<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
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               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
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                       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