<ARTICLE> UT <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 235,555 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 7,289 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 61,002 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 32,915 <OTHER-ASSETS> 5,660 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 342,421 <COMMON> 27,863 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 51,447 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 25,760 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 105,070 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 75,418 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 74,175 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 6,141 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 1,359 <LEASES-CURRENT> 894 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 79,364 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 342,421 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 164,649 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 8,359 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 134,716 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 143,075 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 21,574 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 1,460 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 23,034 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 9,270 <NET-INCOME> 13,764 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 13,764 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 10,571 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 7,589 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 28,661 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.66 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.66