[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] 0000922224 [NAME] PP&L RESOURCES, INC. [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] 353 [TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS] 951 [TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES] 1,284 [OTHER-ASSETS] 0 [TOTAL-ASSETS] 9,645 [COMMON] 2 [CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN] 1,546 [RETAINED-EARNINGS] 1,127 [TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ] 2,675 [PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 295 [PREFERRED] 171 [LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET] 2,831 [SHORT-TERM-NOTES] 218 [LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE] 0 [COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS] 0 [LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT] 0 [PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT] 0 [CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS] 141 [LEASES-CURRENT] 79 [OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB] 3,235 [TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB] 9,645 [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] 4 [INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN] 299 [TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE] 107 [NET-INCOME] 192 [PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS] 14 [EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM] 178 [COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS] 134 [TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS] 0 [CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS] 354 [EPS-PRIMARY] 1.11 [EPS-DILUTED] 1.11