<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE RELATED FORM 10-Q FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENT. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000352049 <NAME> THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,984,939 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 150,743 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 298,291 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,002,266 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,436,239 <COMMON> 195,687 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 602,116 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> (52,471) <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 745,332 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 5,020 <PREFERRED> 210,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,081,857 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 57,426 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 1,665 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 60,371 <LEASES-CURRENT> 39,288 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,235,280 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 3,436,239 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 667,257 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 33,404 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 486,360 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 519,764 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 147,493 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 12,196 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 159,689 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 84,770 <NET-INCOME> 74,919 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 13,986 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 60,933 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 71,778 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 199,498 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0