<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-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1997 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 246,218,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 4,644,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 62,065,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 36,483,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 349,410,000 <COMMON> 33,142,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 32,678,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 38,641,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 104,461,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 739,000 <PREFERRED> 18,804,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 65,392,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 58,279,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 80,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 101,655,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 349,410,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 79,939,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 5,831,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 63,244,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 69,075,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 10,864,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 239,000 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 11,103,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,329,000 <NET-INCOME> 8,774,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 353,000 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 8,421,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 4,837,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 19,608,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.54 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.54