<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-Q dated March 31, 1997 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> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1997 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 6,887 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 591 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 959 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,465 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 9,902 <COMMON> 2 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 1,610 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 1,192 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,804 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 295 <PREFERRED> 171 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,802 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 144 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 80 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 30 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 173 <LEASES-CURRENT> 80 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 3,323 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 9,902 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 786 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 88 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 527 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 615 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 171 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 7 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 178 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 54 <NET-INCOME> 124 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 7 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 117 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 68 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 202 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.72 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.72