<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000861388 <NAME> LG&E ENERGY CORP. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 3,218,650 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 663,723 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 770,429 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 196,487 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,849,289 <COMMON> 774,936 <F1> <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 300 <F2> <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 483,970 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,259,206 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 135,328 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,510,816 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 434,746 <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> 1,509,193 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 4,849,289 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 565,963 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 35,210 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 449,119 <F3> <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 484,329 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 81,634 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 6,453 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 88,087 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 28,867 <NET-INCOME> 59,220 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,653 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 57,567 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 39,876 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 17,636 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 107,482 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.44 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.44 <FN> <F1>Includes common stock expense of $3,337. <F2>Represents unrealized loss on marketable securities, net of taxes. <F3>Includes equity in earnings of affiliates of $21,656. </FN>