<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