<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS AND OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1993 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1994 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 2,925,305 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 12,475 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 240,046 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 290,696 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,468,522 <COMMON> 181,333 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 620,347 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 327,843 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,129,523 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 49,894 <PREFERRED> 26,027 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,204,362 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 39,500 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 16,647 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 2,486 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,000,000 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 3,468,522 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 903,421 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 70,712 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 646,740 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 717,452 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 185,969 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 4,860 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 190,829 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 63,516 <NET-INCOME> 127,313 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 4,483 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 122,830 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 86,700 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 227,493 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0