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


                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                         DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                            JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                              MAR-31-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                     1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                 PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                   1,086,139
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                   147,627
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                        200,880
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                    2,042,490
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                      0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              3,477,136
<COMMON>                                       66,273
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                     400,200
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            50,709  <F1>
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                517,182
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                         100,000  <F2>
<PREFERRED>                                         0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                          496,884
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                  0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                           0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                 26,477
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                  50,025
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                           0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                         0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                    0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>              2,286,568
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>               3,477,136
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                     203,056
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                0
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                    147,737
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                    147,737
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        55,319
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              2,800
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 58,119
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       14,115  <F3>
<NET-INCOME>                                   26,493  <F4>
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  26,493
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       10,000  <F5>
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                      45,843
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                        (13,551)
<EPS-BASIC>                                         0
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<FN>

<F1> INCLUDES ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OF $20,635.
<F2> REPRESENTS TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $100,000.
<F3> INCLUDES AMOUNT FOR TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $1,838.
<F4> AMOUNT IS NET OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE OF $17,511.
<F5> REPRESENTS COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PAID TO PARENT CORPORATION.
</FN>