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<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.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                                                                                        
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                     6-MOS           6-MOS           QTR-2           QTR-2
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                           DEC-31-1995     DEC-31-1994     DEC-31-1995     DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-END>                                JUN-30-1995     JUN-30-1994     JUN-30-1995     JUN-30-1994
<BOOK-VALUE>                                   PER-BOOK        PER-BOOK        PER-BOOK        PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                     1,926,396               0               0               0
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                      69,863               0               0               0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                          370,242               0               0               0
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                        304,519  <F1>         0               0               0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                        0               0               0               0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                2,671,020               0               0               0
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                       374,829               0               0               0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                             368,443               0               0               0
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                  872,270               0               0               0
<COMMON>                                        128,998               0               0               0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                 0               0               0               0
<PREFERRED>                                      60,516               0               0               0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                            735,325               0               0               0
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              165,880  <F2>         0               0               0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                             0               0               0               0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                        0               0               0               0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                    10,000               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>                  827,029               0               0               0
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                 2,671,020               0               0               0
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                       769,295         756,062         378,177         356,488
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                             35,397          50,438          16,125          17,256
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                      660,355         616,559         328,598         307,040
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                      695,752         666,997         344,723         324,296
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                          73,543          89,065          33,454          32,192
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                6,745           3,823           5,306           3,131
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                   80,288          92,888          38,760          35,323
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                         21,617          17,517          11,071           9,141
<NET-INCOME>                                     58,671          75,371          27,689          26,182
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       1,717           1,724             859             858
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                    56,954          73,647          26,830          25,324
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         61,274          45,149          30,637          20,962
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                        23,002          18,491          11,764           9,339
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                           58,016         124,413         (12,931)         16,463

<EPS-PRIMARY>                                         0  <F3>         0  <F3>         0  <F3>         0  <F3>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                         0  <F3>         0  <F3>         0  <F3>         0  <F3>
<FN>
<F1> Total deferred charges includes other assets and accrued Yankee Atomic costs.
<F2> Short-term notes includes commercial paper obligations and notes payable to associated companies.
<F3> Per share data is not relevant because the Company's common stock is wholly owned by New England Electric System.
</FN>