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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 JUNE 30, 2000, AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000922224
<NAME> PPL CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 5,727
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 932
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,613
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 3,597
<OTHER-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 11,869
<COMMON> 2
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 962<F1>
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 812
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,776
47
50
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 4,579
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 502
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 483
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 356
0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0
<LEASES-CURRENT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 4,076
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 11,869
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 2,710
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 140
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,149
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,289
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 421
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> (1)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 428
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 180
<NET-INCOME> 247<F2>
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<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 234
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 76
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 206
<EPS-BASIC> 1.63
<EPS-DILUTED> 1.63
<FN>
<F1>NET OF $836 MILLION OF TREASURY STOCK
<F2>INCLUDES MINORITY INTEREST OF $1 MILLION
</FN>
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