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  <P ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES</P>
  <P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>
  <P ALIGN="CENTER">Washington, D.C.  20549</P>
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  </FONT><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>
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  <P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT<BR></p>
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  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(D) of the<BR>
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>
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  <P ALIGN="CENTER">Date of Report : December 6, 2004</P>
  <P ALIGN="CENTER">Date of Event (or earliest event) being reported : November 30, 2004</P>
  </FONT><B><P ALIGN="CENTER">IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.</P>
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  <P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>
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                         Commission file number:<u> 1-8644</u>
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  <CENTER><u>35-1575582</u></CENTER>
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  <CENTER>&nbsp; (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)&nbsp;</CENTER>
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  <CENTER>(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</CENTER>
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                                  One Monument Circle<br>
                                <u>Indianapolis, Indiana &nbsp;&nbsp; 46204
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          (Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
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                                   (317) 261-8261
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                   (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
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  <B><P>Item 8.01.  Other Events</P>
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  <P>&#9;On November 30, 2004, in response to a petition filed by Indianapolis
  Power &amp; Light Company (IPL), our regulated utility subsidiary, the Indiana
  Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) issued an Order approving $182 million of
  capital expenditures to install additional clean coal technology at two of its
  power plants. The Order also approves ratemaking treatment for such
  expenditures. The expenditures are necessary to reliably and economically comply
  with the Clean Air Rules of 2004 as proposed by the Environmental Protection
  Agency. The press release announcing the Order is furnished herewith as Exhibit
  99.1.</P>
  
  <B><P>Item 8.01.  Other Events</P>
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  <u><strong>Description</strong></u>
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  99.1  Press Release Dated December 6, 2004
  
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                                     SIGNATURE
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  <p>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>
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  <p>Dated: December 6, 2004</p>
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                                 IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.
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      <TD>By:&nbsp;</TD>
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                  /s/ Hamsa Shadaksharappa
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          Name: Hamsa Shadaksharappa
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           Title: Senior Vice President-Financial Services and Chief Financial Officer
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text: 8K DOC
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C.  20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT
  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(D) of the
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  Date of Report : December 6, 2004
  Date of Event (or earliest event) being reported : November 30, 2004
  IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Commission file number:
  1-8644
  Indiana
  35-1575582
  (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
  One Monument Circle
  Indianapolis, Indiana    46204
  (Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
  (317) 261-8261
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  Item 8.01.  Other Events
  On November 30, 2004, in response to a petition filed by Indianapolis
  Power & Light Company (IPL), our regulated utility subsidiary, the Indiana
  Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) issued an Order approving $182 million of
  capital expenditures to install additional clean coal technology at two of its
  power plants. The Order also approves ratemaking treatment for such
  expenditures. The expenditures are necessary to reliably and economically comply
  with the Clean Air Rules of 2004 as proposed by the Environmental Protection
  Agency. The press release announcing the Order is furnished herewith as Exhibit
  99.1.
  Item 8.01.  Other Events
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  99.1  Press Release Dated December 6, 2004
  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  Dated: December 6, 2004
  IPALCO ENTERPRISES, INC.
  By:
  /s/ Hamsa Shadaksharappa
  Name: Hamsa Shadaksharappa
  Title: Senior Vice President-Financial Services and Chief Financial Officer