<ARTICLE> OPUR1 <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1994 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 561,355 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 16,243 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 82,901 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 88,831 <OTHER-ASSETS> 6,715 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 756,045 <COMMON> 72,284 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 47,206 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 105,574 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 225,064 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 25,257 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 229,224 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 35,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 241,500 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 756,045 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 418,424 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 15,830 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 349,352 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 365,182 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 53,242 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 2,860 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 56,102 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 22,719 <NET-INCOME> 33,383 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,988 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 31,395 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 28,740 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 64,971 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0