10-Q/A

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                                 FORM 10-Q/A


                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549


         [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OR 15(d) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1994

                                      OR

         [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        Commission file number 1-3571


                         LONG ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY

             Incorporated pursuant to the Laws of New York State


      INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE - EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO. 11-1019782


            175 East Old Country Road, Hicksville, New York 11801
                                (516) 755-6650

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                           Yes  X               No


The total number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock, $5 par value,
outstanding on September 30, 1994, was 118,126,681.
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PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a.         Exhibits

           Amended Financial Data Schedule (Exhibit 27).
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                                  SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                           LONG ISLAND LIGHTING COMPANY
                                           (Registrant)



                                           By /s/ ANTHONY NOZZOLILLO
                                              ---------------------------
                                                  ANTHONY NOZZOLILLO

                                              Senior Vice President and
                                              Principal Financial Officer



Dated:  November 15, 1994
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                                EXHIBIT INDEX


                Exhibit 27 -  Amended Financial Data Schedule

EX-27

 

<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FIANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FORM THE STATEMENT
OF INCOME, BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1994
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    3,413,372
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     23,508
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                       1,006,962
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                     1,379,550
<OTHER-ASSETS>                               7,535,964
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              13,359,356
<COMMON>                                       590,633
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                    1,045,267
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            779,878
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>               2,415,778
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          648,100
<PREFERRED>                                     63,985
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                         5,095,093
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                  200,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                        4,800
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               4,931,600
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>               13,359,356
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    2,411,893
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           157,821
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,653,760
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,811,581
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        600,312
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              41,153
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 641,465
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       378,181
<NET-INCOME>                                   263,284
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                     39,795
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  223,489
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       152,520
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                      332,519
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         548,109
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.94
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.94