<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Central
Maine Power Company's Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1994 and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   QTR-3
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1993
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1994
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    1,076,620
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     48,130
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         312,863
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       659,912
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0<F1>
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,097,525
<COMMON>                                       162,214
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      275,457
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            127,648
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 565,319
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                           80,000
<PREFERRED>                                     65,571
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           537,445
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   45,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                     41,422
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                 3,339
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 759,429
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                2,097,525
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      686,905
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            25,988
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     586,868
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     612,846
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         78,494
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               (754)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  77,740
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        36,934
<NET-INCOME>                                    40,806
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      7,883
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   32,923
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        21,916
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       30,761
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         134,039
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.01
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.01
<FN>
<F1>Other Assets are included in "Deferred Charges and 
Other Assets" on the Balance Sheet.
</FN>