[ARTICLE] UT
[LEGEND]
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the balance
sheet, income statements and cash flow statement of Illinois Power Company and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the balance sheet, income statement
and cash flow statement of Illinois Power Company.
[/LEGEND]
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[PERIOD-TYPE] 9-MOS
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1994
[PERIOD-END] SEP-30-1994
[BOOK-VALUE] PER-BOOK
[TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT] 4623
[OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST] 16
[TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS] 373
[TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES] 421
[OTHER-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 5433
[COMMON] 1414
[CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN] 0
[RETAINED-EARNINGS] 39
[TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ] 1427
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 36
[PREFERRED] 304
[LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET] 1869
[SHORT-TERM-NOTES] 97
[LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE] 0
[COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS] 107
[LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT] 0
[PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT] 0
[CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS] 70
[LEASES-CURRENT] 34
[OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB] 1489
[TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB] 5433
[GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE] 1222
[INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE] 103
[OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES] 863
[TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES] 966
[OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS] 256
[OTHER-INCOME-NET] (4)
[INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN] 252
[TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE] 102
[NET-INCOME] 150
[PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS] 18
[EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM] 132
[COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS] 45<F1>
[TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS] 103
[CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS] 219
[EPS-PRIMARY] 0
[EPS-DILUTED] 0
<FN>
<F1>Cash dividends paid.
</FN>
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