<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 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000077242 <NAME> PG ENERGY INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 220,081,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 5,005,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 81,894,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 34,203,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 341,183,000 <COMMON> 33,142,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 32,683,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 31,220,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 97,045,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 1,680,000 <PREFERRED> 18,944,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 55,000,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 14,751,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 153,763,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 341,183,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 69,415,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 5,927,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 53,455,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 59,382,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 10,033,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 150,000 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 10,183,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,061,000 <NET-INCOME> 7,757,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 637,000 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 7,120,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 33,770,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 4,837,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 18,667,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.59 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.59