<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000053456
<NAME> JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY> US DOLLARS
       
                              
<PERIOD-TYPE>                          6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                   JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                     JUN-30-1995
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                            1
<BOOK-VALUE>                        PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>          2,879,046
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>          293,979
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>               527,746
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>             818,369
<OTHER-ASSETS>                             0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                     4,519,140
<COMMON>                             153,713
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>            450,768
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                  787,860
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>     1,392,341
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                259,000  <F1>
<PREFERRED>                           37,741
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>               1,218,549
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                    64,900
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                  0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>        30,893
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>         47,439
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>             10,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>            3,343
<LEASES-CURRENT>                      95,112
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>     1,359,822
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>      4,519,140
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>            921,115
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                  28,775
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>           773,279
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>           802,054
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>              119,061
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                     4,660
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>       123,721
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>              50,714  <F2>
<NET-INCOME>                          73,007
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>            7,285
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>         65,722
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>              50,000  <F3>
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>             92,035
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                14,654
<EPS-PRIMARY>                              0
<EPS-DILUTED>                              0
<FN>
<F1> INCLUDES COMPANY-OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE PREFERRED
<F1> SECURITIES OF $125,000.
<F2> INCLUDES DIVIDENDS ON COMPANY-OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE
<F2> PREFERRED SECURITIES OF $1,278.
<F3> REPRESENTS COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PAID TO PARENT CORPORATION.
</FN>