<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000072741 <NAME> NORTHEAST UTILITIES AND SUBSIDIARIES <MULTIPLIER>1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 6,539,370 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 418,229 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 765,391 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 2,821,034 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 10,544,024 <COMMON> 671,052 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 907,165 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 978,001 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,346,980 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 306,250 <PREFERRED> 169,700 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 3,914,499 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 123,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 170,575 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 5,250 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 175,433 <LEASES-CURRENT> 68,388 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 3,054,711 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 10,544,024 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 944,705 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 65,480 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 707,766 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 779,017 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 165,688 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 2,371 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 173,830 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 73,479 <NET-INCOME> 100,351 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 14,067 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 86,284 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 55,016 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 261,845 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.69 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.00