<ARTICLE> UT <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 281,549 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 46,510 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 5,777 <OTHER-ASSETS> 236,073 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 569,909 <COMMON> 0 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 225,667 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 6,321 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 231,988 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 120,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 37,338 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 100,000 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 1,201 <LEASES-CURRENT> 646 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 78,916 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 569,909 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 113,053 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 9,773 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 82,530 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 92,303 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 20,750 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 64 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 20,814 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 8,684 <NET-INCOME> 12,130 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 12,130 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 6,039 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 4,266 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 19,120 <EPS-BASIC> 0.00 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.00