<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000023426
<NAME> THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
<MULTIPLIER>1,000
       
                           
<PERIOD-TYPE>                 3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                  DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                                       MAR-31-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                          PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                            4,079,101
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                            257,448
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                 407,703
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                             1,438,805
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                               0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                       6,183,057
<COMMON>                                               122,229
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                              634,549
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                    782,323
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                       1,539,101
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                  158,750
<PREFERRED>                                            116,200
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                 1,817,819
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                     122,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                    0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                               0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                            8,111
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                3,750
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                            128,519
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                        51,898
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                       2,236,909
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                        6,183,057
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                              601,194
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                    40,240
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                             462,680
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                             506,382
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                 94,812
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                        (801)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                          97,473
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                31,596
<NET-INCOME>                                            65,877
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                              9,431
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                           56,446
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                39,847
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                    0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                 162,237
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                             0.00
<EPS-DILUTED>                                             0.00