CENTRAL & SOUTH WEST CORP
35-CERT, 2000-04-25
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. 70-8557

REPORT PERIOD
January 1, 2000 to March 31, 2000


In the matter of:
CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION, ET AL


      Central and South West  Corporation  ("CSW") hereby certifies on behalf of
itself and Central Power and Light Company  ("CPL"),  Public Service  Company of
Oklahoma ("PSO"),  Southwestern  Electric Power Company  ("SWEPCO"),  West Texas
Utilities Company ("WTU"),  and Central and South West Services,  Inc. ("CSWS"),
that  during  the  period  from  January  1, 2000  through  March 31,  2000 (the
"Reporting Period"):
      1. The maximum  principal amount of short-term  borrowings  outstanding at
each of the  companies  during the  Reporting  Period,  the date of the  maximum
borrowing and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") borrowing limit for
each Company as of the end of the period was as follows:

    CSW
  System              Money Pool    Short-Term         Total            SEC
 Companies   Date     Borrowings   Borrowings (1)    Borrowings         Limit

  CPL     02/01/2000 $370,262,964        -         $370,262,964    $600,000,000
  PSO     02/29/2000  114,527,128        -          114,527,128     300,000,000
  SWEPCO  02/03/2000  181,001,704        -          181,001,704     250,000,000
  WTU     02/01/2000   25,759,434        -           25,759,434     165,000,000
  CSWS    01/06/2000   95,435,273        -           95,435,273     210,000,000
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(1)  Pursuant to the External Program authorized in this file.



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      2. The weighted average interest rate for borrowings  during the Reporting
Period through the Money Pool was 6.26%.

      3. The maximum amount of CSW's  short-term  borrowings on behalf of itself
and the Subsidiaries during the Reporting Period and its SEC limit as of the end
of the period was as follows:


              Total         CSW          CSW        Total CSW
            Subsidiary    Loans to   Corporation    Short-Term        SEC
 Date       Borrowings   Money Pool   Borrowings    Borrowings       Limit
 ----       ----------   ----------   ----------    ----------       -----
01/05/2000 $621,915,000 $621,915,000 $500,498,000 $1,122,413,000  $2,500,000,000

      Said  transactions  have been carried out in accordance with the terms and
conditions   of,   and  for  the   purpose   represented   in,   the   Form  U-1
Application-Declaration,  as amended, of CSW, et al, in File No. 70-8557, and in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the  Commission's  order dated March
21, 1995, permitting said Application-Declaration to become effective.



      DATED:   April 24, 2000



                         CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION
                         CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY
                         PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA
                         SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
                         WEST TEXAS UTILITIES COMPANY
                         CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST SERVICES, INC.

                     BY: CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION



                         BY: /s/ Lawrence B. Connors
                             ---------------------------
                             Lawrence B. Connors
                             Controller






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