<ARTICLE> OPUR1 <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 178,762 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 2,171 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 13,565 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 17,964 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 212,462 <COMMON> 44,549 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 17,853 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 62,402 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 772 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 65,476 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 5,410 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 170 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 78,232 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 212,462 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 32,575 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 4,051 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 19,582 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 23,633 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 8,942 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 542 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 9,484 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 3,418 <NET-INCOME> 6,066 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 29 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 6,037 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 4,107 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 6,994 <EPS-BASIC> 1.25 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.25