<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
AMENDED AND RESTATED FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME, BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS OF CONNECTICUT ENERGY CORPORATION AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY
BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<RESTATED> 
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1997
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                      2,773
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                          66,678
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                        91,014
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 424,547
<COMMON>                                         9,150
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<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                             48,291
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 150,385
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           134,528
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              19,300
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                    4,654
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 115,680
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                  424,547
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      225,765
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            11,330
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     185,168
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     196,498
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         29,267
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                 420
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<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        10,272
<NET-INCOME>                                    19,415
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   19,415
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         8,994
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                        9,242
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                          26,255
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     2.15
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