<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> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1994 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,433,834 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 100 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 192,041 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 0<F1> <OTHER-ASSETS> 44,761 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,769,612 <COMMON> 356,812 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 287,909 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 644,044 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 80,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 459,695 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <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> 570,873 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 1,769,612 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 210,462 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 6,680 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 182,210 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 188,890<F2> <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 21,572<F2> <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 315 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 21,572 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 8,523 <NET-INCOME> 13,536<F3> <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 968 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 12,568 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 17,035 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 65,621 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.37 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.37 <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