<ARTICLE> UT <RESTATED> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1998 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1997 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1997 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 28,205,441 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 200,000 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 15,869,426 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 3,965,629 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 48,240,496 <COMMON> 359,542 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 3,231,422 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 8,320,338 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,911,302 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 17,443,755 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 6,430,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 242,392 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 12,213,047 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 48,240,496 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 19,866,095 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 58,004 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 18,995,316 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 19,053,320 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 812,775 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 208,994 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 1,021,769 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 886,762 <NET-INCOME> 135,007 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 8,320,338 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 525,018 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 569,045 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> (383,535) <EPS-PRIMARY> .06 <EPS-DILUTED> .06