<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE REGISTRANT'S DECEMBER 31, 1999 AUDITED BALANCE SHEET, INCOME STATEMENT AND CASH FLOW STATEMENT, AND NOTES THERETO, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 15,721,783 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,031,124 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 595,263 <OTHER-ASSETS> 933,101 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 18,281,271 <COMMON> 2,634,762 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 5,511,802 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 8,146,564 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 4,324,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 360,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 94,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 5,356,707 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 18,281,271 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 4,623,817 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 278,126 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 3,454,359 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 3,732,485 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 891,332 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 476,749 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 1,368,081 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 448,184 <NET-INCOME> 919,897 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 919,897 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 627,970 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 431,936 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> (405,981) <EPS-BASIC> .59 <EPS-DILUTED> .56