[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 March 31, 1996 and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
[/LEGEND]
[CIK] 0000317187
[NAME] PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
[MULTIPLIER] 1,000,000

                             
[PERIOD-TYPE]                   6-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END]                          DEC-31-1995
[PERIOD-END]                               JUN-30-1996
[BOOK-VALUE]                                  PER-BOOK
[TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT]                        7,057
[OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST]                        326
[TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS]                             693
[TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES]                         1,284
[OTHER-ASSETS]                                       0
[TOTAL-ASSETS]                                   9,360
[COMMON]                                         1,476
[CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN]                           22
[RETAINED-EARNINGS]                              1,080
[TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ]                   2,578
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY]                              295
[PREFERRED]                                        171
[LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET]                             2,831
[SHORT-TERM-NOTES]                                  28
[LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE]                            0
[COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS]                      31
[LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT]                        0
[PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT]                            0
[CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS]                        141
[LEASES-CURRENT]                                    79
[OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB]                   3,206
[TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB]                    9,360
[GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE]                        1,458
[INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE]                               142
[OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES]                       1,021
[TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES]                       1,163
[OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS]                            295
[OTHER-INCOME-NET]                                   6
[INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN]                     301
[TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE]                           107
[NET-INCOME]                                       194
[PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS]                         14
[EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM]                      180
[COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS]                             0
[TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS]                            0
[CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS]                             357
[EPS-PRIMARY]                                        0
[EPS-DILUTED]                                        0