<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, 1998 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-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1998 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 6,752 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 776 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 894 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,356 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 9,778 <COMMON> 2 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 1,659 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 1,195 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,856 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 47 <PREFERRED> 50 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,896 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 122 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 139 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 150 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 98 <LEASES-CURRENT> 58 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 3,362 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 9,778 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 880 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 84 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 644 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 728 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 236 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 7 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 159 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 52 <NET-INCOME> 107 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 6 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 101 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 70 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 174 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.60 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.60