<ARTICLE> UT
<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.
</LEGEND>
       
                          
<CIK>                         0000860520
<NAME>                       CIPSCO Inc.   
<MULTIPLIER>                       1,000     
<PERIOD-TYPE>                9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>            DEC-31-1993
<PERIOD-START>               JAN-01-1994
<PERIOD-END>                 SEP-30-1994
<BOOK-VALUE>                    PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>      1,427,620
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>       95,758 
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>           200,743 
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>               0<F1>
<OTHER-ASSETS>                    43,162
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                 1,767,283
<COMMON>                         357,212
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>              0 
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>              292,804
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>   650,016
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                  0
<PREFERRED>                       80,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>             459,543
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                   850 
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>              0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>         0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>     15,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>              0  
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>            0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                       0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>   561,874
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>  1,767,283 
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>        644,397
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>              42,247
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>       510,604
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>       552,851<F2>
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>           91,546<F2>
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                 2,673
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>    94,219
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>          24,091
<NET-INCOME>                      70,128<F3>
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>        2,568
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>     67,560
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>          50,820
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>              0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>           144,942
<EPS-PRIMARY>                       1.98
<EPS-DILUTED>                       1.98

<FN>
<F1> INFORMATION NOT NORMALLY DISCLOSED IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND NOTES.
<F2> INCLUDES INCOME TAX EXPENSE.
<F3> NET INCOME BEFORE PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND OF SUBSIDIARY
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