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

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1999
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                      1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    2,050,214
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    572,762
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         495,157
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                     3,223,013
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               6,341,146
<COMMON>                                       153,713
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      510,769
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            840,631    <F1>
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>               1,505,113
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          206,500    <F2>
<PREFERRED>                                     37,741
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                         1,133,653
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              92,300
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                  95,500
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   40,012
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                        2,500
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                77,227
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               3,150,600
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                6,341,146
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      907,914
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            27,984
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     783,502
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     811,486
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         96,428
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               4,204
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 100,632
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        52,790    <F3>
<NET-INCOME>                                    47,842
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      4,802
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   43,040
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        95,000    <F4>
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       87,232
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         139,693
<EPS-BASIC>                                        0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<FN>
<F1> INCLUDES ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS OF $425.
<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 $5,350.
<F4> REPRESENTS COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PAID TO PARENT CORPORATION.
</FN>