<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. (Amounts in 1,000's.) Income tax expense includes $1,531,000 related to other income. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000352049 <NAME> THE TOLEDO EDISON COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,165,235 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 406,996 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 263,515 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 932,714 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,768,460 <COMMON> 195,670 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 328,559 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 78,184 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 602,413 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 210,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,063,644 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 118,300 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 1,690 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 24,547 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 747,866 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 2,768,460 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 224,262 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 18,438 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 158,651 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 175,558 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 48,704 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 2,922 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 51,626 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 19,478 <NET-INCOME> 32,148 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 4,070 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 28,078 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 85,606 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 11,319 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0