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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FILED ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 FOR PORTLAND GENERAL CORPORATION
AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1996
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    1,727,914
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    332,981
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         244,125
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                     1,148,880
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               3,453,900
<COMMON>                                       191,628
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      576,104
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            161,074
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 928,806
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                           30,000
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           859,640
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                 172,399
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   89,066
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                      6,322
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                 2,488
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               1,365,179
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                3,453,900
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      300,581
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            36,228
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     197,609
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     233,837
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         66,744
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               3,372
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  70,116
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        19,768
<NET-INCOME>                                    50,348
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        986
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   49,362
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        16,352
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       65,416<F1>
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         102,810
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.97
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.97
<FN>
<F1>REPRESENTS THE 12 MONTH-TO-DATE FIGURE ENDING MARCH 31, 1996.
</FN>