<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> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,940,977 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 152,648 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 284,334 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 996,125 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,374,084 <COMMON> 195,687 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 602,113 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> (8,741) <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 789,059 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 3,355 <PREFERRED> 210,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,013,090 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 68,884 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 1,665 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 56,758 <LEASES-CURRENT> 34,771 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,196,502 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 3,374,084 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 673,931 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 27,110 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 531,626 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 558,736 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 115,195 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (4,536) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 110,659 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 71,771 <NET-INCOME> 38,888 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 12,683 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 26,205 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 71,217 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 223,513 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0