<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10-Q for June 30, 1998, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000086940 <NAME> SAVANNAH ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 443,917 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 1,782 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 68,488 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 47,676 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 561,863 <COMMON> 54,223 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 8,688 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 111,353 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 174,264 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 35,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 97,955 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 10,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 60,000 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 5,611 <LEASES-CURRENT> 704 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 178,329 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 561,863 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 117,997 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 7,726 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 92,451 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 100,177 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 17,820 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (412) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 17,408 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,013 <NET-INCOME> 11,395 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,162 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 10,233 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 11,600 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 15,373 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0