<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> OPUR1
<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 September 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 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 130,532,000 130,532,000
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 299,000 299,000
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 5,927,000 5,927,000
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 3,316,000 3,316,000
<OTHER-ASSETS> 0 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 140,074,000 140,074,000
<COMMON> 2,011,000 2,011,000
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 24,425,000 24,425,000
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 6,098,000 6,098,000
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 32,534,000 32,534,000
300,000 300,000
272,000 272,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 32,000,000 32,000,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 14,812,000 14,812,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 1,669,000 1,669,000
<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> 7,000 7,000
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 57,249,000 57,249,000
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 140,074,000 140,074,000
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 7,022,000 20,610,000
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 363,000 1,209,000
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 5,015,000 14,800,000
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 5,378,000 16,009,000
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 1,644,000 4,601,000
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> 68,000 238,000
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 1,712,000 4,839,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,076,000 2,945,000
<NET-INCOME> 636,000 1,894,000
14,000 46,000
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 622,000 1,848,000
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 552,000 1,643,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 2,696,000 2,696,000
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 277,000 2,544,000
<EPS-BASIC> 0.31 0.92
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.30 0.90
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