EXHIBIT 23


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of
Central Power and Light Company

     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
of our reports dated February 25, 1994, included in, and incorporated by
reference in this Form 10-K, into Central Power and Light Company's
previously filed registration statement on Form S-3 (File Nos. 33-48995 and
33-49577). 


Arthur Andersen & Co.



Dallas, Texas
February 25, 1994