<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF OLD DOMINION ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AND IS
QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE>                                 PRO-FORMA
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                      656,946
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    274,418
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                          89,223
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                         2,834
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                  18,482
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,041,903
<COMMON>                                             0
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                            0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            222,600<F1>
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                       0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           478,495
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   29,700
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 311,108
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                1,041,903
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      307,466
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                 0
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     273,080
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     273,080
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         34,386
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               2,761
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  37,147
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        30,916
<NET-INCOME>                                     6,231
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                        0
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                             0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                          69,092
<EPS-BASIC>                                          0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
<FN>
<F1>
OLD DOMINION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED AS A COOPERATIVE. PATRONAGE CAPITAL
IS THE RETAINED NET MARGINS OF OLD DOMINION WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO ITS
MEMBERS BASED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE POWER PURCHASES IN ACCORDANCE WITH OLD
DOMINION'S BYLAWS.
</FN>