<ARTICLE> OPUR1
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and the
consolidated statement of cash flows from the Company's September 30, 2000, Form
10-Q and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>

                                                  
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-2000             DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-2000             SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK                PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                  130,532,000             130,532,000
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    299,000                 299,000
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                       5,927,000               5,927,000
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                     3,316,000               3,316,000
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             140,074,000             140,074,000
<COMMON>                                     2,011,000               2,011,000
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                   24,425,000              24,425,000
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                          6,098,000               6,098,000
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>              32,534,000              32,534,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          300,000                 300,000
<PREFERRED>                                    272,000                 272,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                        32,000,000              32,000,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                          14,812,000              14,812,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                    1,669,000               1,669,000
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                1,112,000               1,112,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                      100,000                 100,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                     19,000                  19,000
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                 7,000                   7,000
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>              57,249,000              57,249,000
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>              140,074,000             140,074,000
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    7,022,000              20,610,000
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           363,000               1,209,000
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   5,015,000              14,800,000
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   5,378,000              16,009,000
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                      1,644,000               4,601,000
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              68,000                 238,000
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>               1,712,000               4,839,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                     1,076,000               2,945,000
<NET-INCOME>                                   636,000               1,894,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                     14,000                  46,000
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  622,000               1,848,000
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       552,000               1,643,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                    2,696,000               2,696,000
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         277,000               2,544,000
<EPS-BASIC>                                       0.31                    0.92
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.30                    0.90