<ARTICLE>  UT
                                                 EXHIBIT 27.01

<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Statements of Income, Balance Sheets, Statements of Capitalization, Statements
of Changes in Common Stockholders' Equity and Statements of Cash Flows and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    4,399,697
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                  2,705,647
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         892,184
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       275,861
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                 411,758
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               8,685,147
<COMMON>                                       385,896
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      810,887
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                          1,437,792
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>               2,547,629<F1>
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          200,000
<PREFERRED>                                    105,340
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                         2,393,364
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                             824,384
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                 179,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                  202,702
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>               2,145,782<F1>
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                8,685,147
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    2,216,040
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            54,963<F2>
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,829,219
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,939,915
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        276,125
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              (8,314)<F3>
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 335,357
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       148,395
<NET-INCOME>                                   175,149
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      4,231
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  170,918
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       165,822
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                      107,883
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         522,253
<EPS-BASIC>                                     1.12
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.12
<FN>
<F1>Note 1 - ($86,946) thousand of Common Stockholders' Equity is classified
             as Other Items-Capitalization and Liabilities.  This represents
             the net of leveraged common stock held by the Employee Stock
             Ownership Plan, currency translation adjustments, and investment
             valuation reserve.

<F2>Note 2 - ($55,733) thousand of nonregulated and nonoperating income tax
             benefit is classified as Income Tax Expense.  The financial
             statement presentation includes them as a component of Other
             Income (Expense).

<F3>Note 3 - Includes Income from Nonregulated Businesses - Before Interest and
             Taxes, Allowance for Funds Used During Construction-Equity,
             Other Utility Income (Deductions)-Net and Distributions on
             redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trust.
</FN>