<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> 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> 4,893,075 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 258,225 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 533,785 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,435,763 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 7,120,848 <COMMON> 1,241,138 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 78,624 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> (216,327) <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,103,435 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 217,410 <PREFERRED> 240,871 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,790,558 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 114,860 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 39,514 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 109,794 <LEASES-CURRENT> 53,508 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,450,898 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 7,120,848 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 834,745 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 34,452 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 623,922 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 658,374 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 176,371 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 16,563 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 192,934 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 121,721 <NET-INCOME> 71,213 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 21,675 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 49,538 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 15,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 241,160 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 123,348 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0