EXHIBIT 26-A




                 [LETTERHEAD OF PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY]







                               -----------, 1999



Dear Prospective Purchaser:

            Pennsylvania  Electric Company  ("Company") is requesting  proposals
for the purchase of $---------  aggregate  principal amount of Senior Notes ___%
due --------- ("Notes"). Proposals will not be accepted for less than all of the
Notes.

            All proposals for the Notes must be made on the Form of Proposal and
in accordance  with the Statement of Terms and Conditions  Relating to Proposals
for the Purchase of Senior Notes ("Terms and  Conditions"),  copies of which are
enclosed, together with a copy of the related Purchase Agreement.

            All proposals  must be submitted to the Company in  accordance  with
such  procedures  and on such day and time as shall be designated by the Company
by telephonic and written notice.  Such notice will be first communicated by the
Company not less than 72 hours prior to the designated time.

            A  Registration  Statement on Form S-3 relating to these  securities
has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

            The  specific  terms of the Notes  with  respect  to  sinking  fund,
redemption prices, etc. are included in Appendix A to this letter. In accordance
with the Terms and  Conditions,  please include the annual  interest rate (which
rate shall be a multiple of 1/8 of 1%) and the price to be paid to the  Company,
which shall be not less than --% nor more than ---% of the  principal  amount of
the Notes.  Representatives  of the Company  will notify you as to whether  your
proposal  has  been  accepted  or  rejected  by  the  Company.  Subject  to  the
reservations  set forth in the Terms and  Conditions,  such notice will be given
not later than three hours after the time designated for receipt by the Company





of written  confirmation of telephonic  proposals on the date designated for the
submission of proposals, in accordance with the Terms and Conditions.

            Enclosed is a copy of the Company's  Registration  Statement on Form
S-3 relating to the Notes among other  securities of the Company,  together with
the order of the SEC in connection therewith, and the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for 199_ [and Quarterly  Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter(s) ended
- --------------------------------],  as filed  with the SEC.  Also  enclosed  are
copies of the  Company's  Securities  Certificate  filed  with the  Pennsylvania
Public  Utility  Commission  ("PaPUC")  together  with the related  order of the
PaPUC.  Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, who are acting as counsel for the  prospective
purchasers  of the Notes are  sending  you  copies of the  Preliminary  Blue Sky
Survey and, if requested  in  accordance  with Section  1(f)(1) of the Terms and
Conditions,  a Legal  Investment  Survey.  Should you wish to discuss  the legal
aspects of the offering,  or the fees and disbursements of such counsel,  please
contact John P. Hood, Esq. of that firm at (212) 603-2000.

            Representatives  of the  Company  will  be  available  by  telephone
conference  call at ---------- on  ----------,  1999 to answer any questions you
may have.

                                   Sincerely,

                                    PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY




                                    By:    /s/T. G. Howson        
                                        ----------------------
                                    Title: Vice President and Treasurer







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                                   Appendix A


Aggregate Principal Amount:         $




Maturity:




Interest Payment Dates:




Redemption Provisions:





Sinking Fund Provisions:



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