<ARTICLE> UT <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 223,109 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 6,329 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 54,638 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 24,616 <OTHER-ASSETS> 13,340 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 322,032 <COMMON> 27,532 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 49,862 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 32,422 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 109,816 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 77,888 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 41,041 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 8,451 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 2,236 <LEASES-CURRENT> 711 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 81,889 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 322,032 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 70,353 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 7,680 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 48,206 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 55,886 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 14,467 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 223 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 14,690 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,241 <NET-INCOME> 12,449 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 12,449 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 2,595 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 1,943 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 14,824 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.51 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.51