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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>                             6-MOS      
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                         DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                            JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                              JUN-30-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                 PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                     876,963
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     3,646
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         91,261
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       33,905
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                      0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              1,005,775
<COMMON>                                      185,661
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                           0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                           123,557
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                309,218
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          22,000
<PREFERRED>                                    44,120
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                          282,378
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                  0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                           0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                 11,200
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                  16,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                           0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                     3,214
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                  356
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                317,289
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>               1,005,775
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                     233,739
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                           10,515
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                    191,217
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                    202,837
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        30,902
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                             (1,390)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 30,617
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                       11,461
<NET-INCOME>                                   19,156
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                     1,667
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                  17,489
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                       16,056
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                           0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         49,409
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                       0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                       0