<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 September 30, 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> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 7,044 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 557 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 758 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,268 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 9,627 <COMMON> 2 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 1,563 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 1,138 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,703 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 295 <PREFERRED> 171 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,832 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 219 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 134 <LEASES-CURRENT> 80 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 3,193 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 9,627 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 2,173 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 193 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,549 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,742 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 431 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 10 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 441 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 164 <NET-INCOME> 277 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 21 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 256 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 201 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 632 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.60 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.60