<ARTICLE> UT <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 230,876 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 7,475 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 39,772 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 23,135 <OTHER-ASSETS> 13,195 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 314,453 <COMMON> 27,754 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 50,899 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 19,898 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 98,551 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 70,138 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 63,667 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 7,818 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 2,237 <LEASES-CURRENT> 712 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 71,330 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 314,453 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 108,024 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 3,027 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 93,706 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 96,733 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 11,291 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 867 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 12,158 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,924 <NET-INCOME> 5,234 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 5,234 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 7,903 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 5,698 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 16,515 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.63 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.63