<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>
<MULTIPLIER>                                                            1,000
       
<S>                                                                           <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                                 YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                                             DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                                                                MAR-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                                                  JUN-30-1998
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                                                      267,760
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                                                          0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                                                          12,186
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                                                        11,097
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                                                   4,069
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                                                 295,112
<COMMON>                                                                                         8,780
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                                                       18,683
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                                                             94,595
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                                                 122,058
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                                                0
<PREFERRED>                                                                                          0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                                                            54,516
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                                              27,323
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                                                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                                                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                                                        0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                                                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                                                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                                                  91,215
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                                                  295,112
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                                                       50,162
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                                                           (1,013)
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                                                      51,728
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                                                      50,715
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                                                          (553)
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                                               (126)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                                                   (679)
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                                                           969
<NET-INCOME>                                                                                   (1,648)
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                                                          0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                                                  (1,648)
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                                                             0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                                                          951
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                                                           6,293
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                                                     0.00
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                                                     0.00
        

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