<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000023426 <NAME> THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES <MULTIPLIER>1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 3,929,136 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 317,614 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 504,753 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,182,489 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,933,992 <COMMON> 122,229 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 638,401 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 754,263 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,514,893 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 155,000 <PREFERRED> 116,200 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,814,832 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 9,372 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 101,736 <LEASES-CURRENT> 60,011 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,161,948 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 5,933,992 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 659,355 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 29,014 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 570,851 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 599,378 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 59,977 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 3,599 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 63,089 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 30,238 <NET-INCOME> 32,851 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3,805 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 29,046 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 60,259 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 166,393 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.00 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.00