<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This section of the schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the consolidated financial statements and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 642,906 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 63,711 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 64,329 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 45,555 <OTHER-ASSETS> 60,430 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 876,931 <COMMON> 46,674 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 168,459 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 104,603 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 319,736 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 38,778 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 276,066 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 16,321 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 16,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 1,062 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 208,968 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 876,931 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 196,418 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 14,137 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 149,978 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 164,115 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 32,303 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 3,180 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 35,483 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 12,923 <NET-INCOME> 22,560 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,425 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 21,135 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 12,375 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 62,691 <EPS-PRIMARY> $1.48 <EPS-DILUTED> $1.45