<ARTICLE> UT <PERIOD-TYPE> 4-MOS 8-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> SEP-01-1999 JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1999 AUG-31-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 283,783 0 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 56,623 0 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 4,646 0 <OTHER-ASSETS> 239,045 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 584,097 0 <COMMON> 0 0 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 225,667 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 229 0 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 225,896 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 120,000 0 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 44,009 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 100,000 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 1,021 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 646 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 92,475 0 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 584,047 0 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 54,098 122,626 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 3,406 3,639 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 42,830 107,708 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 46,236 111,347 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 7,862 11,279 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 237 (20) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 8,099 11,259 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 5,386 6,739 <NET-INCOME> 2,713 4,520 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 2,713 4,520 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 2,484 6,255 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 2,844 5,689 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> (6,891) 53,533 <EPS-BASIC> 0 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 0