<ARTICLE> UT <PERIOD-TYPE> 1-MO <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> SEP-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 281,348 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 24,880 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 4,675 <OTHER-ASSETS> 240,300 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 551,203 <COMMON> 0 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 225,667 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> (2,276) <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 223,391 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 120,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 34,870 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 100,000 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 1,022 <LEASES-CURRENT> 646 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 71,274 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 551,203 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 4,446 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> (1,186) <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 4,365 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 5,464 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> (1,018) <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 29 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> (989) <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,287 <NET-INCOME> (2,276) <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> (2,276) <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 711 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> (5,705) <EPS-BASIC> 0.00 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.00