<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS STATEMENT CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET, STATEMENT OF INCOME AND CASH FLOW, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000077242 <NAME> PG ENERGY INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 219,013,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 5,089,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 54,512,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 34,368,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 517,232,000 <COMMON> 56,025,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 94,463,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 57,868,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 208,356,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 1,680,000 <PREFERRED> 33,615,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 55,000,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 10,000,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 115,801,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 80,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 92,700,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 517,232,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 152,756,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 5,168,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 128,666,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 133,834,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 18,922,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 301,000 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 19,223,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 10,753,000 <NET-INCOME> 4,636,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 2,763,000 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 1,873,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 15,249,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 13,824,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 31,012,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> .33 <EPS-DILUTED> .33