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<LEGEND>
Exhibit 27-2
Restated summary financial information extracted from the restated
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of 3-31-97, 6-30-97, and 9-30-97,
respectively.
</LEGEND>
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<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1997 JUN-30-1997 SEP-30-1997
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK PER-BOOK PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 453,025 456,082 456,926
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 120,683 121,443 117,798
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 86,170 84,700 90,158
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 12,633 13,810 13,666
<OTHER-ASSETS> 0 0 0
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<COMMON> 58,052 58,251 58,462
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<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 112,688 111,977 113,754
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 202,528 203,084 206,252
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 18,000 18,000 18,000
<PREFERRED> 20,831 20,831 20,831
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 164,862 162,726 162,687
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 800 2,400 4,400
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 0 0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 16,400 25,800 24,700
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 48,076 46,449 43,905
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 0 0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0 0
<LEASES-CURRENT> 0 0 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 201,014 196,745 197,773
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 672,511 676,035 678,548
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 94,289 185,385 287,243
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 5,631 7,142 10,953
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 74,548 155,847 243,952
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 80,179 162,989 254,905
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 14,110 22,396 32,338
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<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 15,232 25,221 37,735
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 4,542 9,138 13,867
<NET-INCOME> 10,690 16,083 23,868
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