<ARTICLE>                                          UT
<CIK> 0000077227
<NAME> PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC 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>                   1,225,575
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                   309,844
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                        229,447
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                    1,854,139
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                      0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              3,619,005
<COMMON>                                      105,812
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                     285,486
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            21,747  <F1>
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                413,045
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                         100,000  <F2>
<PREFERRED>                                         0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                          517,780
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                             10,700
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                           0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                 98,600
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                      13
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                           0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                     1,794
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                  474
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>              2,476,599
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>               3,619,005
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                     663,623
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                0
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                    606,380
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                    606,380
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        57,243
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              2,957
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 60,200
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       32,318  <F3>
<NET-INCOME>                                   17,472  <F4>
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  17,472
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       55,000  <F5>
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                      33,694
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                       (141,255)
<EPS-BASIC>                                         0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                       0
<FN>
<F1> INCLUDES ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME OF $10.
<F2> REPRESENTS COMPANY-OBLIGATED TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $100,000.
<F3> INCLUDES AMOUNT FOR COMPANY-OBLIGATED TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES OF
$5,199.
<F4> AMOUNT IS NET OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE OF $10,410.
<F5> REPRESENTS COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PAID TO PARENT CORPORATION.
</FN>