<ARTICLE> UT <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1994 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 221,685 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 6,427 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 65,568 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 29,953 <OTHER-ASSETS> 7,715 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 331,348 <COMMON> 27,397 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 49,211 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 22,567 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 99,175 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 77,923 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 63,360 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 8,449 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 2,237 <LEASES-CURRENT> 712 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 79,492 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 331,348 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 166,259 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 5,864 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 142,878 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 148,742 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 17,517 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 1,901 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 19,418 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 8,409 <NET-INCOME> 11,009 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 11,009 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 10,187 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 8,052 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 27,094 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.36 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.36