<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the AGL Resources Inc. Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the three-month period ended December 31, 2000, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001004155 <NAME> AGL RESOURCES INC. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-2001 <PERIOD-START> OCT-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,962 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 55 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 208 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 477 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,702 <COMMON> 226 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 201 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 206 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 633 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 74 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 590 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 719 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 20 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 666 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 2,702 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 295 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 13 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 109 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 253 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 42 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 5 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 47 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 23 <NET-INCOME> 24 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 23 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 14 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 12 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 19 <EPS-BASIC> 0.41 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.41