[ARTICLE] UT
[LEGEND] THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE SHEET, INCOME STATEMENT 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.
[RESTATED]
[CIK] 0000049816
[NAME] ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY
[SUBSIDIARY]
[NUMBER] 0
[NAME] 0
[MULTIPLIER] 1,000,000
[CURRENCY] DEFAULT
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[PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR
[FISCAL-YEAR-END] DEC-31-1996
[PERIOD-START] JAN-01-1996
[PERIOD-END] DEC-31-1996
[EXCHANGE-RATE] 1
[BOOK-VALUE] PER-BOOK
[TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT] 4664
[OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST] 15
[TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS] 444
[TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES] 446
[OTHER-ASSETS] 0
[TOTAL-ASSETS] 5569
[COMMON] 1330
[CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN] 0
[RETAINED-EARNINGS] 246
[TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ] 1576
[PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 197
[PREFERRED] 96
[LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET] 1577
[SHORT-TERM-NOTES] 75
[LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE] 0
[COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS] 235
[LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT] 11
[PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT] 0
[CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS] 59
[LEASES-CURRENT] 37
[OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB] 1706
[TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB] 5569
[GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE] 1689
[INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE] 141
[OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES] 1186
[TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES] 1327
[OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS] 361
[OTHER-INCOME-NET] (6)
[INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN] 355
[TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE] 126
[NET-INCOME] 229
[PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS] 22
[EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM] 206
[COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS] 87
[TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS] 118
[CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS] 443
[EPS-PRIMARY] 0
[EPS-DILUTED] 0
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