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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>
<MULTIPLIER>           1,000

<S>                                           <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                             YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                            DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                               JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                                 DEC-31-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                    PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                       $921,416
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                      $98,808
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                          $147,422
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                        $168,253
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                        $0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                $1,335,899
<COMMON>                                                          $1,686
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                       $349,924
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                             $132,796
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                  $484,406
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                            $35,000
<PREFERRED>                                                      $21,030
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                            $335,451
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                               $50,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                             $0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                        $0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                    $35,100
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                             $0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                           $0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                      $0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                  $374,912
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                 $1,335,899
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                       $521,940
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                             $27,758
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      $423,544
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      $451,302
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                          $70,638
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                               $10,779
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                   $81,417
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                         $29,614
<NET-INCOME>                                                     $48,573
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                       $3,230
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                         $0
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                         $36,422
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                        $13,057
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                          $103,803
<EPS-BASIC>                                                         2.88
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                          0


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