<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 September 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>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                        5,716
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                      1,100
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                           1,742
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                         3,414
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  11,972
<COMMON>                                             2
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                          987
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                910
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                   1,899
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                               47
<PREFERRED>                                         50
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                             4,814
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                  33
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                     574
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                      417
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                   4,138
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                   11,972
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                        4,168
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                               215
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                       3,294
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                       3,509
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                            659
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                   8
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                     882
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                           274
<NET-INCOME>                                       389
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         19
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                      370
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                           115
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                             529
<EPS-BASIC>                                       2.57
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     2.57

<F1>Net of $836 million of treasury stock
<F2>Includes minority interest of $4 million