<ARTICLE>                     UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
statement of operations and changes in member's equity, the statement of cash
flows, and the balance sheet for the Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2000, and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                                  PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                       DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                            MAR-31-2000
<BOOK-VALUE>                               PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     794
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<PREFERRED>                                      50
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<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
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<FN>
Net of $632 million of treasury stock
</FN>