<ARTICLE> OPUR1 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 244,701 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 2,771 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 10,622 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 16,622 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 213,049 <COMMON> 44,809 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 19,587 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 64,396 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 772 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 64,825 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 1,931 <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> 80,931 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 213,049 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 31,473 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 3,605 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 19,004 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 22,609 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 8,864 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 604 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 9,468 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3,381 <NET-INCOME> 6,087 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 29 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 6,058 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 4,312 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 8,140 <EPS-BASIC> 1.25 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.25