Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-138101

March 22, 2007

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company

Pricing Term Sheet

 

Issuer

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company

Ratings

Baa3 (Positive) / BBB- (Stable) / BBB- (Positive) (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch)

Principal Amount

$250,000,000

Security Type

Senior Unsecured Notes

Trade Date

March 22, 2007

Settlement Date

March 27, 2007

Maturity Date

April 1, 2017

Coupon Payment Dates

Semi-annual payments on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning October 1, 2007

Call Structure

Make-whole call at T+20

Benchmark

UST 4.625% due 2/17

Benchmark Price

100- 06

Benchmark Yield

4.601%

Reoffer Spread

+112.0

Reoffer Yield

5.721%

Coupon

5.700%

Price

99.841% of principal amount

Gross Spread (%)

0.6500%

Gross Spread ($)

$1,625,000

Net Proceeds (%)

99.191%

Net Proceeds ($)

$247,977,500

Bookrunner

KeyBanc Capital Markets, a division of McDonald Investments Inc. (40%)

 

Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. (40%)

Co-Manager(s)

Mizuho Securities USA Inc. (5%)

 

PNC Capital Markets LLC (5%)

 

Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. (5%)

 

The Williams Capital Group, L.P. (5%)

CUSIP

186108CF1

ISIN

US186108CF17

 

 

 

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