<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM ORANGE AND ROCKLAND UTILITIES, INC. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 873,668 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 21,431 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 231,118 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 213,552 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,339,769 <COMMON> 68,268 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 127,500 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 184,008 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 379,776 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 1,390 <PREFERRED> 43,253 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 359,736 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 61,250 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 192 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 1,384 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 274 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 492,514 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 1,339,769 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,030,113 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 25,779 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 932,055 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 957,834 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 72,279 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (997) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 71,282 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 32,709 <NET-INCOME> 38,573 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3,135 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 35,438 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 35,089 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 26,620 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 63,215 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.60 <EPS-DILUTED> 0