<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the related Form 10-Q financial statements for Pennsylvania Power Company and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. (Amounts in 1,000's.) Income tax expense includes $630,000 related to other income. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000077278 <NAME> PENNSYLVANIA POWER COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 383,771 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 172,453 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 163,610 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 279,399 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 999,233 <COMMON> 188,700 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> (310) <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 20,874 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 209,264 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 15,000 <PREFERRED> 39,105 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 273,520 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 974 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 17,066 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 444,304 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 999,233 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 280,277 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 16,253 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 238,605 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 254,228 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 26,049 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 1,265 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 27,314 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 14,880 <NET-INCOME> 12,434 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 2,778 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 9,656 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 17,905 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 63,493 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0