<ARTICLE> UT <CIK>0000018734 <NAME> CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 	 <PERIOD-TYPE>					6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END>				DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END>					JUN-30-2000 <BOOK-VALUE>					PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>			3,246,175 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>			 42,765 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>				 201,913 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>		 	 26,985 <OTHER-ASSETS>					1,275,001 <TOTAL-ASSETS>					4,792,839 <COMMON>					 168,888 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>			 405,000 <RETAINED-EARNINGS>				 756,465 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>			1,330,353 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY>				 0 <PREFERRED>					 5,967 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>				1,254,554 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES>				 253,779 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>			 350,000 <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>		 	1,598,186 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>			4,792,839 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>			 754,239 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>				 42,441 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>			 577,431 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>		 	 619,872 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>				 134,367 <OTHER-INCOME-NET>				 2,362 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>			 136,729 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>			 61,037 <NET-INCOME>					 75,692 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>			 121 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>		 	 75,571 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>			 78,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>			 37,354 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>				 184,887 <EPS-BASIC>					 0.00<F1> <EPS-DILUTED>	 			 	 0.00<F1> <FN> <F1> ALL COMMON STOCK OWNED BY PARENT COMPANY; NO EPS REQUIRED </FN>