<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> 0000317187
<NAME> PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES 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>                        2,399
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                         66
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                             599
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                         2,822
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                   5,886
<COMMON>                                         1,476
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                        (593)<F1>
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                284
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                   1,167
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                               47
<PREFERRED>                                         50
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                             3,191
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                 237
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       4
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                        0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                   1,190
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                    5,886
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                        2,703
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                               158
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                       2,118
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                       2,276
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                            585
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                  27
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                     612
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                           184
<NET-INCOME>                                       270
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<FN>
<F1>Net of $632 million of treasury stock
</FN>