<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000072741 <NAME> NORTHEAST UTILITIES AND SUBSIDIARIES <MULTIPLIER>1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 6,453,768 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 468,062 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 888,920 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 2,696,991 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 10,507,741 <COMMON> 675,900 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 927,099 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 999,065 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,400,348 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 302,500 <PREFERRED> 169,700 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 3,695,807 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 67,500 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 285,972 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 9,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 148,598 <LEASES-CURRENT> 85,637 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 3,140,963 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 10,507,741 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 2,770,130 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 194,574 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,121,010 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,326,479 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 443,651 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 21,214 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 475,760 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 226,548 <NET-INCOME> 249,212 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 31,004 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 218,208 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 165,876 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 716,510 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.74 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.00