<ARTICLE>           UT
<LEGEND>
         Public Utility Companies and Public Utility Holding Companies
                             (Thousands of Dollars)
                      Fiscal year ended December 31, 1995
             For Period January 1, 1995 through September 30, 1995
                               Nine Months Ended
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                            1,000
<CURRENCY>                       U.S. DOLLARS
       
                        
<PERIOD-TYPE>          9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                  DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                     JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                       SEP-30-1995
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                              1
<BOOK-VALUE>                          PER-BOOK                  
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>            4,627,853                    
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>            573,649                 
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                 489,474              
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>             1,274,589                  
<OTHER-ASSETS>                               0                       
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                       6,965,565                             
<COMMON>                             1,641,075                               
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                    0                    
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                    257,591                      
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>       1,898,666               
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                   75,000                      
<PREFERRED>                            193,561                 
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                 2,519,791                    
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                           0                     
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                    0                   
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>          62,200               
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>           77,624           
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                    0                    
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                  0                
<LEASES-CURRENT>                             0  
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>       2,138,723                
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>        6,965,565                 
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>            1,298,101             
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                   119,002             
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>             604,369            
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>             814,180         
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                483,921              
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                    (183,552)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>               0         
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>               165,624                      
<NET-INCOME>                           181,367        
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                  0                 
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>          181,367                 
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                58,998                   
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>              155,069        
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                 445,332        
<EPS-PRIMARY>                             2.08        
<EPS-DILUTED>                                0