<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 EXTRACTED FROM THE STATEMENT OF INCOME, STATEMENT OF
 CASH FLOWS, BALANCE SHEET AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
 ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
       
                          
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<NAME>                       CIPS   
<MULTIPLIER>                       1,000     
<PERIOD-TYPE>                9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>            DEC-31-1993
<PERIOD-START>               JAN-01-1994
<PERIOD-END>                 SEP-30-1994
<BOOK-VALUE>                    PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>      1,427,620
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>            0 
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>           200,169 
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>               0<F1>
<OTHER-ASSETS>                    42,117
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                 1,669,906
<COMMON>                         121,283
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>              0 
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>              456,152
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>   577,435
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                  0
<PREFERRED>                       80,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>             459,543
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                     0 
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>              0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>         0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>     15,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>              0  
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>            0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                       0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>   537,928
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>  1,669,906 
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>        637,764
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>              41,263
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>       509,156
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>       549,815<F2>
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>           87,949
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                 3,674
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>    91,019
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>          24,587
<NET-INCOME>                      66,432
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>        2,568
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>     63,864
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>          51,400
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>              0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>           140,005
<EPS-PRIMARY>                          0<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                          0<F1>

<FN>
<F1> INFORMATION NOT NORMALLY DISCLOSED IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND NOTES.
<F2> INCLUDES INCOME TAX EXPENSE.
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