<ARTICLE>                                         OPUR1
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS,  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS  OF CASH FLOWS AND IS  QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.


  <NUMBER>                                        0
  <NAME>                                          CINERGY CORP. CONSOLIDATED
<MULTIPLIER>                                      1,000

                                                     
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                           YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                       DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                          JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                            DEC-31-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                            PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                        6,417,472
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                        358,853
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                           1,203,691
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                         1,055,012
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                     581,920
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                   9,616,948
<COMMON>                                                             1,589
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                        1,597,554
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                              1,054,578
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                   2,653,721
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                    0
<PREFERRED>                                                         92,597
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                             2,989,242
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                 550,194
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                                0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                           0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                       31,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                                0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                              0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                         0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                   3,300,194
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                    9,616,948
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                        5,937,888
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                               208,671
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                       5,244,665
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                       5,453,336
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                            484,552
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                 159,324
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                     643,876
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                           234,778
<NET-INCOME>                                                       409,098
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                          5,457
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                      403,641
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                          (285,925)
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                          205,798
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                             342,618
<EPS-BASIC>                                                         2.54
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                         2.53