<ARTICLE>                                          UT
<CIK> 0000053456
<NAME> JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER>                                    1,000
<CURRENCY>                                 US DOLLARS

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                         DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                            JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                              SEP-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                     1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                 PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                   2,122,465
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                   251,627
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                        536,470
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                    3,284,242
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                      0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              6,194,804
<COMMON>                                      153,713
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                     510,769
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                           768,169  <F1>
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>              1,432,651
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                         176,500  <F2>
<PREFERRED>                                    12,649
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                        1,133,940
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                            163,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                           0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                      0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                      13
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                      10,833
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                         0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                    0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>              3,265,218
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>               6,194,804
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                   1,547,940
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                0
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                  1,216,557
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                  1,216,557
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                       331,383
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             20,587
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                351,970
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       77,448  <F3>
<NET-INCOME>                                  182,797  <F4>
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                     5,513
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                 177,284
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      130,000  <F5>
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                      93,319
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                        219,689
<EPS-BASIC>                                         0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                       0
<FN>
<F1> INCLUDES ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OF $7.
<F2> INCLUDES AMOUNT FOR COMPANY-OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE
<F2> PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $125,000.
<F3> INCLUDES AMOUNT FOR COMPANY-OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE
<F3> PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $8,025.
<F4> AMOUNT IS NET OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE OF $91,725.
<F5> REPRESENTS COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PAID TO PARENT CORPORATION.
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