<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 NEW ENGLAND POWER COMPANY, AND IS
               QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
<CIK>               0000071337
<NAME>         New England Power Company
<MULTIPLIER>   1,000
       
                                                                  
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                    DEC-31-1995   DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-END>                         DEC-31-1995   DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-TYPE>                             12-MOS        12-MOS
<BOOK-VALUE>                            PER-BOOK      PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>              1,950,263     1,876,211
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>               73,682        69,329
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                   351,123       374,654
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                        273,275 <F1>    292,644 <F1>
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                 0             0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                         2,648,343     2,612,838
<COMMON>                                               128,998      128,998
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                374,829       374,829
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                      385,309       372,763
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>           889,136       876,590
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0             0
<PREFERRED>                               60,516        60,516
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                     735,440       695,466
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                         1,025        16,575
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                      0             0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>           124,125       129,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>             10,000             0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                      0             0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                    0             0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                               0             0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>           828,101       834,691
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>          2,648,343     2,612,838
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>              1,570,539     1,540,757
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                      91,051        96,596
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>             1,294,075     1,273,640
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>             1,385,126     1,370,236
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                  185,413       170,521
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                        11,857        13,665
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>           197,270       184,186
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                  45,843        34,813
<NET-INCOME>                             151,427       149,373
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                3,433         3,440
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>            147,994       145,933
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                 135,448       119,323
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                 46,797        38,711
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                   245,666       246,572

<EPS-PRIMARY>                                         0 <F2>         0 <F2>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                         0 <F2>         0 <F2>
<FN>
<F1> Total deferred charges includes other assets and accrued Yankee Atomic costs.
<F2> Per share data is not relevant because the Company's common stock is wholly-owned by New England Electric System.
</FN>