<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>
       
                          
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<NAME>                       CIPS
<MULTIPLIER>                       1,000
<PERIOD-TYPE>                YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>            DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>               JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                 DEC-31-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                    PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>      1,465,655
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>            0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>           204,962 
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>               0<F1>
<OTHER-ASSETS>                    44,188
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                 1,714,805
<COMMON>                         121,282
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>              0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>              449,137
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>   570,419
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                  0
<PREFERRED>                       80,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>             478,926
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                     0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>              0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>    47,921
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>          0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>              0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>            0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                       0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>   537,539
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>  1,714,805 
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>        833,119
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>              44,483
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>       683,548
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>       727,090<F2>
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>          106,029
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                  (806)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>   104,282
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>          33,651
<NET-INCOME>                      70,631
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>        3,850
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>     66,781
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>          71,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>         32,871
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>           140,833
<EPS-PRIMARY>                          0<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED>                          0<F1>

<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