<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS STATEMENT CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTRD FROM THE BALANCE SHEET, STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CASH FLOW, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BR REFERENCE TO SUCH STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000077242 <NAME> PG ENERGY INC <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 257,309,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 4,471,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 52,993,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 36,519,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 351,292,000 <COMMON> 33,142,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 32,678,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 35,434,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 101,254,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 640,000 <PREFERRED> 15,848,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 105,000,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 4,500,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 39,420,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 80,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 84,550,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 351,292,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 129,444,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 3,406,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 113,554,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 116,960,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 12,484,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 244,000 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 12,728,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 7,133,000 <NET-INCOME> 5,595,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 991,000 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 4,604,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 4,837,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 14,014,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.62 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.62