<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-K of Commonwealth Gas Company for fiscal year ended December 31, 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> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 256,141 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 88,709 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 29,765 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 374,615 <COMMON> 71,425 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 27,739 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 10,495 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 109,659 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 78,100 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 14,050 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 13,650 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 159,156 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 374,615 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 308,922 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 9,669 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 272,311 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 281,980 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 26,942 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 1,233 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 28,175 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 11,946 <NET-INCOME> 16,229 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 16,229 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 12,571 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 8,174 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 51,899 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0