<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from consolidated
balance sheet at December 31, 1995 and consolidated statement of income,
consolidated statement of retained earnings and consolidated statement of cash
flows and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                    1,670,950
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                          0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         292,596
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       472,968
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                  38,879
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,475,393
<COMMON>                                       192,266
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      495,252
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                             70,330
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 757,848
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                           55,000
<PREFERRED>                                     67,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           624,332
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                              29,600
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                       91,900
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   18,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 831,713
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                2,475,393
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    1,016,328
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            49,267
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     794,740
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     860,955
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        155,373
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                            (41,212)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 131,109
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        59,181
<NET-INCOME>                                    71,928
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      7,465
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   64,463
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        68,699
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       49,349<F1>
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         251,791
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.69
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.69
<FN>
<F1>Principal amount of bonds outstanding at December 31 multiplied by annual 
interest rates for each issue.
</FN>