<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 September 30, 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> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 6,756 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 644 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 657 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,428 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 9,485 <COMMON> 2 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 1,628 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 1,160 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,790 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 47 <PREFERRED> 50 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,732 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 190 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 93 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 150 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 94 <LEASES-CURRENT> 58 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 3,281 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 9,485 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 2,250 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 192 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,636 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,828 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 422 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (19) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 403 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 163 <NET-INCOME> 240 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 17 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 223 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 206 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 579 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.36 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.36