<ARTICLE> OPUR1 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> MAR-30-2000 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 241,915 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 2,730 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 10,581 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 16,606 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 210,337 <COMMON> 44,665 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 17,940 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 62,605 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 772 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 65,346 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 3,401 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 194 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 78,019 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 210,337 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 9,728 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 888 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 6,433 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 7,321 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 2,407 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 237 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 2,644 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,103 <NET-INCOME> 1,541 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 9 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 1,532 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,433 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 655 <EPS-BASIC> 0.32 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.32