<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-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>               JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                 MAR-31-1996
<BOOK-VALUE>                    PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>      1,459,586
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>      107,213
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>           200,739
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>               0<F1>
<OTHER-ASSETS>                    45,219
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                 1,812,757
<COMMON>                         356,812
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>              0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>              298,894
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>   655,706
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                  0
<PREFERRED>                       80,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>             479,002
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                     0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>              0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>    10,995
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>          0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>              0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>            0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                       0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>   598,049
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>  1,812,757
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>        237,879
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>              13,460
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>       193,463
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>       206,923<F2>
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>           30,956<F2>
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                  (203)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>    31,159
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>           8,696
<NET-INCOME>                      22,057<F3>
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>          939
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>     21,118
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>          17,375
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>              0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>            70,428
<EPS-PRIMARY>                        .62
<EPS-DILUTED>                        .62

<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