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<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000050172
<NAME> INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 1,026,195
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<TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,728,756
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64,945
8,736
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0
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<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,129,475
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> (29,463)
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,156,732
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<NET-INCOME> (60,544)
3,469
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> (64,013)
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<EPS-BASIC> 0<F1>
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<FN>
<F1> All common stock owned by parent company; no EPS required.
</FN>
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