<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the balance sheet, statement of income, statement of retained earnings and statement of cash flows contained in Form 10-K of Cambridge Electric Light Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000016573 <NAME> CAMBRIDGE ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 96,778 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 9,169 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 18,029 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 13,733 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 137,709 <COMMON> 8,665 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 27,953 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 7,166 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 43,784 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 42,027 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 2,725 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 160 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 49,013 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 137,709 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 128,260 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 3,262 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 114,935 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 118,197 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 10,063 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 254 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 10,317 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,075 <NET-INCOME> 6,242 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 6,242 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 6,132 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 3,788 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 12,179 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0