<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000008192
<NAME> ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO.
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1994
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    1,781,923
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     55,143
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         207,815
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       376,435
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,421,316
<COMMON>                                        54,963
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      493,830
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            249,767
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 796,260
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          149,250
<PREFERRED>                                     40,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           763,288
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                               8,600
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                        0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                       12,250
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                     41,102
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                   928
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 607,338
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                2,421,316
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      913,226
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            42,529
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     717,702
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     760,231
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        152,995
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             (1,361)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 148,862
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        58,460
<NET-INCOME>                                    93,174
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                     16,716
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   76,458
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        83,482
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         148,697
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0