[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