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<ARTICLE>                                           UT
<CIK> 0000065350
<NAME> METROPOLITAN EDISON COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER>                                     1,000
<CURRENCY>                                  US DOLLARS

<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1999
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                      1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    1,278,284
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    219,690
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         240,394
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                     2,227,349
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               3,965,717
<COMMON>                                        66,273
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      400,200
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            291,482    <F1>
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 757,955
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          200,000    <F2>
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           496,882
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   80,025
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                35,696
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               2,395,159
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                3,965,717
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      707,402
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            65,027
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     505,270
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     570,297
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        137,105
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               1,872
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 138,977
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        45,381    <F3>
<NET-INCOME>                                    93,596
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         66
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   92,988    <F4>
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        55,000    <F5>
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       42,492
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         120,837
<EPS-BASIC>                                        0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<FN>
<F1> INCLUDES ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OF $19,401.
<F2> REPRESENTS COMPANY-OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED
<F2> SECURITIES OF $100,000 AND TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
<F2> OF $100,000.
<F3> INCLUDES AMOUNT FOR COMPANY-OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE
<F3> PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $6,750 AND TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
<F3> OF $2,532.
<F4> INCLUDES LOSS ON PREFERRED STOCK REACQUISITION OF $542.
<F5> REPRESENTS COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PAID TO PARENT CORPORATION.
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