<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 STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,029,270 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 0 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 28,353 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 45,883 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,103,506 <COMMON> 85,474 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 192,717 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 77,452 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 355,643 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 436,725 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 39,677 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 31,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 15,130 <LEASES-CURRENT> 522 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 224,809 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 1,103,506 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 113,025 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 17,205 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 48,467 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 65,672 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 47,353 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 197 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 47,550 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 20,379 <NET-INCOME> 27,171 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 27,171 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 14,645 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 64,416 <EPS-BASIC> 27,171 <EPS-DILUTED> 27,171