<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated Balance Sheet and Statement of Income from Conectiv's 1998 Annual
Report on Form 10-K and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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