Exhibit 23.01
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                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




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 and 33-31475 and CIPSCO
Incorporated's previously filed Registration Statement File No. 33-32936.



                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Chicago, Illinois,
March 10, 1997