<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME AND STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CASE FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <RESTATED> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,016,791 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 98,464 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 157,464 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 138,170 <OTHER-ASSETS> 63,290 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,474,179 <COMMON> 309,206 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 42,818 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 352,024 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 98,141 <PREFERRED> 9,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 558,243 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 42,500 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 13,359 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 260 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 400,652 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 1,474,179 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 71,293 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 7,452 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 57,659 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 65,111 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 6,182 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 10,865 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 17,047 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 10,966 <NET-INCOME> 6,081 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 1,200 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 4,881 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 15,314 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 9,730 <EPS-PRIMARY> .15 <EPS-DILUTED> .15