<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Balance Sheets, Income Statements and Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal year 1996 and 1995 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <RESTATED> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS 9-MOS 12-MOS 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 JUN-30-1996 SEP-30-1996 DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK PER-BOOK PER-BOOK PER-BOOK PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 66317043 67797800 69425920 73217386 65419372 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 21747264 21656697 22224712 22615810 21127028 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 22084813 15628964 17418178 27470042 22699647 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 13304858 13143986 13006492 12742672 14092681 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 0 0 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 123453978 118227447 122075302 136045910 123338728 <COMMON> 2139973 2147199 2154544 2160628 2122212 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 18051687 18301137 18534116 18745718 17489109 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 28387382 27884859 26169270 26957049 23458776 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 47944657 47790657 46445878 47537464 42582151 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 31377823 31026736 31036043 30776919 31618657 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 2000000 175000 62250000 12700000 5400000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 0 0 0 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0 0 0 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 1277938 1277938 1277938 1285938 1281970 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 0 0 0 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0 0 0 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 0 0 0 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 40853560 37957116 37090443 43745589 42455950 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 123453978 118227447 122075302 136045910 123338728 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 49026542 74240521 93877595 130213409 111795778 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 2779045 3257947 2872281 3947056 4025274 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 39579999 63230684 834138458 116156348 97703964 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 42359044 66488631 862861264 120103404 101729238 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 6667499 7751890 75914695 10110005 10066540 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 75150 147546 261748 458249 391450 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 6742649 7899436 78532174 10568254 10457990 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 742492 1412968 2114528 2963339 2864484 <NET-INCOME> 6000157 6486468 5738689 7604915 7593506 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 0 0 0 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 6000157 6486468 5738689 7604915 7593506 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 837333 1633970 2131310 4106643 3615104 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 2324377 2366735 2409254 2392458 2282247 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 6856702 12067679 12044651 11204127 13923378 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.37 1.47 1.30 1.72 1.75 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.30 1.41 1.26 1.67 1.70