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<ARTICLE>                                   OPUR1
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEET,  CONSOLIDATED  STATEMENT OF INCOME AND CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT  OF CASH FLOWS AND IS  QUALIFIED  IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<S>                                         <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                               3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                           Dec-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                              Jan-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                Jun-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE>                                PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                         923,609
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                        74,579
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                            114,513
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                          148,750
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                          0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                  1,261,451
<COMMON>                                                           84,311
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                         267,336
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                               110,424
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                    462,071
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                              35,000
<PREFERRED>                                                        21,030
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                              335,355
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                  4,500
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                               0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                      47,610
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                               0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                             0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                        0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                    355,885
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                   1,261,451
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                         305,117
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                               13,995
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                        252,198
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                        266,193
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                            38,924
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                  4,869
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                     43,793
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                           15,335
<NET-INCOME>                                                       28,458
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                         1,615
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                      26,843
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                            9,106
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                          11,879
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                             48,869
<EPS-BASIC>                                                          0.00
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                        0.00



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