<ARTICLE> UT
          <MULTIPLIER> 1,000
          <CURRENCY> US DOLLARS
                 
                                                
          <PERIOD-TYPE>                          9-MOS
          <FISCAL-YEAR-END>                DEC-31-1994
          <PERIOD-START>                   JAN-01-1994
          <PERIOD-END>                     SEP-30-1994
          <EXCHANGE-RATE>                            1
          <BOOK-VALUE>                        PER-BOOK
          <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>          2,817,125
          <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>          257,580
          <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>               529,207
          <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>             817,757
          <OTHER-ASSETS>                             0
          <TOTAL-ASSETS>                     4,421,669
          <COMMON>                             153,713
          <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>            435,715
          <RETAINED-EARNINGS>                  745,943
          <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>     1,335,371
          <PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                150,000
          <PREFERRED>                           37,741
          <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>               1,215,822
          <SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                    79,100
          <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                  0
          <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>        19,836
          <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>         20,009
          <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                  0
          <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>            5,012
          <LEASES-CURRENT>                     102,638
          <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>     1,456,140
          <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>      4,421,669
          <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>          1,513,634
          <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                  58,942
          <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>         1,254,597
          <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>         1,313,539
          <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>              200,095
          <OTHER-INCOME-NET>                    13,688
          <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>       213,783
          <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>              80,938
          <NET-INCOME>                         132,845
          <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>           11,096
          <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>        121,749
          <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>             100,000  <F1>
          <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>             95,371
          <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>               230,277
          <EPS-PRIMARY>                              0
          <EPS-DILUTED>                              0
          <FN>
          <F1> REPRESENTS COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS PAID TO PARENT CORPORATION.
          </FN>