<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>                                        UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                         DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                                            JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                                              DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                             12-MOS
<BOOK-VALUE>                                              PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                          3,775,901
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                                0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                               586,328
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                             760,008
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                        54,691
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                     5,176,928
<COMMON>                                                             762,136
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                            339,101
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                                  427,226
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                     1,528,463
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                160,000
<PREFERRED>                                                           40,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                               1,702,650
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                         0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                                  0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                             0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                        151,500
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                                  0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                                0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                           0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                     1,594,315
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                      5,176,928
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                          1,848,075
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                                 136,386
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                         1,351,657
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                         1,488,043
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                              360,032
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                    19,135
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                       379,167
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                             142,966
<NET-INCOME>                                                         236,201
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                           17,673
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                        218,528
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                             219,550
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                            143,334
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                               440,848
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