<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
REGISTRANT'S JUNE 30, 1999 UNAUDITED 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>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                   14,780,221
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                          0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                       1,642,583
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       489,783
<OTHER-ASSETS>                               1,038,306
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              17,950,893
<COMMON>                                     2,508,379
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                            0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                          5,323,588
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>               7,831,967
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                         4,418,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<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>               5,606,926
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>               17,950,893
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    2,241,078
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           102,727
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,712,123
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   1,814,850
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        426,228
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             214,624
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 640,852
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       225,603
<NET-INCOME>                                   415,249
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  415,249
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       311,524
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0<F1>
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                     (1,237,178)
<EPS-BASIC>                                      .27
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      .26
<FN>
<F1>Not reported on an interim basis
</FN>