<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
Registrant's  unaudited  interim  financial  statements for the six month period
ended June 30,  2000 and is  qualified  in its  entirety by  reference  to those
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000924386
<NAME> RIDGEWOOD  ELECTRIC POWER TRUST I

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                    6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-2000
<CASH>                                       1,122,714
<SECURITIES>                                 6,654,468<F1>
<RECEIVABLES>                                        0
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                             1,185,847
<PP&E>                                               0
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               7,840,315
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           90,938<F2>
<BONDS>                                              0
<COMMON>                                             0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                   7,749,377<F3>
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                 7,840,315
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               912,475
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                        0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                71,835
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                840,640
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            840,640
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                   840,640
<EPS-BASIC>                                    7,968
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    7,968

<FN>
<F1>Investments in power project partnerships.
<F2>Includes $66,993 due to affiliates.
<F3>Represents Investor Shares of beneficial interest
in Trust with capital accounts of $7,762,043 less
managing shareholder's accumulated deficit of $12,666.
</FN>