<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000023426 <NAME> THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES <MULTIPLIER>1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 3,901,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 323,194 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 612,807 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,297,722 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 6,134,723 <COMMON> 122,229 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 638,820 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 696,488 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,457,537 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 155,000 <PREFERRED> 116,200 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,834,974 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 203,362 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 102,265 <LEASES-CURRENT> 52,360 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,213,025 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 6,134,723 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,202,354 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 29,880 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,097,696 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,127,180 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 75,174 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 8,189 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 82,967 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 60,816 <NET-INCOME> 22,151 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 7,611 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 14,540 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 103,528 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 214,719 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.00 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.00