<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 September 30, 2000, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000922224 <NAME> PPL CORPORATION <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 5,716 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 1,100 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,742 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 3,414 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 11,972 <COMMON> 2 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 987<F1> <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 910 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,899 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 47 <PREFERRED> 50 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 4,814 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 33 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 574 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 417 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 4,138 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 11,972 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 4,168 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 215 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 3,294 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 3,509 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 659 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 8 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 882 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 274 <NET-INCOME> 389<F2> <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 19 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 370 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 115 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 529 <EPS-BASIC> 2.57 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.57 <FN> <F1>Net of $836 million of treasury stock <F2>Includes minority interest of $4 million </FN>