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						 EXHIBIT
27.01
<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
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.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1998
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                      709,784
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     10,626
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                          88,297
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                        55,004
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 863,711
<COMMON>                                        86,200
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                       10,541
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            250,890
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 347,631
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           231,863
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              55,900
<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>                 228,317
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                  863,711
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      477,342
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            20,809
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     406,903
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     427,712
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         49,630
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               1,244
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                  50,874
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        18,679
<NET-INCOME>                                    32,195
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   32,195
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        26,205
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       16,204
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                          81,360
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    37.35