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<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.
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<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