<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-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1997 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 250,940,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 4,581,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 43,819,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 36,686,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 336,026,000 <COMMON> 33,142,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 32,678,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 38,773,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 104,593,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 640,000 <PREFERRED> 15,877,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 83,266,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 3,500,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 36,287,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 80,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 91,783,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 336,026,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 113,168,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 5,590,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 94,610,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 100,200,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 12,968,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 152,000 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 13,120,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,650,000 <NET-INCOME> 8,470,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 671,000 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 7,799,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 4,837,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 28,458,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.60 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.60