WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE. <ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM CONSTELLATION ENERGY'S SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 INTERIM CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT, BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 5,657 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 1,833 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,653 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 629 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 9,772 <COMMON> 1,494 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 1,589 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 3,082 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 190 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,588 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 143 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 965 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,804 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 9,772 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 2,723 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 167 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,083 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,250 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 473 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 5 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 478 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 191 <NET-INCOME> 287 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 287 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 188 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 172 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 484 <EPS-BASIC> 1.92 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.92