<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 MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY, AND IS
               QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
<CIK>          0000063073
<NAME>         Massachusetts Electric 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>              1,041,476       995,995
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    0             0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                   236,534       240,191
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                         65,090 <F1>     59,536 <F1>
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                 0             0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                         1,343,100     1,295,722
<COMMON>                                                59,953       59,953
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                201,172       187,172
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                      150,308       136,911
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>           411,433       384,036
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0             0
<PREFERRED>                               50,000        50,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                     353,267       265,631
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                         1,000         8,650
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                      0             0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>            54,450        73,170
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                  0        35,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                      0             0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                    0             0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                               0             0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>           472,950       479,235
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>          1,343,100     1,295,722
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>              1,505,676     1,482,070
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                      19,297        22,265
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>             1,424,709     1,397,137
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>             1,444,006     1,419,402
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                   61,670        62,668
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                         (541)         (995)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>            61,129        61,673
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                  32,028        26,947
<NET-INCOME>                              29,101        34,726
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                3,114         3,114
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>             25,987        31,612
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                  12,590        29,977
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                 25,901        20,967
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                    79,386        44,252
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                         0 <F2>           0 <F2>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                         0 <F2>           0 <F2>
<FN>
<F1> Total deferred charges includes other assets.
<F2> Per share data is not relevant because the Company's common stock is wholly-owned by New England Electric System.
</FN>