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<LEGEND>
This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from SEC Form
10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.

<CIK> 0000081033
<NAME> PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER>1000000

                                         
<PERIOD-TYPE>                               9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                  DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                     JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                       SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE>                                          PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                5,738
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                              2,975
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                   1,070
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                 5,031
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                               0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                          14,814
<COMMON>                                                 2,563
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                  594
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                        641
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                           4,781
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                      588
<PREFERRED>                                                 95
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                     3,391
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                           0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                    0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                           1,595
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                    0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                 52
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                             2
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                           4,310
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                           14,814
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                4,365
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                       333  
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                               3,268
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                               3,601
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                  1,097
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                          17
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                           1,114
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   280  
<NET-INCOME>                                               834
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                  7
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                              827
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                   450
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                  223
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                     807
<EPS-BASIC>                                                  0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                0

<F1>Federal  and  State  Income  Taxes  are  included  in this line item for FDS
purposes.  <F2>Total  interest expense includes  Preferred  Securities  Dividend
Requirements.