<ARTICLE> UT <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 358,180,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 509,133,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 419,008,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 43,064,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,329,385,000 <COMMON> 23,416,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 77,326,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 191,482,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 291,411,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 307,092,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 211,679,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 13,960,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 505,243,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 1,329,385,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,623,836,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 30,358,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,509,086,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,539,444,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 84,392,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (1,202,000) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 83,190,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 30,342,000 <NET-INCOME> 52,848,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 78,000 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 52,770,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 23,527,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 13,094,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 74,472,000 <EPS-BASIC> 2.39 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.37