Exhibit 23







                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by 

reference of our report dated June 26, 1996, included in this Form 11-K for the 

year ended December 31, 1995, into Central Illinois Public Service Company's 

previously filed Registration Statements File Nos. 33-29384, 33-31475,

33-59674, 33-45506 and 33-56063 and CIPSCO Incorporated's previously filed 

Registration Statement File No. 33-32936.




                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Chicago, Illinois,
June 26, 1996