<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Form 10-Q for September 30, 1999, 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> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> Dec-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> Sep-30-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 447,656 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 1,493 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 79,982 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 46,536 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 575,667 <COMMON> 54,223 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 8,688 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 114,436 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 177,347 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 40,000 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 82,155 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 26,100 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 60,000 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 5,229 <LEASES-CURRENT> 660 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 184,176 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 575,667 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 200,639 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 12,936 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 155,426 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 168,362 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 32,277 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (971) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 31,306 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 11,124 <NET-INCOME> 20,182 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 20,182 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 18,700 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 32,234 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0