<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>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     17,891
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         139,422
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       398,629
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
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<COMMON>                                        94,031
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      358,817
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            206,976
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 659,824
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                    132,206
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           659,194
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                       13,417
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                  51,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   20,517
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
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<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                2,222,387
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      410,316
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            37,626
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     279,446
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     317,072
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         93,244
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              10,049
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 103,293
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        41,205
<NET-INCOME>                                    37,626
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      6,009
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   56,079
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        69,941
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.49
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