<ARTICLE> UT <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 652,063 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 9,218 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 85,591 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 44,026 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 790,898 <COMMON> 86,200 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 10,461 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 221,638 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 318,299 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 213,235 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 50,900 <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> 208,464 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 790,898 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 458,782 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 24,662 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 378,222 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 402,884 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 55,898 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 2,421 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 58,319 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 19,102 <NET-INCOME> 39,217 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 39,217 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 36,412 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 16,038 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 83,164 <EPS-PRIMARY> 45.50 <EPS-DILUTED> 45.50