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   <NUMBER> 004
   <NAME> PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA
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<PERIOD-TYPE>              YEAR                  YEAR                 YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                 DEC-31-1995         DEC-31-1994            DEC-31-1993
<PERIOD-END>                      DEC-31-1995         DEC-31-1994            DEC-31-1993
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>             6,498               8,694                      0
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                 88,484              99,251                      0
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>               16,449              18,411                      0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                         39,009              34,240                      0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                      1,480,816           1,465,114                      0
<COMMON>                              157,230             157,230                      0
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>             180,000             180,000                      0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                   150,281             124,269                      0
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>        487,511             461,499                      0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                       0                   0                      0
<PREFERRED>                            19,826              19,826                      0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                  379,250             402,752                      0
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                     70,510              55,160                      0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                   0                   0                      0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>              0                   0                      0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>          25,000                   0                      0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                   0                   0                      0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                 0                   0                      0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                            0                   0                      0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>        498,719             525,877                      0
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>       1,480,816           1,465,114                      0
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>             690,823             740,496                707,536
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                   37,602              37,138                 21,967
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>            541,452             605,100                613,413
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>            579,054             642,238                635,380
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>               111,769              98,258                 72,156
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                      3,544               2,027                  7,850
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>        115,313             100,285                 80,006
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>               33,485              32,019                 33,287
<NET-INCOME>                           81,828              68,266                 46,719
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>               816                 816                    816
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>          81,012              67,450                 45,903
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>               55,000              41,000                 40,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>              29,594              29,594                 31,410
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                143,888             151,801                134,092
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