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<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.
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<NAME>  CILCORP INC.
<MULTIPLIER>    1,000
       
                                       
<PERIOD-TYPE>                           3-MOS      
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                 DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                    JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                      MAR-31-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                         PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>             870,067
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>            23,551
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                152,361
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>               58,187
<OTHER-ASSETS>                        128,062
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                      1,232,228
<COMMON>                              169,253
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                   0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                   180,184
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>        349,437
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                  22,000
<PREFERRED>                            44,120
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                  310,694
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                     25,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                   0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>         20,600
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>          19,195
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                   0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>             2,590
<LEASES-CURRENT>                          293
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>        438,299
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>       1,232,228
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>             170,587
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                    7,360
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>            143,503
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>            150,863
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                19,724
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                      (191)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>         19,533
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                7,225
<NET-INCOME>                           12,308
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>               835
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>          11,473
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                8,017
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                   0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                 27,139
<EPS-PRIMARY>                             .88
<EPS-DILUTED>                             .88