<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS STATEMENT CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET, STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CASH FLOW AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000077242 <NAME> PG ENERGY INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 230,655,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 5,159,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 60,970,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 35,214,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 331,998,000 <COMMON> 33,142,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 32,678,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 26,368,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 92,188,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 739,000 <PREFERRED> 19,192,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 92,300,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 20,130,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 80,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 107,369,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 331,998,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 108,870,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 3,408,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 95,285,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 98,693,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 10,177,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 311,000 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 10,488,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 5,067,000 <NET-INCOME> 5,035,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,383,000 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 3,652,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 33,768,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 4,837,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> (38,032,000) <EPS-PRIMARY> .62 <EPS-DILUTED> .62