SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Form U-12(I)-B (Three-Year Statement)
Three-Year period ending 2000

STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(i) OF PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF
1935 BY A PERSON REGULARLY EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY A REGISTERED HOLDING
COMPANY OR A SUBSIDIARY THEREOF AND WHOSE EMPLOYMENT CONTEMPLATES ONLY
ROUTINE EXPENSES AS SPECIFIED IN RULE U-71(b).

1.   Name and Business address of person filing statement.

     Donald G. Pardus
     One Liberty Square, P. O. Box 2333
     Boston, MA   02107

2.   Names and business addresses of any persons through whom the undersigned
     proposes to act in matters included within the exemption provided by
     paragraph (b) of Rule U-71.      None.

3.   Registered holding companies and subsidiary companies by which the
     undersigned is regularly employed or retained.

     Blackstone Valley Electric Company    Eastern Utilities Associates
     Eastern Edison Company                Montaup Electric Company
     EUA Service Corporation               EUA Ocean State Corporation
     EUA Cogenex Corporation               EUA Energy Investment Corporation
     EUA Cogenex-Canada, Inc.              Newport Electric Corporation
     EUA TransCapacity, Inc.               Northeast Energy Management, Inc.
     Eastern Unicord Corporation           EUA Energy Services, Inc.
     EUA Bioten, Inc.                      EUA Cogenex West Corporation
     EUA Telecommunication Corporation     EUA Compression Services, Inc.
     EUA Citizens Conservation Services Corporation

4.   Position or relationship in which the undersigned is employed or retained
     by each of the companies named in item 3, and brief description of nature
     of services to be rendered in each such position or relationship.

     Chairman and Director of EUA Service Corporation, Montaup Electric
        Company, EUA Energy Investment Corporation, EUA Ocean State Corporation,
        Eastern Unicord Corporation, Blackstone Valley Electric Company, Eastern
        Edison Company, EUA Cogenex Corporation, Newport Electric Corporation,
        EUA TransCapacity, Inc., Northeast Energy Management, Inc., EUA Bioten,
        Inc., EUA Energy Services, Inc.,  EUA Telecommunication Corporation and
        EUA Compression Services, Inc.
     Chairman of EUA Cogenex-Canada, Inc.
     Trustee, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer of Eastern Utilities Associates
     Director of EUA Citizens Conservation Services Corporation and EUA Cogenex
        West Corporation

5.   (a) Compensation received during the current year and estimated to be
     received over the next two calendar years by the undersigned or others,
     directly or indirectly, for services rendered by the undersigned, from each
     of the companies designated in item 3.
     (Use column (a) as supplementary statement only).



                   !Salary or other compensations ! Person or company from
                                                  ! whom received or
Name of recipient  ! Received    ! to be received ! to be received
                   !    (a)      !     (b)        !
                   !             !                !
Donald G. Pardus   ! $628,176.08 ! $1,352,149.01  ! EUA Service Corporation
       (b)  Basis for compensation if other than salary.

6.  (To be answered in supplementary statement only.  See instructions.)
    Expenses incurred by the undersigned or any person named in Item 2, above,
    during the calendar year in connection with the activities described in Item
    4, above, and the source or sources of reimbursement for same.

(a)  Total amount of routine expenses charged to client:  $     None
(b)  Itemized list of all other expenses:


Date    January 21, 1999          (Signed) /s/Donald G. Pardus
                                             Donald G. Pardus