<ARTICLE> UT <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-2000 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 31,834,427 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 168,333 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 14,951,585 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 3,271,050 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 50,225,395 <COMMON> 369,077 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 3,787,694 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 10,061,112 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 14,217,883 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 16,765,000 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 4,837,982 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 250,723 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 14,153,807 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 50,225,395 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 55,577,590 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 742,444 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 52,569,734 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 53,312,178 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 2,265,412 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 293,944 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 2,559,356 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,284,162 <NET-INCOME> 1,275,194 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 10,061,112 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 742,986 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 933,328 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> (213,803) <EPS-BASIC> .52 <EPS-DILUTED> .52