<ARTICLE>                                           UT
<LEGEND>
                              This schedule contains summary financial
                              information extracted from Oglethorpe Power
                              Corporation's condensed balance sheet as of
                              September 30, 2000 and related condensed
                              statements of revenues and expenses and cash
                              flows for the period ended September 30, 2000
                              and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
                              such financial statements.

<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
<CURRENCY>                                     US

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                                 JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                   SEP-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                   PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                      3,285,706
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    260,637
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         746,922
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       348,742
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 4,642,007
<COMMON>                                       0
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            389,710
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           3,019,151
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                             0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                      0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                 201,916
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                  124,219
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                      0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                    269,393
<LEASES-CURRENT>                               8,911
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 628,707
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                  4,642,007
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      874,342
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           0
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     702,543
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     702,543
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        171,799
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             43,772
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 215,571
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       197,083
<NET-INCOME>                                   18,488
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                    0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  0
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                      39,750
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         172,440
<EPS-BASIC>                                    0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  0
<FN>
           $389,710 represents total retained patronage capital.  The registrant
           is a membership corporation and has no authorized or outstanding
           equity securities.