<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME, CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE FORM 10-K DATED DECEMBER 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> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 6,905 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 575 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 749 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,407 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 9,636 <COMMON> 2 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 1,600 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 1,143 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,745 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 295 <PREFERRED> 171 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,802 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 144 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 30 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 166 <LEASES-CURRENT> 81 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 3,202 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 9,636 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 2,910 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 253 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,101 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,354 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 556 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 21 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 577 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 220 <NET-INCOME> 357 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 28 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 329 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 269 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 207 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 793 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.05 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.05