<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
The 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>
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1996
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                      823,597
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    132,384
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         117,383
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                        28,717
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                  11,140
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               1,113,221
<COMMON>                                             0
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                            0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            178,808<F1>
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                       0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           764,846
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   17,670
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 151,897
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                1,113,221
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      181,164
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                 0
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     156,164
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     156,164
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         25,000
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               9,053
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  34,053
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        27,758
<NET-INCOME>                                     6,295
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                        0
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                             0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                          31,157
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        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>