<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET AND RELATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME, RETAINED EARNINGS AND CASH FLOWS OF THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1994 DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 SEP-30-1994 SEP-30-1995 SEP-30-1994 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS 9-MOS 3-MOS 3-MOS <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK PER-BOOK PER-BOOK PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 523,989 0 0 0 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 106,341 0 0 0 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 56,804 <F1> 0 0 0 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 687,134 0 0 0 <COMMON> 56,624 0 0 0 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 70,170 0 0 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 104,182 0 0 0 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 230,976 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 36,500 0 0 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 203,857 0 0 0 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 31,050 <F2> 0 0 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 0 0 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0 0 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 0 0 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0 0 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 0 0 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 184,751 0 0 0 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 687,134 0 0 0 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 380,663 366,275 139,217 137,014 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 8,235 4,594 4,119 3,355 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 339,783 337,623 122,399 122,722 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 348,018 342,217 126,518 126,077 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 32,645 24,058 12,699 10,937 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (307) (285) (269) 149 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 32,338 23,773 12,430 11,086 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 13,575 11,242 4,491 3,856 <NET-INCOME> 18,763 12,531 7,939 7,230 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,607 1,607 535 535 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 17,156 10,924 7,404 6,695 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 4,530 2,265 567 1,132 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 12,312 10,489 4,242 3,675 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 34,065 33,521 5,932 4,375 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <F3> 0 <F3> 0 <F3> 0 <F3> <EPS-DILUTED> 0 <F3> 0 <F3> 0 <F3> 0 <F3> <FN> <F1> Total deferred charges includes other assets. <F2> Short-term notes includes notes payable to banks and short-term debt to affiliates. <F3> Per share data is not relevant because the Company's common stock is wholly-owned by New England Electric System. </FN>