<ARTICLE> UT <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 JUN-30-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 635,632 635,632 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 8,024 8,024 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 68,415 68,415 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 42,790 42,790 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 754,861 754,861 <COMMON> 86,200 86,200 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 10,461 10,461 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 220,048 220,048 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 316,709 316,709 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 213,235 213,235 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 26,300 26,300 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 198,617 198,617 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 754,861 754,861 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 102,246 230,159 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 5,785 19,560 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 87,221 181,782 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 93,006 201,342 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 9,240 28,817 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 248 534 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 9,488 29,351 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 5,227 9,930 <NET-INCOME> 4,261 19,421 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 4,261 19,421 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 11,603 18,206 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 4,027 8,038 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 15,148 56,395 <EPS-PRIMARY> 17.58 22.53 <EPS-DILUTED> 17.58 22.53