<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET, STATEMENT OF INCOME, STATEMENT OF RETAINED EARNINGS AND STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS CONTAINED IN FORM 10-K OF COMMONWEALTH ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 391,003 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 418 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 67,144 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 120,884 <OTHER-ASSETS> 348,196 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 927,645 <COMMON> 51,099 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 331,466 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 17,928 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 400,493 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 142,609 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 27,055 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 1,053 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 356,435 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 927,645 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 426,011 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 3,552 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 398,427 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 401,979 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 24,032 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 2,255 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 26,287 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 20,509 <NET-INCOME> 5,778 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 5,778 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 24,834 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 12,883 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 60,353 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0