<ARTICLE>                                         UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                           DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                                              JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                                                JUN-30-1995
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                               6-MOS
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                             3,789,288
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                                   0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                  518,201
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                                736,479
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                           49,969
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                        5,093,937
<COMMON>                                                                762,136
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                               339,135
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                                     427,623
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                        1,528,894
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                   160,000
<PREFERRED>                                                              40,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                                  1,774,404
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                       13,500
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                                     0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                                0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                                 0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                                90,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                                   0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                              0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                        1,487,139
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                         5,093,937
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                               918,665
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                                     67,563
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                              670,865
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                              738,428
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                                 180,237
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                        8,377
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                          188,614
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                 70,968
<NET-INCOME>                                                            117,646
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                              10,724
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                           106,922
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                                107,550
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                                70,601
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                                  212,399
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