<ARTICLE>  UT
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					   EXHIBIT  27.01

This  schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted  from  the
Statements  of  Income  and Retained Earnings, Balance  Sheets and Statements of
Cash  Flows  and  is  qualified  in  its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.

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<MULTIPLIER>    1,000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                         3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>               DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                    MAR-31-2000
<BOOK-VALUE>                       PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>           764,493
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>           2,768
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>               75,613
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>             64,973
<OTHER-ASSETS>                            0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                      907,847
<COMMON>                             86,200
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>            10,541
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                 266,261
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>      363,002
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                     0
<PREFERRED>                               0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                231,972
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                   77,700
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                 0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>            0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>             0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                 0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>               0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                          0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>      235,173
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>       907,847
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>           144,454
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                  8,583
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>          118,635
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>          127,218
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>              17,236
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                      223
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>       17,459
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>              4,708
<NET-INCOME>                         12,751
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>               0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>        12,751
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>              6,749
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>             4,046
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>               36,035
<EPS-BASIC>                         14.79
<EPS-DILUTED>                         14.79