<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000055373 <NAME> KENTUCKY POWER COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 728,408 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 18,376 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 123,218 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 8,560 <OTHER-ASSETS> 92,327 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 970,889 <COMMON> 50,450 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 158,750 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 67,770 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 276,970 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 271,228 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 500 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 55,850 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 60,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 12,596 <LEASES-CURRENT> 3,675 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 290,070 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 970,889 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 176,972 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 6,664 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 144,715 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 151,379 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 25,593 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (155) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 25,438 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 14,234 <NET-INCOME> 11,204 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 11,204 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 14,886 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 6,840 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 24,601 <EPS-BASIC> 0<F1> <EPS-DILUTED> 0<F1> <FN> <F1> All common stock owned by parent company; no EPS required. </FN>