<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET, STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CASH FLOW, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1994 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> $562,206,000 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 8,916,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 64,165,000 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 88,996,000 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> $724,283,000 <COMMON> $53,919,000 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 88,295,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 69,646,000 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 211,860,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 16,760,000 <PREFERRED> 33,615,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 219,357,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 76,803,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 80,000 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 165,808,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> $724,283,000 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> $171,630,000 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 9,130,000 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 132,729,000 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 141,859,000 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 29,771,000 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (129,000) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 29,642,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 16,574,000 <NET-INCOME> 13,068,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 3,669,000 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> $9,399,000 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> $5,900,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> $16,791,000 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> $35,853,000 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.74 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.74