<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-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1998 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 274,406,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 4,001,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 57,643,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 38,778,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 374,828,000 <COMMON> 34,944,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 44,546,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 42,777,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 122,267,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 560,000 <PREFERRED> 4,839,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 98,700,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 2,270,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 46,697,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 11,057,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 88,438,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 374,828,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 105,381,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 1,257,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 94,730,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 95,987,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 9,394,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 797,000 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 10,191,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 7,680,000 <NET-INCOME> 2,511,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 961,000 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 1,550,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 393,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 4,837,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 13,650,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> .45 <EPS-DILUTED> .45