<TABLE> <S> <C>
<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 June 30, 2000 Form 10-Q
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<S> <C> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 JUN-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 128,896,000 128,896,000
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 287,000 287,000
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 6,684,000 6,684,000
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 3,521,000 3,521,000
<OTHER-ASSETS> 0 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 139,388,000 139,388,000
<COMMON> 2,007,000 2,007,000
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 24,350,000 24,350,000
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 6,028,000 6,028,000
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 32,385,000 32,385,000
300,000 300,000
272,000 272,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 32,000,000 32,000,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 13,636,000 13,636,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 1,947,000 1,947,000
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 1,112,000 1,112,000
100,000 100,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 19,000 19,000
<LEASES-CURRENT> 14,000 14,000
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 57,603,000 57,603,000
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 139,388,000 139,388,000
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 7,239,000 13,587,000
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 673,000 847,000
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 4,683,000 9,784,000
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 5,356,000 10,631,000
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 1,883,000 2,956,000
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> 101,000 171,000
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 1,984,000 3,127,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 978,000 1,869,000
<NET-INCOME> 1,006,000 1,258,000
15,000 32,000
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 991,000 1,226,000
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 551,000 1,091,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 2,696,000 2,696,000
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 3,233,000 2,317,000
<EPS-BASIC> 0.49 0.61
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.48 0.60
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