<ARTICLE>                                          UT
<CIK> 0000065350
<NAME> METROPOLITAN EDISON 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>                   1,091,331
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                   164,917
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                        206,026
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                    2,014,670
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                      0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              3,476,944
<COMMON>                                       66,273
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                     400,200
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            20,080  <F1>
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                486,553
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                         100,000  <F2>
<PREFERRED>                                         0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                          496,886
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                             49,100
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                           0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                 72,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                      25
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                           0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                         0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                    0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>              2,272,380
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>               3,476,944
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                     628,312
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                0
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                    543,936
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                    543,936
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        84,376
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              7,223
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 91,599
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       41,318  <F3>
<NET-INCOME>                                   31,369  <F4>
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  31,369
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       25,000  <F5>
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                      45,770
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         (8,486)
<EPS-BASIC>                                         0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                       0
<FN>
<F1> INCLUDES  ACCUMULATED OTHER  COMPREHENSIVE  INCOME OF $130. <F2> REPRESENTS
COMPANY-OBLIGATED  TRUST  PREFERRED  SECURITIES OF $100,000 <F3> INCLUDES AMOUNT
FOR COMPANY-OBLIGATED TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $4,818.
<F4> AMOUNT IS NET OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE OF $18,912.
<F5> REPRESENTS COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PAID TO PARENT CORPORATION.
</FN>