983, Twenty-third, December 1, 1983, Twenty-fourth, April 1, 1984,
Twenty-fifth, October 15, 1984, Twenty-sixth, October 15, 1984, Twenty-seventh,
August 1, 1985, Twenty-eighth, August 1, 1985, Twenty-ninth, December 1, 1985,
Thirtieth, March 1, 1986, Thirty-first, October 15, 1987, Thirty-second,
September 15, 1988, Thirty-third, June 15, 1989, Thirty-fourth, October 15,
1989, Thirty-fifth, May 15, 1990, Thirty-sixth, March 1, 1991, Thirty-seventh,
May 1, 1992, Thirty-eighth, August 1, 1992, Thirty-ninth, October 1, 1992,
Fortieth, January 1, 1993, Forty-first, September 15, 1994, Forty-second, May
1, 1995, Forty-third, June 1, 1995, Forty-fourth, July 14, 1995, Forty-fifth,
July 15, 1995, Forty-sixth, June 15, 1997 and Forty-seventh, August 1, 1997
supplementing the Original Indenture; and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), Successor Trustee, was
merged on July 1, 1996, with and into Chemical Bank, a New York banking
corporation, which changed its name to The Chase Manhattan Bank, and which
became the Trustee under the Original Indenture by virtue of such merger; and The Company has heretofore executed and delivered to The Chase Manhattan
Bank four Supplemental Indentures dated as follows: Forty-eighth, June 1, 1998,
Forty-ninth, January 15, 2000, Fiftieth, May 1, 2000 and Fifty-first, September
1, 2000 supplementary to the Original Indenture; and The Chase Manhattan Bank changed its name to JPMorgan Chase Bank on
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The Company has heretofore executed and delivered to JPMorgan Chase Bank
the Fifty-second Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 1, 2002 and
Fifty-third Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 1, 2003 supplementary to
the Original Indenture (the Original Indenture, all the aforementioned
Supplemental Indentures, this Fifty-fourth Supplemental Indenture and any other
indentures supplemental to the Original Indenture are herein collectively
called the Indenture and this Fifty-fourth Supplemental Indenture is
hereinafter called this Supplemental Indenture); and The Company covenanted in and by the Original Indenture to execute and
deliver such further instruments and do such further acts as may be necessary
or proper to carry out more effectually the purposes of the Original Indenture
and to make subject to the lien thereof property acquired after the execution
and delivery of the Original Indenture; and Under Article 3 of the Original Indenture, the Company is authorized to
issue additional bonds upon the terms and conditions expressed in the Original
Indenture; and The Company has determined to create pursuant to the provisions of the
Indenture a new series of first mortgage bonds (the Bonds of this Series), to
be pledged as security for the payment of certain obligations undertaken by the
Company in connection with the issuance by the Ohio Water Development Authority
(the Authority) of $30,500,000 aggregate principal amount of the Authoritys
State of Ohio Pollution Control Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2004-A (The
Toledo Edison Company Project) on behalf of the Company (the Revenue Bonds),
with such Bonds of this Series to have the denominations, rate of interest,
date of maturity, redemption provisions and other provisions and agreements in
respect thereof as in this Supplemental Indenture set forth; and The Bonds of this Series are to be limited in aggregate principal amount
to $30,500,000, are to be delivered to The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A,
as trustee (hereinafter called the Revenue Bond Trustee), under the Trust
Indenture (the Revenue Bond Indenture) dated as of September 1, 2004 between
the Authority and the Revenue Bond Trustee; and The Company, by appropriate corporate action, has duly resolved and
determined to execute this Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of providing
for the creation of the Bonds of this Series and of specifying the form,
provisions and particulars thereof as in said Original Indenture, as amended,
provided or permitted, including the issuance only of fully registered Bonds of
this Series, and of giving to the Bonds of this Series the protection and
security of the Indenture; and The text of the Bonds of this Series is to be substantially in the
following form: [Form of Fully Registered Bond of this Series] This Bond is not transferable except (i) to a successor trustee under the Trust
Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2004, between The Ohio Water Development
Authority and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A, as trustee, referred to
herein (ii) in connection with the exercise of the rights and remedies of the
holder hereof consequent upon a default as defined in the Indenture referred
to herein or (iii) as may be necessary to comply with a final order of a court
of competent jurisdiction in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization
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The Toledo Edison Company First Mortgage Bond, Pledge Series A of 2004 due 2033 No.
    
    $
 The Toledo Edison Company, an Ohio corporation (hereinafter called the
Company), for value received, hereby promises to pay to, or registered assigns, the principal sum of
 dollars ($) or the aggregate unpaid principal
amount hereof, whichever is less, on September 1, 2033, in any coin or currency
of the United States of America which at the time of such payment shall be
legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest
on the unpaid principal amount hereof in like coin or currency to the
registered owner hereof from the Initial Interest Accrual Date (hereinafter
defined) at the rate specified in Article I of the Supplemental Indenture
(hereinafter referred to), such interest to be payable on September 1 and March
1 in each year commencing on the September 1 or March 1 next succeeding the
Initial Interest Accrual Date (hereinafter defined) (each such date herein
called an interest payment date), and on and until the date of maturity of
this Bond, or, if this Bond shall be duly called for redemption, on and until
the redemption date, or, if the Company shall default in the payment of the
principal amount of this Bond, until the Companys obligation with respect to
the payment of such principal shall be discharged as provided in said
Indenture. Except as hereinafter provided, this Bond shall bear interest from
the Initial Interest Accrual Date (hereinafter defined) until the principal of
this Bond has been paid or duly provided for. Principal of and interest on this
Bond are payable at the office or agency of the Company in the City of Akron,
State of Ohio. This Bond is one of an issue of Bonds of the Company, known as its First
Mortgage Bonds, issued and to be issued in one or more series under and equally
and ratably secured (except as any sinking, amortization, improvement or other
fund, established in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture
hereinafter mentioned, may afford additional security for the Bonds of any
particular series) by a certain Indenture of Mortgage and Deed of Trust, dated
as of April 1, 1947 (hereinafter called the Original Indenture), made by the
Company to The Chase National Bank of the City of New York (JPMorgan Chase Bank
(formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank), successor), as Trustee
(hereinafter called the Trustee), and by certain indentures supplemental
thereto, including the Fifty-fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of
September 1, 2004 (the Original Indenture and said indentures supplemental
thereto herein collectively called the Indenture and said Fifty-fourth
Supplemental Indenture hereinafter called the Supplemental Indenture), to
which Indenture reference is hereby made for a description of the property
mortgaged, the nature and extent of the security, the rights and limitations of
rights of the Company, the Trustee, and the holders of said Bonds and of the
coupons appurtenant to coupon Bonds, under the Indenture, and the terms and
conditions upon which said Bonds are and are to be issued and secured, to all
of the provisions of which Indenture and of all such supplemental indentures in
respect of such security, including the provisions of the Indenture permitting
the issue of Bonds of any series for property which, under the restrictions and
limitations therein specified, may be subject to liens prior to the lien of the
Indenture, the holder, by accepting this Bond, assents. To the extent
permitted by and as provided in the Indenture, the rights and obligations of
the Company and of the holders of said Bonds and coupons (including those
pertaining to any sinking or other fund) may be changed and modified, with the
consent of the Company, by the holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal
amount of the Bonds then outstanding, such percentage being determined as
provided in the Indenture; provided, however, that in case such changes and
modifications affect one or more but less than all series of Bonds then
outstanding, they shall be required to be adopted only by the affirmative vote
of the holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Bonds of such one or more series so affected; and further provided, that
without the consent of the holder hereof no such change or modification shall
be made which will extend the time of payment of the principal of, or of the
interest or premium, if any, on this Bond or reduce the principal amount hereof
or the rate of interest or the premium, if any, hereon, or effect any other
modification of the terms of payment of such principal or interest, or premium,
if any, or will permit the creation of any lien ranking prior to or on a parity
with the lien of the Indenture on any of the mortgaged property, or will
deprive the holder hereof of the benefit of a lien upon the mortgaged property
for the security of this Bond, or will reduce the percentage of Bonds required
for the adoption of changes or modifications as aforesaid. This Bond is one of a series of Bonds designated as the First Mortgage
Bonds, Pledge Series A of 2004 due 2033, of the Company (herein called the
Bonds of this Series) limited, except as otherwise provided in the 4




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Indenture, in aggregate principal amount to $30,500,000, and is issued
under and secured by the Supplemental Indenture. The Bonds of this Series have been issued by the Company to The Bank of
New York Trust Company, N.A, as trustee (such trustee and any successor trustee
being hereinafter referred to as the Revenue Bond Trustee) for $30,500,000
aggregate principal amount of the State of Ohio Pollution Control Revenue
Refunding Bonds, Series 2004-A (The Toledo Edison Company Project) (the
Revenue Bonds) issued on behalf of the Company by the Ohio Water Development
Authority (the Authority) and under the Trust Indenture, dated as of
September 1, 2004 (the Revenue Bond Indenture), between the Authority and the
Revenue Bond Trustee to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on
the Revenue Bonds. If and when the principal of any Revenue Bonds is paid (other than by the
application of the proceeds of any payment by the Bond Insurer (as defined in
the Revenue Bond Indenture) under the Policy (as defined in the Revenue Bond
Indenture)), then there is deemed to be paid a principal amount of the Bonds of
this Series then outstanding which bears the same ratio to the aggregate
principal amount of Bonds of this Series then outstanding as the aggregate
principal amount of the Revenue Bonds so paid bears to the aggregate principal
amount of the Revenue Bonds outstanding immediately before such payment;
provided, however, that such payment of Bonds of this Series is deemed to be
made only when and to the extent that notice of such payment of such Revenue
Bonds is given by the Company to the Trustee. The Bonds of this Series shall be redeemed by the Company in whole at any
time prior to maturity at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount to
be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, but only
if the Trustee shall receive written advice from the Revenue Bond Trustee
stating that the principal amount of all the Revenue Bonds then outstanding
under the Revenue Bond Indenture has been declared due and payable pursuant to
the provisions of Section 11.02 of the Revenue Bond Indenture, specifying the
date of the accelerated maturity of such Revenue Bonds and the date or dates
from which interest on the Revenue Bonds issued under the Revenue Bond
Indenture has then accrued and is unpaid (specifying the rate or rates of such
accrual and the principal amount of the particular Revenue Bonds to which such
rates apply), stating such declaration of maturity has not been annulled and
demanding payment of the principal amount of the Bonds of this Series plus
accrued interest thereon to the date fixed for such redemption. The date fixed
for such redemption shall be not earlier than the date specified in the
aforesaid written advice as the date of accelerated maturity of the Revenue
Bonds then outstanding under the Revenue Bond Indenture, and not later than
forty-five days after such date of accelerated maturity. Upon mailing of notice
of redemption, the earliest date from which unpaid interest on the Revenue
Bonds has then accrued (as specified by the Revenue Bond Trustee) shall become
the initial interest accrual date (the Initial Interest Accrual Date) with
respect to the Bonds of this Series; provided, however, on any demand for
payment of the principal amount thereof at maturity as a result of the
principal of the Revenue Bonds becoming due and payable on the maturity date of
the Bonds of this Series, the earliest date from which unpaid interest on the
Revenue Bonds has then accrued shall become the Initial Interest Accrual Date
with respect to the Bonds of this Series, such date, together with each other
different date from which unpaid interest on the Revenue Bonds has then
accrued, to be as stated in a written notice from the Revenue Bond Trustee to
the Trustee, which notice shall also specify the rate or rates of such accrual
and the principal amount of the particular Revenue Bonds to which such rate or
rates apply. The aforementioned notice of redemption shall become null and void
for all purposes under the Indenture (including the fixing of the Initial
Interest Accrual Date with respect to the bonds of this series) upon receipt by
the Trustee of written notice from the Revenue Bond Trustee of the annulment of
the acceleration of the maturity of the Revenue Bonds then outstanding under
the Revenue Bond Indenture and of the rescission of the aforesaid written
advice prior to the redemption date specified in such notice of redemption, and
thereupon no redemption of the Bonds of this Series and no payment in respect
thereof as specified in such notice of redemption shall be effected or
required. But no such rescission shall extend to any subsequent written advice
from the Revenue Bond Trustee or impair any right consequent on such subsequent
written advice. Any redemption of the Bonds of this Series shall be made in accordance
with the applicable provisions of Sections 5.02, 5.03, 5.04 and 5.06 of the
Original Indenture, unless and to the extent waived in writing by the
registered owner or owners of all Bonds of this Series and such waiver is filed
with the Trustee. To the extent permitted by and as provided in the Indenture, the rights
and obligations of the Company and of the holders of said Bonds and coupons
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and modified, with the consent of the Company by the holders of at least
75% in aggregate principal amount of the Bonds then outstanding, such
percentage being determined as provided in the Indenture; provided, however,
that in case such changes and modifications affect one or more but less than
all series of Bonds then outstanding, they shall be required to be adopted only
by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% in aggregate principal
amount of outstanding Bonds of such one or more series so affected; and further
provided, that without the consent of the holder hereof no such change or
modification shall be made which will extend the time of payment of the
principal of or interest on this Bond or reduce the principal amount hereof or
the rate of interest hereon, or affect any other modification of the terms of
payment of such principal or interest or will permit the creation of any lien
ranking prior to or on a party with the lien of the Indenture on any of the
mortgaged property, or will deprive the holder hereof of the benefit of a lien
upon the mortgaged property for the security of this Bond, or will reduce the
percentage of Bonds required for the adoption of changes or modifications as
aforesaid. The principal of this Bond may be declared or may become due before the
maturity hereof, on the conditions, in the manner and at the times set forth in
the Indenture, upon the happening of a default as therein defined. The Bonds of this Series are not transferable except (i) to a successor
trustee under the Authority Bond Indenture, (ii) in connection with the
exercise of the rights and remedies of the holder hereof consequent upon a
default, as defined in the Indenture or (iii) as may be necessary to comply
with a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction in connection with any
bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding of the Company. Subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture and in Section 10 of
Article I of the Supplemental Indenture, this Bond is transferable by the
registered owner hereof, in person or by duly authorized attorney, on the books
of the Company to be kept for that purpose at the office or agency of the
Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or the City of Akron,
State of Ohio, upon surrender and cancellation of this Bond, and upon
presentation of a duly executed written instrument of transfer, and thereupon a
new fully registered bond or bonds of the same series, of the same aggregate
principal amount and in authorized denominations will be issued to the
transferee or transferees in exchange herefor; and this Bond, with or without
others of the same series, may in like manner be exchanged for one or more new
fully registered Bonds of this Series of other authorized denominations but of
the same aggregate principal amount; all without charge except for any tax or
taxes or other governmental charges incidental to such transfer or exchange and
all subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. From and after the Release Date (as defined in the Revenue Bond
Indenture), all Bonds of this Series shall be deemed fully paid, satisfied and
discharged and all obligations of the Company hereunder shall be terminated.
Upon notification of the occurrence of the Release Date from the Company or the
Trustee, each holder of the Bonds of this Series shall surrender such Bonds of
this Series to the Trustee for cancellation, whereupon the Trustee shall cancel
the same. No recourse under or upon any covenant or obligation of the Indenture, or
of any indenture supplemental thereto, or of this Bond, for the payment of the
principal of or the interest on this Bond, or for any claim based thereon, or
otherwise in any manner in respect thereof, shall be had against any
incorporator, subscriber to the capital stock, stockholder, officer or
director, as such, of the Company, whether former, present or future, either
directly or indirectly through the Company or any predecessor or successor
corporation or the Trustee, by the enforcement of any subscription to capital
stock, assessment or otherwise, or by any legal or equitable proceeding by
virtue of any constitution, statute, or otherwise (including, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, any proceeding to enforce any claimed
liability of stockholders of the Company based upon any theory of disregarding
the corporate entity of the Company or upon any theory that the Company was
acting as the agent or instrumentality of the stockholders), any and all such
liability of incorporators, stockholders, subscribers, officers and directors,
as such, being released by the holder hereof, by the acceptance of this Bond,
and being likewise waived and released by the terms of the Indenture. This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until
the certificate of authentication endorsed hereon shall have been signed by
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In Witness Whereof, The Toledo Edison Company has caused this Bond to be
signed in its name by its President or a Vice-President and its corporate seal
to be impressed or imprinted hereon and attested by its Corporate Secretary or
an Assistant Corporate Secretary. Dated
    
    THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANYByVice
PresidentAttest:Corporate Secretary
 This Bond is one of the Bonds of the series designated herein, described
in the within-mentioned Indenture. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, AS TRUSTEEByAuthorized Officer
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