<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> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 281,353,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 3,942,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 58,253,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 40,680,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 384,228,000 <COMMON> 34,944,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 44,545,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 57,006,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 136,495,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 240,000 <PREFERRED> 4,745,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 95,000,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 2,050,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 43,036,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 44,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 102,618,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 384,228,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 84,344,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 6,864,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 64,905,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 71,769,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 12,575,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 4,000 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 12,579,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,670,000 <NET-INCOME> 9,909,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 52,000 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 9,857,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 11,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 4,837,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 30,740,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.82 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.82