<ARTICLE> UT <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 80,520 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 1,335 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 15,446 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,283 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 98,584 <COMMON> 27,805 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 11,334 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 39,139 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 27,599 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 5,880 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 600 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 456 <LEASES-CURRENT> 61 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 24,849 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 98,584 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 22,049 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 2,501 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 4,986 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 7,487 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 4,561 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 141 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 4,702 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 733 <NET-INCOME> 3,969 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 3,969 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 616 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 6,950 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.00 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.00