<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the related Form 10-Q financial statements for Ohio Edison Company and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. (Amounts in 1,000's.) Income tax expense includes $8,256,000 related to other income. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000073960 <NAME> OHIO EDISON COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 3,283,387 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 1,430,219 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 882,133 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 3,009,856 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 8,605,595 <COMMON> 1 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 2,098,728 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 585,563 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,684,292 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 140,000 <PREFERRED> 200,070 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,177,472 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 148,775 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 159,970 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 295,950 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 5,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 3,258 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,790,808 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 8,605,595 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,311,621 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 115,239 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 950,973 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,057,956 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 253,665 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 23,804 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 277,469 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 102,840 <NET-INCOME> 174,629 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 5,616 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 169,013 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 109,200 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 175,461 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 434,249 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0