<ARTICLE> UT <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 81,841 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 840 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 9,643 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,320 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 93,644 <COMMON> 0 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 27,806 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 10,246 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 38,052 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 27,599 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 5,047 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 600 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 423 <LEASES-CURRENT> 64 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 21,859 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 93,644 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 30,178 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 1,773 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 6,856 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 12,677 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 4,940 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 48 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 4,988 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 2,117 <NET-INCOME> 2,871 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 2,871 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 1,849 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 10,804 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0