<ARTICLE> UT <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 323,520,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 51,046,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 46,410,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 12,583,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 433,559,000 <COMMON> 14,400,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 45,951,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 116,459,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 176,810,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 158,368,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 2,218,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 2,042,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 94,121,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 433,559,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 35,939,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 2,703,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 26,436,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 29,139,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 6,800,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 2,765,000 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 9,565,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3,566,000 <NET-INCOME> 5,999,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 5,999,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 4,824,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 3,137,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 12,486,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.42 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.42