<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000940170 <NAME> Enova Corporation <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 3,074,371 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 650,188 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 503,703 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 95,680 <OTHER-ASSETS> 325,295 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,649,237 <COMMON> 291,571 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 566,473 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 711,626 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,569,670 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 25,000 <PREFERRED> 78,475 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,188,093 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 194,522 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 61,310 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 96,723 <LEASES-CURRENT> 8,592 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,426,852 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 4,649,237 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,993,474 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 151,813 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,506,698 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,658,511 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 334,963 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 5,972 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 340,935 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 110,008 <F1> <NET-INCOME> 230,927 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <F1> <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 230,927 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 181,866 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 89,198 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 559,406 <EPS-PRIMARY> 1.98 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.98 <FN> <F1> PREFERRED DIVIDEND OF SUBSIDIARY INCLUDED IN INTEREST EXPENSE