<ARTICLE> UT
<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.

<CIK> 0000922224
<NAME> PPL CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000

                             
<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
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                812
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                   1,776
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                               47
<PREFERRED>                                         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
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            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
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         13
<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

<F1>NET OF $836 MILLION OF TREASURY STOCK
<F2>INCLUDES MINORITY INTEREST OF $1 MILLION