<ARTICLE>   UT
<MULTIPLIER>1,000
       
                                                                        
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                  DEC-31-1994   DEC-31-1993  DEC-31-1994   DEC-31-1993
<PERIOD-END>                       SEP-30-1994   SEP-30-1993  SEP-30-1994   SEP-30-1993
<PERIOD-TYPE>                            9-MOS         9-MOS        QTR-3         QTR-3
<BOOK-VALUE>                          PER-BOOK      PER-BOOK     PER-BOOK      PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>            3,654,845             0            0             0
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>            427,687             0            0             0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                 470,195             0            0             0
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                        431,901 <F1>0           0             0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                               0             0            0             0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                       4,984,628             0            0             0
<COMMON>                                64,970             0            0             0
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>              736,823             0            0             0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                    778,685             0            0             0
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>       1,580,478             0            0             0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                        0             0            0             0
<PREFERRED>                                     147,016 <F2>0           0             0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                 1,512,499             0            0             0
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              147,475 <F3>0           0             0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                    0             0            0             0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>               0             0            0             0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>           47,920             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>       1,549,240             0            0             0
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>        4,984,628             0            0             0
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>            1,685,617     1,674,270      591,633       576,644
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                   107,528        89,101       39,573        41,662
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>           1,344,157     1,375,914      467,706       452,484
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>           1,451,685     1,465,015      507,279       494,146
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                233,932       209,255       84,354        82,498
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                      13,678        12,896        5,250         4,219
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>         247,610       222,151       89,604        86,717
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                73,733        79,456       26,735        26,283
<NET-INCOME>                           161,708       128,263       58,851        55,531
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       6,525 <F2>      8,291 <F2>      2,172 <F2>       3,005 <F2>
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>          161,708       128,263       58,851        55,531
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>               111,098       107,850       37,358        36,384
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>               68,869        76,454       23,636        25,303
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                 373,753       391,933      105,189       124,171
<EPS-PRIMARY>                            $2.49         $1.97        $0.91         $0.85
<EPS-DILUTED>                            $2.49         $1.97        $0.91         $0.85
<FN>
<F1> Total deferred charges includes other assets and accrued Yankee Atomic costs.
<F2> Preferred stock reflects preferred stock of subsidiaries.  Preferred stock dividends reflect preferred stock
     dividends of subsidiaries.
<F3> Short-term notes includes commercial paper obligations and notes payable to banks.
</FN>