<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000922224
<NAME> PP&L RESOURCES, INC.
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998
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<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                               259
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<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                  66
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<NET-INCOME>                                     (544)<F2>
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<FN>
<F1>NET OF $419 MILLION OF TREASURY STOCK
<F2>NET INCOME INCLUDES AN EXTRAORDINARY ITEM OF ($948) MILLION ($1,614 MILLION
NET OF $666 MILLION OF INCOME TAXES) REFLECTING THE EFFECTS OF A PENNSYLVANIA
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISION RESTRUCTURING ORDER AND DEREGULATION PP&L'S ELECTRIC
GENERATON OPERATIONS.
</FN>