Exhibit 23.02
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                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation of our report included in and incorporated by reference in
this Form 10-K, into Central Illinois Public Service Company's
previously filed Registration Statements File Nos. 33-29384, 33-31475,
33-59674, 33-45506 and 33-56063 and CIPSCO Incorporated's previously
filed Registration Statement File No. 33-32936.



                                            ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Chicago, Illinois,
March 4, 1996