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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF INCOME FROM CONECTIV'S 2nd QUARTER
2000 10 Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH STATEMENTS.
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
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<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,019,606
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,362,768
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<TOTAL-ASSETS> 6,400,679
<COMMON> 889
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 1,127,443
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> (31,591)
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,092,499
188,950
95,933
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,110,245
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 786,843
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<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 12,973
0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 21,078
<LEASES-CURRENT> 28,714
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,063,444
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 6,400,679
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 2,197,729
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 44,186
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,032,583
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 2,076,769
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 120,960
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> 45,908
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 166,868
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 115,970
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0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 50,898
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<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 130,370
<EPS-BASIC> $0.62
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