Exhibit 32.12


                           SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION
                        OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF
                         CENTRAL ILLINOIS LIGHT COMPANY
                         (required by Section 906 of the
                           Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)


In connection  with the report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly  period ended June
30, 2004 of Central  Illinois  Light  Company (the  "Company") as filed with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the "Form  10-Q"),  I,
Warner L. Baxter, chief financial officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to
18 U.S.C.  ss.1350,  as adopted pursuant to ss.906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

(1)  The Form 10-Q fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section  13(a) or
     15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2)  The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated: August 9, 2004



                                            /s/ Warner L. Baxter
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                                            Warner L. Baxter
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer
                                            (Principal Financial Officer)