<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE RELATED FORM 10-Q FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000352049 <NAME> THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> US DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1996 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,955,297 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 151,410 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 240,847 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 996,176 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,343,730 <COMMON> 195,687 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 602,116 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> (32,458) <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 765,345 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 3,355 <PREFERRED> 210,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,059,461 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 22,484 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 1,665 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 59,325 <LEASES-CURRENT> 33,640 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,188,455 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 3,343,730 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 421,733 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 10,099 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 348,104 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 358,203 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 63,530 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (4,870) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 58,660 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 47,755 <NET-INCOME> 10,905 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 8,433 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 2,472 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 71,180 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 128,426 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0