<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                                          UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted from Central
Maine Power Company's Consolidated  Statement of Earnings,  Consolidated Balance
Sheet and Consolidated  Statement of Cash Flows and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                                          1,000
<CURRENCY>                                         U.S. Dollars

<S>                                                <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                      9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                  SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-START>                                     JAN-1-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                       SEP-30-2000
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                    1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                       Per-Book
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                       $830,753
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                      $42,075
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                          $157,336
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                        $472,999
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                  $360,912
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                $1,864,075
<COMMON>                                                        $143,213
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                       $448,486
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                               $4,291
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                  $595,990
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                               $910
<PREFERRED>                                                      $35,571
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                            $223,283
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                    $0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                             $0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                        $0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                    $19,783
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                         $9,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                      $29,730
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                  $1,773
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                  $948,035
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                 $1,864,075
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                       $678,395
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                             $80,964
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      $619,915
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      $619,915
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                          $58,480
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                               $89,969
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                   $67,485
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                         $33,301
<NET-INCOME>                                                     $34,184
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                       $1,676
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                    $32,508
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                        $223,724
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                             $0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                           $53,879
<EPS-BASIC>                                                         1.04
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                       1.04



</TABLE>