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						      EXHIBIT 27.01

This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Statements of Income, Balance Sheets, Statements of Capitalization, Statements
of Changes in Common Stockholder's Equity and Statements of Cash Flows and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1998
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    4,372,999
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                  1,569,682
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         749,398
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       329,769
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                 244,398
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               7,266,246
<COMMON>                                       380,594
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      762,549
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                          1,399,535
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>               2,429,808
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          200,000
<PREFERRED>                                    105,340
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                         1,848,110
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                             226,429
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                  368,920
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               1,974,769
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                7,266,246
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    2,106,451
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            72,448
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,711,041
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,827,361
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        279,090
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             (7,714)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 327,061
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       121,403
<NET-INCOME>                                   193,845
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      4,487
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  189,358
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       160,764
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                      107,819
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         550,940
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.26
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.26
<FN>
<F1> ($112,870) thousand of Common Stockholder's Equity is classified as 
Other Items-Capitalization and Liabilities.  This represents the net
of leveraged common stock held by the Employee Stock Ownership Plan and 
the currency translation adjustments.
<F2>($43,872) thousand of nonregulated and nonoperating income tax benefit
is classifed as Income Tax Expense.  The financial statement presentation
includes them as a component of Other Income (Expense).
<F3> Includes Income from Nonregulated Businesses - Before Interest and Taxes,
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction-Equity, Other Utility Income
(Deductions)-Net and Distributions on redeemable preferred securities of
subsidiary trust.
</FN>