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                    2000                  1999                  % Change 
  

(In millions, except per share amounts)

Common Stock Data

   

Earnings per share            

  

   Earnings per share before special costs
   included in operation and cumulative
   effect of change in accounting principle
$ 2.60 $ 2.43

7.0%

   Earnings per share before cumulative
   effect of change in accounting principle
0.52 2.30

(77.4)%

   Earnings per share 0.57 2.30

(75.2)%

Dividends declared per share $ .48 $ 1.68 (71.4)%
Average shares outstanding 160.7 150.0 7.1%
Return on average common equity               
   Excluding special costs and nonrecurring
   items
10.9% 11.9% (8.4)%
   Reported 2.5% 11.3% (77.9)%
Book value per share -- year end $ 23.48 $ 21.09 11.3%
Market price per share -- year end $ 26.55 $ 45.06 (41.1)%
Market value of common stock -- year end $ 4,346 $ 6,783 (35.9)%
    
Financial Data

  

Total Revenues $ 3,928 $ 3,853

1.9%

Income from operations $ 358 $ 843

(57.5)%

Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 82 $ 345

(76.2)%

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle            9            --

  

Net Income $ 91 $ 345 (73.6)%
Assets               
   Merchant energy business $ 8,134 $ 7,296 11.5%
   Regulated utility business    4,869       4,482 8.6%
   Other businesses and corporate items           1,075         1,161 (7.4)%
   Total Assets $ 14,078 $ 12,939 8.8%
Total common equity $ 3,844 $ 3,174 21.1%
Nonregulated capital expenditures $ 1,850 $ 830 122.9%
Regulated capital expenditures $ 239 $ 350 (31.7)%

Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year's presentation.

*In January 2002, the Board of Directors announced it will increase the dividend to 96 cents per share (24 cents quarterly).