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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>  CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
<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>       3,131
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>           98,765
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>         32,945
<OTHER-ASSETS>                        0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                1,004,908
<COMMON>                        185,661
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>             0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>             125,355
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>  311,016
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>            22,000
<PREFERRED>                      44,120
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>            262,369
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                    0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>             0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>   20,600
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>    16,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>             0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>       2,590
<LEASES-CURRENT>                    293
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>  325,920
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 1,004,908
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>       133,227
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>              6,950
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>      107,829
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>      115,344
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>          17,883
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                (772)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>   17,676
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>          5,594
<NET-INCOME>                     12,082
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>         835
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>    11,247
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>          8,017
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>             0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>           28,738
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