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


                             
<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>                   1,086,711
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                   156,298
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                        302,216
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                    2,021,383
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                      0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              3,566,608
<COMMON>                                       66,273
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                     400,200
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            42,963  <F1>
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                509,436
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                         100,000  <F2>
<PREFERRED>                                         0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                          496,884
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                             53,700
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                           0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                 74,900
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                      25
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                           0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                         0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                    0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>              2,331,663
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>               3,566,608
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                     400,870
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                0
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                    326,338
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                    326,338
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        74,532
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             11,048
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 85,580
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       27,833  <F3>
<NET-INCOME>                                   35,160  <F4>
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  35,160
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       25,000  <F5>
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                      45,220
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                       (37,337)
<EPS-BASIC>                                         0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                       0
<FN>

<F1> INCLUDES ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OF $19,222.
<F2> REPRESENTS TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $100,000
<F3> INCLUDES AMOUNT FOR TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $3,675.
<F4> AMOUNT IS NET OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE OF $22,587.
<F5> REPRESENTS COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PAID TO PARENT CORPORATION.
</FN>