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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
EnergyNorth Natural Gas, Inc. condensed balance sheet as of June 30, 2000
and condensed statement of income and statement of cash flows for
the nine months ended June 30, 2000 and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 118,312<F1>
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 20,029
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 15,470
<OTHER-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 153,811
<COMMON> 3,000
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 22,538
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 23,036
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 48,574
0
0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 41,612
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 12,130
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 428
0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0
<LEASES-CURRENT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 51,067
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 153,811
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 85,756
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 5,233
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 69,075
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 74,308
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 11,448
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> (852)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 10,596
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3,617
<NET-INCOME> 6,979
0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 9,016
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3,219
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 3,541<F2>
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 18,130
<EPS-BASIC> $0.00
<EPS-DILUTED> 0
<FN>
<F1>Net of accumulated depreciation of $59,481
<F2>$3,541 represents the forecasted annual interest on bonds for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2000. Actual interest on bonds for the nine months
ended June 30, 2000 was $2,658.
</FN>
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