Amended Statement of Beneficial Ownership


 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.

SCHEDULE 13G

(Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)

(Amendment No. 1)*

PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY

(Name of Issuer)

COMMON STOCK/6.75%

(Title of Class of Securities)

70905167

(Cusip Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
[ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing of this form with respect to the subject class of securities and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes.)

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Page 1 of 4 Pages

CUSIP No.70905167                                                       Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1.      Name of reporting person
   S.S. or I.R.S. identification no. of above person

        Wellington Management Company
        04-2683227
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2.      Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*
   (a)(   )
                (b)(   )
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3.      SEC use only

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4.      Citizenship or place of organization
        Massachusetts

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                                                                        5.      Sole Voting Power
                                                                                        0
        Number of                                               -----------------------------
        shares                                             6.   Shared Voting Power
        beneficially
        owned by                                                        0
        each                                                    -----------------------------
        Reporting                                                  7. Sole Dispositive Power
        person
        with                                                            0
                                                                                   -----------------------------
                                 8.     Shared Dispositive Power
                                                                                            85,000
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9.      Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person

                85,000
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10.     Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) includes certain shares*

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11.     Percent of class represented by amount in row 9
                10.00%
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12.     Type of Reporting person*
                    IA


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SCHEDULE 13G


ITEM 1(A):  NAME OF ISSUER:

        Pennsylvania Power & Light Company

1(B):  ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

        2 Ninth Place
        Allentown, PA 18101

ITEM 2(A):  NAME OF PERSON FILING:

        Wellington Management Company ("WMC")

ITEM 2(B):  ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:

        75 State Street
              Boston, Massachusetts  02109

ITEM 2(C):  CITIZENSHIP:

        See Item 4 of Cover Page

ITEM 2(D):  TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

        See Cover Page

ITEM 2(E):  CUSIP NUMBER:

                See Cover Page

ITEM 3:  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:

                See Item 12 of Cover Page

ITEM 4:  OWNERSHIP:

(a)     AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED:  WMC, in its capacity as investment
adviser, may be deemed the beneficial owner of 85,000 shares of
common stock of the Issuer which are owned by numerous investment
counselling clients.

(b)     PERCENT OF CLASS:  10.00%

(c)     For information on voting and dispositive power with respect to the
above listed shares, see Items 5 - 8 of Cover Page.


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ITEM 5:  OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:


ITEM 6:  OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:

Shares as to which this Schedule is filed are owned by a variety of
investment advisory clients of the person filing this Schedule,
which clients receive dividends and the proceeds from the sale of
such shares.  No such client is known to have such interest with
respect to more than five percent of the class except as follows:

        Vanguard/Preferred

ITEM 7:  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
                ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
                COMPANY:

Wellington Trust Company, N.A. (BK)

ITEM 8:  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:

Not Applicable

ITEM 9:  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:

                Not Applicable

ITEM 10:  CERTIFICATION:

By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of
and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or
effect.

SIGNATURE:

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete, and correct.

                Date: February 1, 1995

                Signature: --//Leslie A. Meinhart//
  Name/Title:  LESLIE A. MEINHART
                                Senior Regulatory Analyst