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           AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON
                                APRIL 9, 1996

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                SCHEDULE 13E-3/A
                            TRANSACTION STATEMENT
      (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(E) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)
                              (Amendment No.1)

                                PG ENERGY INC.
                 (Name of Issuer and Person Filing Statement)

          4.10% CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK, PAR VALUE $100.00 PER SHARE
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  708747209
                    (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                THOMAS J. WARD
                                  SECRETARY
                                PG ENERGY INC.
                             WILKES-BARRE CENTER
                               39 PUBLIC SQUARE
                       WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA 18711
                                (717) 829-8843
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
         Communications on Behalf of the Person Filing the Statement)


                                   COPY TO:
                               GARETT J. ALBERT
                            HUGHES HUBBARD & REED
                            ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA
                        NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10004-1482
                                (212) 837-6000

                                MARCH 11, 1996
    (Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)

This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):

   a. [ ] The filing of solicitation material or an information statement
subject to Regulation 14A, Regulation 14C or Rule 13e-3(c) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

   b. [ ] The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of
1933.

   c. [X] A tender offer.

   d. [ ] None of the above.


Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement
referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies: [ ]


Calculation of Filing Fee
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    Transaction Valuation*                         Amount of Filing Fee
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      $5,000,000                                          $1,000
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*  Determined  pursuant  to Rule  0-11(b)(1).  Assumes  the  purchase of 100,000
   shares at $50.00 per share.  Calculation  based on the transaction  valuation
   multiplied by one-fiftieth of one percent.

[X]  Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided  by Rule  0-11(a)(2)
     and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously  paid.
     Identify the previous filing by registration  statement number, or the Form
     or Schedule and the date of its filing.


Amount Previously Paid:  $1,000
Form or Registration No.:  Schedule 13E-4
Filing Party:  PG Energy Inc.
Date Filed:  March 11, 1996

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      This  Amendment  No.  1  amends and supplements the Rule 13e-3 Transaction
Statement on Schedule 13E-3, dated March 11, 1996 (the "Schedule 13E-3"),  filed
by PG Energy Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation formerly known as Pennsylvania Gas
and  Water  Company  (the "Company") in connection with the Company's  offer  to
purchase  any and all  of its outstanding shares of 4.10%  Cumulative  Preferred
Stock, par value $100.00 per share, voluntary liquidation preference $105.50 per
share, involuntary liquidation preference $100.00 per share  (the "Shares"),  at
$50.00 per Share, net  to the seller in  cash, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in the  Offer to Purchase, dated March 11, 1996 (the "Offer
to  Purchase"),   and  the  related  Letter  of  Transmittal   (the  "Letter  of
Transmittal", together with the Offer to Purchase, the "Offer"), copies of which
were  previously  filed  as  Exhibits (d)(1) and (d)(2)  to  the Schedule 13E-3,
respectively,  and  incorporated  by  reference  therein.  Terms  defined in the
Schedule  13E-3  and  not  separately  defined herein shall  have  the  meanings
specified in the Schedule 13E-3.

      The information set forth in the Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule
13E-4 (the "Schedule 13E-4") which was attached to the Schedule 13E-3 as Exhibit
(g)(2), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13E-4 (the "Schedule 13E-4
Amendment"),  which  Schedule  13E-4  Amendment  is  attached  hereto as Exhibit
(g)(3), is expressly incorporated by reference and responses to each item herein
are qualified  in their  entirety by the provisions of the Schedule 13E-4, as so
amended.

      The following information amends the information  previously  included  in
the Schedule 13E-3.



ITEM 16. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

      Item 16  is  hereby  supplemented  and  amended  by adding  the  following
information thereto:

      On  April  8,  1996,  the  Company  issued  a press release  announcing an
extension  of  the  Offer  by  one  business  day.  The Offer will now expire at
5:00 p.m., New York City time, Tuesday, April 9, 1996.  A copy of the  Company's
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit (d)(9).

      The  conditions  contained in Sections 9(a)(iv), (b), (d)(iv), (d)(vi) and
(f) under  "The Offer-Certain Conditions of the Offer"  of the Offer to Purchase
are hereby amended to replace the word "sole"  with the word  "reasonable"  with
respect to the exercise of the Company's judgment.

      The  Letter  of  Transmittal is  hereby amended to include the  Guidelines
for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form  W-9  and
is set forth in its entirety in Exhibit (d)(2) hereto.

      The first page of Item 17(g)(1), Pages 23  through  47  of  the  Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the  year  ended  December  31, 1995,  is  hereby
amended to include an additional paragraph and is  set  forth  in  its  entirety
in Exhibit (g)(1) hereto.


ITEM 17. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.



      
(d)(2)   Form  of  Letter  of   Transmittal   together   with   Guidelines   for
         Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.

(d)(9)   Form of Press Release issued by the Company, dated April 8, 1996.

(g)(1)   Pages 23 through 47 of the Company's Annual Report  on  Form  10-K  for
         the year ended December 31, 1995.

(g)(3)   Amendment No. 1 to Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 13E-4.





                                  SIGNATURE

      After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and  belief,  I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


                                PG Energy Inc.


                                By:  /s/ John F. Kell, Jr.
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                                   Name: John F. Kell, Jr.
                                   Title:  Vice President, Financial Services


Dated:  April 9, 1996






                              INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT
NUMBER                              DESCRIPTION
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(d)(2)   Form  of  Letter  of   Transmittal   together   with   Guidelines   for
         Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.

(d)(9)   Form of Press Release issued by the Company, dated April 8, 1996.

(g)(1)   Pages 23 through 47 of the Company's Annual Report  on  Form  10-K  for
         the year ended December 31, 1995.

(g)(3)   Amendment No. 1 to Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 13E-4.