<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
FROM THE
REGISTRANT'S SEPTEMBER 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>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                   14,993,389
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                          0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                       1,270,318
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       570,508
<OTHER-ASSETS>                               1,035,469
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              17,869,684
<COMMON>                                     2,628,899
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                            0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                          5,428,853
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>               8,057,752
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                         4,324,000
<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>               5,487,932
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>               17,869,684
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    3,535,441
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           224,457
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   2,603,281
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   2,827,738
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        707,703
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             308,642
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>               1,016,345
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       337,648
<NET-INCOME>                                   678,697
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  678,697
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       469,719
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                            0<F1>
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                     (1,067,256)
<EPS-BASIC>                                      43.
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      41.
<FN>
<F1>Not reported on an interim basis
</FN>