<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the balance sheet, statement of income, statement of retained earnings and statement of cash flows contained in Form 10-Q of Commonwealth Gas Company for the six months ended June 30, 1995 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000022620 <NAME> COMMONWEALTH GAS COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 249,850 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 78,629 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 23,782 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 352,261 <COMMON> 71,425 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 27,739 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 5,560 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 104,724 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 91,750 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 3,650 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 152,137 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 352,261 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 175,734 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 6,934 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 151,611 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 158,545 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 17,189 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 408 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 17,597 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,303 <NET-INCOME> 11,294 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 11,294 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 12,571 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 4,101 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 80,625 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0