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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
EnergyNorth, Inc. condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1999
and condensed consolidated statement of income and statement of cash flows
for the three months ended December 31, 1999 and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                      115,360<F1>
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                      8,539<F2>
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                          39,678
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                        15,775
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                   1,749
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 181,101
<COMMON>                                         3,323
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                       32,643
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                             16,665
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                  52,631
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                            45,633
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              22,780
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                      848
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                  59,209
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                  181,101
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                       37,162
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                             2,402
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                      29,867
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<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                          4,893
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               (842)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                   4,051
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                         1,340
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<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                    2,711
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                         1,163
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0<F3>
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         (4,882)
<EPS-BASIC>                                      $0.82
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    $0.81
<FN>
<F1>Net of accumulated depreciation of $57,347
<F2>Net of accumulated depreciation of $12,379
<F3>$3,541 represents the forecasted annual interest on bonds for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2000.  Actual interest on bonds for the three
months ended December 31, 1999 was $890.
</FN>