<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 BE REFERENCE TO SUCH STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000077242 <NAME> PG ENERGY INC. <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 239,422,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 4,894,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 75,065,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 35,198,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 354,579,000 <COMMON> 33,142,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 32,677,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 30,186,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 96,005,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 739,000 <PREFERRED> 18,851,000 <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> 70,121,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 115,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 103,748,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 354,579,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 160,594,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 6,364,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 137,514,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 143,878,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 16,716,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 143,000 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 16,859,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 7,343,000 <NET-INCOME> 9,153,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,730,000 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 7,423,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 33,768,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 4,837,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> (49,653,000) <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.69 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.69