<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the consolidated balance sheet of Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company as of March 31, 1995 and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 1995 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> $1,012,194 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 543,571 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 137,188 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 0 <OTHER-ASSETS> 147,208 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,840,161 <COMMON> 291,586 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 222,184 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 505,367 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 50,000 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 603,008 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 50,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 64,145 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 559,238 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 1,840,161 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 152,279 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 7,126 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 126,302 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 133,428 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 18,851 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 776 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 19,627 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 6,176 <NET-INCOME> 13,451 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 911 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 12,540 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 12,883 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 6,073 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 62,504 <EPS-PRIMARY> $ .42 <EPS-DILUTED> $ .42