Washington Gas Light Company
Subsidiaries of the Registrant at September 30, 2000

Subsidiary Relationship Denoted by Indention

Percent of Voting Securities Owned

State of Incorporation

Washington Gas Light Company (Parent)(a)

           Hampshire Gas Company (a)

           Crab Run Gas Company (a)

           Washington Gas Resources Corp. (a)
                  American Combustion Industries, Inc.
                  Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc.
                        Washington Gas Energy Systems, Inc. (c)
                        Brandywood Estates, Inc. (c)
                  Washington Gas Consumer Services, Inc.
                  WG Maritime Plaza I, Inc.

           Primary Investors Group, LLC (b)

West Virginia

Virginia

Delaware
Maryland
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware

Delaware

1. Effective November 1, 2000, these companies became wholly owned subsidiaries of WGL Holdings. See Note 2-Corporate Restructuring to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Washington Gas 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is included in Exhibit 13 and incorporated by reference into this item.
2. Represents 50% equity investment. Effective November 1, 2000, this became a 50 percent owned equity investment of WGL Holdings, Inc.     See Note 2-Corporate Restructuring to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Washington Gas 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is included in Exhibit 13 and incorporated by reference into this item.
3. Effective October 1, 2000, this company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Washington Gas Resources Corp.