<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>This schedule contains summary financial information extracted
from the Registrant's audited financial statements for the year ended December
31, 1998 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to those
financialstatements.
</LEGEND>

<CIK> 0001057076
<NAME> THE RIDGEWOOD POWER GROWTH FUND
                                    
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                  YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1998
<CASH>                                    25,256,560     
<SECURITIES>                                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                      0
<ALLOWANCES>                                       0
<INVENTORY>                                        0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                          25,352,238<F1>
<PP&E>                                             0 
<DEPRECIATION>                                     0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                            25,733,430
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                      1,378,749<F2>
<BONDS>                                            0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                              0
<PREFERRED>                                        0
<COMMON>                                           0
<OTHER-SE>                                24,354,681<F3>
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>              25,733,430
<SALES>                                            0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             494,002
<CGS>                                              0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                      0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                           1,345,747
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                   0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                             (851,745)
<INCOME-TAX>                                       0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                         (851,745)
<DISCONTINUED>                                     0  
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                    0
<CHANGES>                                          0
<NET-INCOME>                                (851,745)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                 (2,869)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                 (2,869)

<FN>
<F1>Includes $9,330 due from affiliates.
<F3>Includes $1,114,129 due to affiliates.
<F4>Represents Investor Shares of beneficial interestin Trust with
capital accounts of $24,363,198 less managing shareholder's accumulated deficit
of $8,517.
</FN>