<ARTICLE> OPUR1 <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <CURRENCY> U.S.DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1999 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 169,730 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 2,163 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 9,497 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 17,125 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 198,515 <COMMON> 43,292 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 15,857 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 59,149 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 772 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 62,614 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 4,546 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 71,434 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 198,515 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 9,766 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 1,080 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 6,015 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 7,095 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 2,671 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 183 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 2,854 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,078 <NET-INCOME> 1,776 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 9 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 1,767 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,344 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 4,093 <EPS-BASIC> 0.38 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.38