<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and the
consolidated statement of cash flows from the Company's June 30, 2000 Form 10-Q
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>

                                                  
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-2000             DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-2000             JUN-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK                PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                  128,896,000             128,896,000
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    287,000                 287,000
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                       6,684,000               6,684,000
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                     3,521,000               3,521,000
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             139,388,000             139,388,000
<COMMON>                                     2,007,000               2,007,000
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                   24,350,000              24,350,000
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                          6,028,000               6,028,000
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>              32,385,000              32,385,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          300,000                 300,000
<PREFERRED>                                    272,000                 272,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                        32,000,000              32,000,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                          13,636,000              13,636,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                    1,947,000               1,947,000
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                1,112,000               1,112,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                      100,000                 100,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                     19,000                  19,000
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                14,000                  14,000
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>              57,603,000              57,603,000
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>              139,388,000             139,388,000
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    7,239,000              13,587,000
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           673,000                 847,000
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   4,683,000               9,784,000
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   5,356,000              10,631,000
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                      1,883,000               2,956,000
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             101,000                 171,000
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>               1,984,000               3,127,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       978,000               1,869,000
<NET-INCOME>                                 1,006,000               1,258,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                     15,000                  32,000
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  991,000               1,226,000
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       551,000               1,091,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                    2,696,000               2,696,000
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                       3,233,000               2,317,000
<EPS-BASIC>                                       0.49                    0.61
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.48                    0.60