<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the related Form 10-Q financial statements for The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000020947 <NAME> THE CLEVELAND ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 4,906,904 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 268,924 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 492,941 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,386,999 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 7,055,768 <COMMON> 1,241,087 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 78,624 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> (228,045) <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,091,666 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 231,124 <PREFERRED> 240,871 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,542,310 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 33,300 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 246,194 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 39,514 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 123,134 <LEASES-CURRENT> 55,080 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,452,575 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 7,055,768 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 410,383 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 15,075 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 310,007 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 325,082 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 85,301 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 8,533 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 93,834 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 60,206 <NET-INCOME> 33,628 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 10,957 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 22,671 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 230,123 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 41,246 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0