<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>                                 7
  <NAME>                                   THE CINCINNATI GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
<MULTIPLIER>                                                           1,000

                                                        
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                              12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                          DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                             JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                               DEC-31-1999
<BOOK-VALUE>                                               PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                          3,452,799
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                          180,428
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                               495,926
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                             525,585
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                        68,156
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                     4,722,894
<COMMON>                                                             762,136
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                            562,851
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                                  334,178
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                     1,659,165
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                      0
<PREFERRED>                                                           20,686
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                               1,130,159
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                   234,702
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                                  0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                             0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                              0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                                  0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                                0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                           0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                     1,678,182
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                      4,722,894
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                          2,419,927
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                                 132,142
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                         1,973,330
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                         2,105,472
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                              314,455
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                    13,643
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                       328,098
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                              94,522
<NET-INCOME>                                                         233,576
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                              856
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                        232,720
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                            (250,100)
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                             90,301
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                               465,203
<EPS-BASIC>                                                           0.00
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                           0.00