<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from MP&L'S financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 1995 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000066901 <NAME> MISSISSIPPI POWER & LIGHT COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 975,964 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 11,150 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 304,315 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 369,095 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,660,524 <COMMON> 199,326 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> (1,661) <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 242,712 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 440,377 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 23,770 <PREFERRED> 57,881 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 530,311 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 50,965 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 485 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 556,735 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 1,660,524 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 433,634 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 14,094 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 364,478 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 378,572 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 55,062 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 1,057 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 56,119 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 25,767 <NET-INCOME> 30,352 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3,251 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 27,101 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 16,400 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 74,755 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0