<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000072741 <NAME> NORTHEAST UTILITIES <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> QTR-3 <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1994 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 6,590,824 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 382,873 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 769,477 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 2,771,318 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 10,514,492 <COMMON> 671,051 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 903,788 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 937,198 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,294,833 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 379,000 <PREFERRED> 239,700 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 3,833,878 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 146,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 39,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 337,309 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 1,500 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 164,289 <LEASES-CURRENT> 77,285 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,784,494 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 10,514,492 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 2,744,509 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 216,960 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,098,457 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,325,380 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 419,129 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 34,124 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 463,216 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 208,825 <NET-INCOME> 254,391 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 32,329 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 222,062 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 164,382 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 674,121 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.78 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.00