<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 CAMBRIDGE ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH 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> 97,019 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 9,864 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 38,257 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 66,036 <OTHER-ASSETS> 80,601 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 291,777 <COMMON> 8,665 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 92,395 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 880 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 101,940 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 27,201 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 100 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 162,536 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 291,777 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 111,769 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> (795) <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 108,121 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 107,326 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 4,443 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 1,207 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 5,650 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,095 <NET-INCOME> (445) <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> (445) <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 9,532 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 912 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> (100) <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0