<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000055387 <NAME> KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,554,826 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 14,364 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 127,815 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 32,399 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,729,404 <COMMON> 307,545 <F1> <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <F2> <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 322,467 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 630,012 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 40,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 484,830 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 29,942 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 544,620 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 1,729,404 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 639,087 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 34,554 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 507,408 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 541,962 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 97,125 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 859 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 97,984 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 27,795 <NET-INCOME> 70,189 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,692 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 68,497 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 75,500 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 25,146 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 177,981 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <FN> <F1>Includes common stock expense of $595. <F2>Represents unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of taxes. </FN>