<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC. CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CASH FLOWS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0001004858 <NAME> New Century Energies, Inc. <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 6,149,213 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 443,475 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 887,391 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 620,152 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 8,100,231 <COMMON> 115,534 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 1,790,328 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 788,613 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 2,699,232 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 294,000 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,237,388 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 19,400 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 501,691 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 332,145 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 34,681 <LEASES-CURRENT> 1,495 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,980,199 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 8,100,231 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 2,528,416 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 98,339 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,029,625 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,029,625 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 498,791 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 9,900 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 508,691 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 161,890 <NET-INCOME> 248,462 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 0 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 200,526 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 131,284 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 374,944 <EPS-BASIC> 2.16 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.16