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<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income and the
consolidated statement of cash flows from the Company's December 31, 1999 Form
10-K and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>

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<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1999             DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1999             DEC-31-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK                PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                  122,481,000             122,481,000
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                    273,000                 273,000
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                       6,028,000               6,028,000
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                     3,700,000               3,700,000
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             132,482,000             132,482,000
<COMMON>                                     1,998,000               1,998,000
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                   24,153,000              24,153,000
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                          5,933,000               5,933,000
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>              32,084,000              32,084,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          400,000                 400,000
<PREFERRED>                                    272,000                 272,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                        34,529,000              34,529,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                           7,617,000               7,617,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0                       0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                        0                       0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                      100,000                 100,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                     26,000                  26,000
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                23,000                  23,000
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>              57,431,000              57,431,000
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>              132,482,000             132,482,000
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                    6,670,000              26,777,000
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           485,000               1,960,000
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   4,526,000              18,727,000
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                   5,011,000              20,687,000
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                      1,659,000               6,090,000
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              43,000                 188,000
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>               1,702,000               6,278,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       936,000               3,298,000
<NET-INCOME>                                   766,000               2,980,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0                  71,000
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  766,000               2,909,000
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       468,000               2,102,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                    2,693,000               2,693,000
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                       3,587,000               7,450,000
<EPS-BASIC>                                       0.38                    1.48
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.38                    1.46


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