<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SECTION OF THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STTEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,044,265 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 41,558 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 46,361 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,132,184 <COMMON> 85,474 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 192,717 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 50,281 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 328,472 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 467,670 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 98,775 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 15,400 <LEASES-CURRENT> 498 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 221,369 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 1,132,184 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 222,747 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 37,577 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 102,080 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 139,657 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 83,090 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 20,112 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 103,202 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 41,739 <NET-INCOME> 61,463 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 61,463 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 80,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 29,457 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 113,451 <EPS-BASIC> 61,463 <EPS-DILUTED> 61,463