<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF INCOME FROM DPL's 2ND QUARTER 1999
10-Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     72,008
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         338,958
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       262,036
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                 227,855
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,848,512
<COMMON>                                             2
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      528,893
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            335,148
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 864,043
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                           70,000
<PREFERRED>                                     89,703
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           950,555
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              12,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                    1,545
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                     13,828
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                12,487
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 834,351
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                2,848,512
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    1,070,509
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            39,737
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     931,753
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     971,490
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         99,019
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               3,622
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 102,641
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        42,434
<NET-INCOME>                                    60,207
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      1,992
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   58,215
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        45,666
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         150,547
<EPS-BASIC>                                          0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0