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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS, BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN
ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
                     
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000
<CURRENCY>                              U.S. Dollars
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS                     
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                            DEC-31-1997
<PERIOD-START>                               JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                 JUN-30-1998
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                               1          
<BOOK-VALUE>                                   PER-BOOK   
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                         62,309    
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                       19,824    
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                            31,473    
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                               0    
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                     3,418    
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                   117,024    
<COMMON>                                           1,187    
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                         36,299    
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                               31,697    
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                    69,183    
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                  0    
<PREFERRED>                                        1,446    
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                              23,778    
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                 3,513    
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                              0    
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                         0    
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                      1,063    
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                              0    
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                            0    
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                       0    
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                    18,041    
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                    117,024    
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                         25,438    
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                 591    
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                        22,202    
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                        22,793    
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                            3,236    
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                (1,929)   
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                     1,307    
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                           1,365    
<NET-INCOME>                                      (8,583)   
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                           33    
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                     (8,583)   
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                           1,433    
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                              0    
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                             5,033         
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                      (1.16)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      (1.16)
                                                   


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