<TABLE> <S> <C>

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

<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1999
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                      1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    1,296,811
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    217,231
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         244,828
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                     2,279,348
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               4,038,218
<COMMON>                                        66,273
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      400,200
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            274,795    <F1>
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 741,268
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          200,000    <F2>
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           496,906
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              24,900
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   80,024
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                34,217
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               2,460,903
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                4,038,218
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      427,167
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            41,410
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     306,292
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     347,702
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         79,465
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               2,212
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  81,677
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        29,703    <F3>
<NET-INCOME>                                    51,974
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         66
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   51,366    <F4>
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        30,000    <F5>
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       42,493
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                          18,472
<EPS-BASIC>                                        0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<FN>
<F1> INCLUDES ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OF $19,336.
<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 $4,500 AND TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES
<F3> OF $694.
<F4> INCLUDES LOSS ON PREFERRED STOCK REACQUISITION OF $542.
<F5> REPRESENTS COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PAID TO PARENT CORPORATION.
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