<ARTICLE>                       UT
<CIK> 0000861388
<NAME> LG&E ENERGY CORP.
<MULTIPLIER>                    1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                            DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                 JUN-30-1996
<BOOK-VALUE>                                    PER-BOOK
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<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                              655,349
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<OTHER-ASSETS>                                            0
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<COMMON>                                            771,821 <F1>
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                              (149)<F2>
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                 661,989
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                    1,433,661
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<FN>
<F1>Includes common stock expense of $1,850.
<F2>Represents unrealized loss on marketable securities,
    net of taxes.
<F3>Includes equity in earnings of affiliates of
    $9,247.
<F4>Includes income from discontinued operations
    of $9,295, net of income taxes.
<F5>The Company restated this schedule to reflect
    its merger with KU Energy Corporation and to
    reclassify discontinued operations.
</FN>