<ARTICLE>                                                UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL
INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM BGE'S JUNE 30, 1996
INTERIM CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT, BALANCE
SHEET AND STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                              DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>                                                 JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                                   JUN-30-1996
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                      PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                        5,516,717
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                      1,379,477
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                             772,281
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                           677,463
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                           0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                   8,345,938
<COMMON>                                                         1,425,641
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                                0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                              1,408,437
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                   2,837,966
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                              227,500
<PREFERRED>                                                        210,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                             2,725,851
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                       0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                                0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                     274,845
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                       94,953
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                           39,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                              0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                         0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                   1,935,823
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                    8,345,938
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                        1,593,037
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                                89,680
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                       1,243,085
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                       1,332,765
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                            260,272
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                   2,120
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                     262,392
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                            97,058
<NET-INCOME>                                                       165,334
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                         21,768
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                      143,566
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                           115,071
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                          105,772
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                             361,676
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                         0.97
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