<ARTICLE> UT <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 2,955,642 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 126,514 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 345,306 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 216,387 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,643,849 <COMMON> 48,003 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 683,686 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 257,749 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 989,438 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 92,000 <PREFERRED> 123,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,160,223 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 75,941 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 50,500 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 100,667 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 2,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,050,080 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 3,643,849 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,628,503 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 68,276 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,332,827 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,401,103 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 227,400 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (575) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 226,825 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 114,515 <NET-INCOME> 112,310 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 15,571 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 96,739 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 86,399 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 3,481 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 310,658 <EPS-PRIMARY> 2.08 <EPS-DILUTED> 0