UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, DC  20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                                December 3, 1999



                            Duquesne Light Company
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           Pennsylvania                     1-956                25-0451600
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  (State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
   incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)



                               411 Seventh Avenue
                        Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  15219
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              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



      Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (412) 393-6000



                                      N/A
         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


Items 1-4.  Not applicable.


Item 5.  Other Events.

     On December 3, 1999,  Judge Robert Cindrich of the U.S. District Court for
the Western District of Pennsylvania handed down his ruling in the Allegheny
Energy, Inc. suit against DQE, Inc. (the parent of Duquesne Light Company) over
its now terminated merger agreement.  The court ruled that DQE, Inc. properly
terminated the agreement and did not breach such agreement.  The court granted
judgment in favor of DQE, Inc. on all claims and all requests for injunctive
relief.



Item 6 -9.  Not applicable.



                                   SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                Duquesne Light Company
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                                                     (Registrant)



Date    December 8, 1999                         /s/Morgan K. O'Brien
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                                                      (Signature)
                                                   Morgan K. O'Brien
                                                Vice President, Finance