<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> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 649,907 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 66,932 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 55,470 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 47,070 <OTHER-ASSETS> 60,430 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 879,809 <COMMON> 46,806 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 169,651 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 92,846 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 309,303 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 38,778 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 271,048 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 23,204 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 21,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 1,062 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 215,414 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 879,809 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 245,062 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 11,517 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 202,834 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 214,351 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 30,711 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 6,722 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 37,433 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 19,221 <NET-INCOME> 18,212 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 2,115 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 16,097 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 18,862 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 62,790 <EPS-PRIMARY> $1.11 <EPS-DILUTED> $1.11