PG ENERGY INC.
                        NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
                        OF DEPOSITARY PREFERRED SHARES
              EACH REPRESENTING A ONE-FOURTH INTEREST IN A SHARE
                     OF ITS 9% CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK

   This form, or a form  substantially  equivalent to this form, must be used to
accept the Offer (as defined below) if certificates for the Depositary Preferred
Shares Each  Representing a One-Fourth  Interest in a Share of its 9% Cumulative
Preferred Stock of PG Energy Inc.,  formerly known as Pennsylvania Gas and Water
Company, are not immediately available, if the procedure for book-entry transfer
cannot be  completed  on a timely  basis,  or if time will not  permit all other
documents  required  by  the  Letter  of  Transmittal  to be  delivered  to  the
Depositary  on or prior to the  Expiration  Date (as defined in Section 5 of the
Offer  to  Purchase  defined  below).  Such  form  may be  delivered  by hand or
transmitted  by  mail,  or  (for  Eligible   Institutions   only)  by  facsimile
transmission,  to the  Depositary.  See Section 6 of the Offer to Purchase.  The
Eligible Institution,  which completes this form, must communicate the guarantee
to the Depositary and must deliver the Letter of  Transmittal  and  certificates
for shares to the  Depositary  within the time  shown  herein.  Failure to do so
could result in a financial loss to such Eligible Institution.

         TO: CHEMICAL MELLON SHAREHOLDER SERVICES, L.L.C., DEPOSITARY




                                                             
By Mail:                       By Facsimile Transmission:          By Hand or Overnight Courier:
Reorganization Department      (For Eligible Institutions Only)    Reorganization Department
P.O. Box 837                   (201) 296-4293                      120 Broadway
Midtown Station                To Confirm Receipt of Facsimile:    13th Floor
New York, NY 10018             (201) 296-4100                      New York, NY 10271



DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR
TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER OTHER THAN THE ONE LISTED
ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.

   This form is not to be used to  guarantee  signatures.  If a  signature  on a
Letter of  Transmittal  is required to be guaranteed by an Eligible  Institution
under the  instructions  thereto,  such  signature  guarantee must appear in the
applicable space provided in the signature box on the Letter of Transmittal.

                            


Ladies and Gentlemen:

   The undersigned hereby tenders to PG Energy Inc., a Pennsylvania  corporation
formerly known as Pennsylvania Gas and Water Company (the  "Company"),  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
(which   together   constitute   the  "Offer"),   receipt  of  which  is  hereby
acknowledged,  the number of Depositary  Preferred  Shares (the "Shares"),  each
representing  a one-fourth  interest in a share of its 9%  Cumulative  Preferred
Stock,  par value $100.00 per share,  liquidation  preference  $100.00 per share
(equivalent to $25.00 per share),  of the Company listed below,  pursuant to the
guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in Section 6 of the Offer to Purchase.






Number of Shares:

__________________________________         _____________________________________
Certificates Nos.: (if available)                        Signature(s)


__________________________________         _____________________________________
                                                   Name(s) (Please Print)

__________________________________         _____________________________________
If Shares will be tendered by                           Address
book-entry transfer:
Name of Tendering Institution:             _____________________________________


__________________________________         _____________________________________
                                               Area Code and Telephone Number

Account No._______  at (check one)         
                                               

[ ] The Depository Trust Company
[ ] Philadelphia Depository Trust Company
                                
                           



              GUARANTEE (NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)


     The  undersigned,  a  firm  that  is  a  member  of a  registered  national
securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. or a
commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United
States, guarantees (a) that the above-named person(s) has a net long position in
the Shares being tendered within the meaning of Rule 14e-4 promulgated under the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended,  (b) that such tender of Shares
complies  with  Rule  14e-4 and (c)  delivery  to the  Depositary  at one of its
addresses set forth above  certificate(s)  for the Shares  tendered  hereby,  in
proper form for transfer,  or a confirmation  of the book-entry  transfer of the
Shares tendered  hereby into the  Depositary's  account at The Depository  Trust
Company or the Philadelphia Depository Trust Company, in each case together with
a properly completed and duly executed Letter(s) of Transmittal (or facsimile(s)
thereof),  with any  required  signature  guarantee(s)  and any  other  required
documents, all within three business days after the date hereof.




__________________________________         _____________________________________
           Name of Firm                            Authorized Signature

__________________________________         _____________________________________
           Address                                        Name

__________________________________         _____________________________________
    City, State, Zip Code                                Title

__________________________________
  Area Code and Telephone Number



Dated: _____________________, 1996




                DO NOT SEND STOCK CERTIFICATES WITH THIS FORM.
                  YOUR STOCK CERTIFICATES MUST BE SENT WITH
                          THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.