<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 1995 and the Consolidated Income Statement for the period ended March 31, 1995 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Form 10-Q Quarterly Report. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,420,036 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 38,661 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 174,322 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 35,400 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,668,419 <COMMON> 308,140 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> (594) <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 311,470 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 619,016 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 40,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 495,987 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 69,200 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 21 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 444,195 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 1,668,419 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 167,140 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 10,491 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 130,638 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 141,129 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 26,011 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 3,108 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 29,119 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 10,312 <NET-INCOME> 18,807 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 18,807 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 15,884 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 8,474 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 45,640 <EPS-PRIMARY> .50 <EPS-DILUTED> .50