<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> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 223,345,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 5,186,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 45,611,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 34,630,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 308,772,000 <COMMON> 33,142,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 32,684,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 29,147,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 94,973,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 729,000 <PREFERRED> 19,222,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 55,500,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 5,000,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 11,000,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 456,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 121,892,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 308,772,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 94,872,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 5,413,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 78,623,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 84,036,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 10,836,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 319,000 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 11,155,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3,407,000 <NET-INCOME> 7,362,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,020,000 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 6,342,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 33,770,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 4,837,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> (6,255,000) <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.30 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.30