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<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.
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<CIK> 0000317187
<NAME> PPL ELECTRIC UTILITIES CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
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<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
47
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
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
19
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 251
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 492
<EPS-BASIC> 0.00
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.00
<FN>
<F1>Net of $632 million of treasury stock
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