<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME, CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE FORM 10-Q DATED JUNE 30, 1995 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000922224 <NAME> PP&L RESOURCES, INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 7,150,202 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 325,908 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 728,996 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,245,969 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 9,451,075 <COMMON> 1,575 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 1,469,649 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 1,039,093 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,510,317 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 295,000 <PREFERRED> 171,375 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,826,521 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 12,888 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 215,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 30,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 152,562 <LEASES-CURRENT> 80,197 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 3,157,215 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 9,451,075 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 609,213 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 35,630 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 469,311 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 504,941 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 104,272 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 3,892 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 108,164 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 56,503 <NET-INCOME> 51,661 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 6,942 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 44,719 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 65,743 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 69,679 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.28 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.28