CENTRAL & SOUTH WEST CORP
35-CERT, 1999-05-17
ELECTRIC SERVICES
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                                  UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549





Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
File No. 70-9119
Report Date: January 1, 1999 to March 31, 1999



In the Matter of:
Central and South West Corporation
CSW Energy Services, Inc.

This report is filed under Rule 24 of the Public Utility  Holding Company Act of
1935 by Central and South West Corporation  (CSW) pursuant to an order issued by
the Securities and Exchange  Commission  dated August 24, 1998 (HCAR  35-26910).
This matter  requires the filing of quarterly  reports by CSW to the commission,
concerning the business  activities  and financings  carried out pursuant to the
authorizations granted by this order, to contain the following information:  (a)
balance sheets and income statements for CSW Energy Services, Inc. (Services) as
of the end of the reporting period covered; (b) a statement showing (i) revenues
of Services  derived from the EV Business in the states  comprising  the Service
Areas and (ii) revenues  derived from the EV Business in all other states,  both
during the period covered and  cumulatively;  (c) a description of  expenditures
and  investments  made by CSW and/or  Services in EV Business  activities,  both
during the period covered and cumulatively, including details in tabular form as
to : (i) the amount(s) invested, the identity of all other corporations, parties
or joint  ventures  involved,  the  percentage of Services'  investment in joint
arrangements,  and a description of the activities being  conducted,  (ii) third
party financing used to finance EV Business  activities  conducted by any entity
in which CSW and/or  Services  has a direct or indirect  ownership  interest and
(iii)  financing  obtained  by CSW  and/or  Services  in order to  engage  in EV
Business activities;  (d) a description of any state utility commission findings
concerning EV Business activities or related  transactions,  and (to be filed as
exhibits)  copies of all applications to, and orders issued by, such commissions
pertaining  to  EV  Business  activities  or  related  transactions;  and  (e) a
narrative  description of Services' EV Business  activities during the reporting

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period,  including but not limited to, narrative  information relating to all EV
Business related  contracts (i) with unrelated parties and (ii) between or among
CSW system companies;  and, provided further,  that no later than August 15th of
each year,  Applicants  will file balance sheets for Services as of June 30th of
that year and income  statements  for Services for the  six-month  period ending
June 30th of the year.  This  report  covers  the  period  from  January 1, 1999
through March 31, 1999.



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The requested information for the reporting period January 1, 1999 through March
31, 1999, is as follows:

a)  Copies of Services  balance  sheet and income  statement  for the  reporting
    period  ended March 31, 1999 are  attached as Exhibit 1 which is being filed
    confidentially under Form SE.

b)    i.  Revenue derived from states within the service area:
          For the reporting period ended March 31, 1999:          $ 61,732
          Inception to date:                                      $137,011

ii.   Revenue derived from states outside of the service area:
          For the reporting period ended March 31, 1999:          $ 19,974
          Inception to date:                                      $ 60,926


c)  Description of expenditures  and investments  made by CSW and/or Services in
    the EV business for the reporting period ended March 31, 1999 and, inception
    to date, are attached in Exhibit 2.

d)    State Commission findings concerning EV Business activities:  None

e) Description of Services EV Business activities during the reporting period:

          CSW TotalEV began its business of distributing  electric  bicycles and
      related products  following SEC approval in late August of 1998. Since its
      inception, TotalEV has placed some 1,000  environmentally-friendly  E-bike
      products  into the  market  place.  Approximately  75  bicycle  shops were
      retailing electric bikes and scooters in TotalEV's targeted market area as
      of March 31, 1999.

          As of the end of the first  quarter  of 1999,  TotalEV  maintains  its
      original agreements to distribute E-bikes and related products with Currie
      Technologies  (US  ProDrive  electric  bikes) and ZAP Power  Systems  (ZAP
      electric  bikes  and  electric  scooters).  TotalEV  has  entered  into an
      agreement with the Electric  Transportation  Company to begin distribution
      of their  electric bike products  beginning in the second quarter of 1999.
      No contracts  are in place with any other  unrelated  parties or among CSW
      system companies.


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                                S I G N A T U R E


     As requested  by order of this  Commission  pursuant to the Public  Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935,  Central and South West Corporation has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf on this 14th day of May 1999.

                                            Central and South West Corporation
                                            CSW Energy Services, Inc.

                                            /s/ Lawrence B. Connors
                                                Lawrence B. Connors
                                                Controller and Chief
                                                Accounting Officer



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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS






Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit


1    Balance sheet and income statement for the reporting period ended March 31,
     1999 are filed confidentially under Form SE.


2    Description of expenditures and investments made by CSW and/or Services in
     the EV Business for the reporting period ended March 31, 1999 and inception
     to date.




Central and South West Corporation                                     EXHIBIT 2
File No:  70-9119                                                    Page 1 of 2
Report For Period:  January 1, 1999  to March 31, 1999


C)  Description of investments and expenditures made by CSW and/or Services in 
    the EV Business:
         
    (i) Identify all other corporations, parties or joint ventures involved, the
        percentage of Services' investment in joint arragements, and a
        description of the activities being conducted:

    INVESTMENTS
    a)  For the reporting period ending:  March 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

              Parties Investing         Percentage of Services'   Description of Activities being
                                         Investment   Investment             Conducted
        ------------------------------  ---------     ----------  --------------------------------
<S>     <C>                             <C>           <C>         <C>    

        NONE                                  0%          $ -       N/A


</TABLE>

    b)  For the cumulative period ending March 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

              Parties Investing         Percentage of Services'   Description of Activities being
                                         Investment   Investment             Conducted
        ------------------------------  ---------     ----------  --------------------------------
<S>     <C>                             <C>           <C>         <C>    

        NONE                                  0%         $ -        N/A

</TABLE>


      EXPENDITURES

    a)  For the reporting period ending:  March 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

              Parties Investing         Percentage of Services'   Description of Activities being
                                         Investment   Investment             Conducted
        ------------------------------  ---------     ----------  --------------------------------
<S>     <C>                             <C>           <C>         <C>   

        NONE                                  0%          $ -      N/A

</TABLE>

    b)  For the cumulative period ending:  March 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

              Parties Investing         Percentage of  Services'   Description of Activities being
                                         Investment    Investment             Conducted
        ------------------------------  ---------      ----------  --------------------------------
<S>     <C>                             <C>            <C>         <C>    

        NONE                                  0%          $ -       N/A

</TABLE>
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Central and South West Corporation                                     EXHIBIT 2
File No:  70-9119                                                    Page 2 of 2
Report For Period:  January 1, 1999  to March 31, 1999


   Item C (cont'd)


   (ii)Third party financing used to finance EV Business activities:

       a)  For the reporting period ending:  March 31, 1999

                                   Amount                   Purpose of
Name of Third party               Financed                  Financing
- --------------------------     ----------------    -----------------------------
NONE                                $ -                         N/A


       b)  For the cumulative period ending:  March 31, 1999

                                   Amount                   Purpose of
Name of Third party               Financed                  Financing
- --------------------------     ----------------    -----------------------------
NONE                                 $ -                        N/A




   (iii)  Financing obtained by CSW and/or Services in order to engage in EV
          Business activities:

     The EV Business is totally  financed  through a  combination  of internally
generated  funds and short-term  debt by the parent  company,  Central and South
West Corporation.



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