<ARTICLE>UT <LEGEND> THIS SECTION OF THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 633,945 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 59,640 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 106,436 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 44,249 <OTHER-ASSETS> 60,430 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 904,700 <COMMON> 46,345 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 166,563 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 108,299 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 321,207 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 39,888 <PREFERRED> 1,061 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 291,066 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 16,100 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 1,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 1,062 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 233,316 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 904,700 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 125,389 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 12,200 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 86,488 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 98,688 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 26,701 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (1,087) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 25,614 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,562 <NET-INCOME> 19,052 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 735 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 18,317 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 5,908 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 57,433 <EPS-PRIMARY> $1.32 <EPS-DILUTED> $1.28