<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM (BALANCE SHEETS, INCOME STATEMENTS AND CASH FLOW STATEMENTS) AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,666,470 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 17,374 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 141,621 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 365,093 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,190,558 <COMMON> 94,031 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 358,766 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 220,151 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 672,948 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 132,325 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 659,687 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 13,367 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 62,100 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 20,517 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 629,614 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 2,190,558 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 261,590 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 25,184 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 176,357 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 201,541 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 60,049 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 5,325 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 65,374 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 27,057 <NET-INCOME> 38,316 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 4,033 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 34,283 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 34,971 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 76,255 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.91 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.91