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<ARTICLE>                                          UT
<CIK> 0000040779
<NAME> GPU, INC.
<MULTIPLIER>                                    1,000
<CURRENCY>                                 US DOLLARS


<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                         DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                            JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                              JUN-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                     1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                 PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                   6,727,425
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                 3,776,292
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                      2,518,946
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                    7,436,228
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                      0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             20,458,891
<COMMON>                                      331,958
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                   1,014,032
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                         2,245,396  <F1>
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>              3,276,386  <F2>
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                         376,500  <F3>
<PREFERRED>                                    12,649
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                        4,894,739
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                          1,123,033
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                           0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                174,700
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                 588,626
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                           0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                     1,917
<LEASES-CURRENT>                               39,548
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>              9,970,793
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>              20,458,891
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                   2,456,818
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                0
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                  2,258,508
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                  2,258,508
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                       198,310
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             56,523
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                254,833
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                      284,776  <F4>
<NET-INCOME>                                  (79,815) <F5>
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                 (79,815)
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                            0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                     169,089
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                        475,522
<EPS-BASIC>                                      (.66)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    (.66)
<FN>

<F1> INCLUDES ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) OF
<F1> ($35,165).
<F2> INCLUDES REACQUIRED COMMON STOCK OF $315,000.
<F3> INCLUDES AMOUNTS FOR SUBSIDIARY-OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE
<F3> PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $125,000 AND TRUST PREFERRED
<F3> SECURITIES OF $200,000.
<F4>  INCLUDES  AMOUNT  FOR  SUBSIDIARY-OBLIGATED  MANDATORILY  REDEEMABLE  <F4>
PREFERRED  SECURITIES OF $5,350,  PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS OF <F4> SUBSIDIARIES
OF $4,122,  AND TRUST  PREFERRED  SECURITIES OF $7,345.  <F5> INCLUDES  MINORITY
INTEREST NET (INCOME)/LOSS OF ($1,086) AND <F5> INCOME TAX EXPENSE OF $48,786.

</FN>


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