<ARTICLE>                                                              UT
<LEGEND>       THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
               EXTRACTED FROM THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
               WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY FOR THE SIX MONTHS
               ENDED JUNE 30, 2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY
               BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

<MULTIPLIER>                                                        1,000

                                                           
<CURRENCY>                                                    U.S.DOLLARS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                             DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                                                JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                                  JUN-30-2000
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                       6-MOS
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                         1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                     PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> <F1>                                  3,209,800
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> <F2>                                  712,500
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                            526,000
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                                0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                    554,100
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                  5,002,400
<COMMON>                                                          332,900
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                         530,700
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                             1,025,900
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                  1,889,500
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                   0
<PREFERRED>                                                        30,400
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                            1,319,400
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                 50,400
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                         170,100
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                    138,200
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                       1,900
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                               0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                       177,700
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                   26,600
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                  1,198,200
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                   5,002,400
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                       1,037,700
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                               60,600
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                        824,900
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> <F3>                                   824,900
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> <F3>                                      212,800
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                  4,000
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> <F4>                               216,800
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                           57,200
<NET-INCOME> <F5>                                                  99,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                           600
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                      98,400
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                           89,800
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                               0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                            350,400
<EPS-BASIC> <F6>                                                        0
<EPS-DILUTED> <F6>                                                      0
<FN>
<F1>  TOTAL NET UTILITY PLANT IS $3,214.7 OF NET PROPERTY,
      PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LESS $4.9 OF NET NON-UTILITY PROPERTY.
<F2>  OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS IS $707.6 OF INVESTMENTS
      PLUS $4.9 OF NET NON-UTILITY PROPERTY.
<F3>  TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES AND OPERATING INCOME OR LOSS
      EXCLUDE INCOME TAXES OF $60.6.
<F4>  INCOME BEFORE INTEREST EXPENSE AND INCOME TAXES.
<F5>  NET INCOME IS AFTER INCOME TAXES OF $60.6.
<F6>  EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK IS NOT APPLICABLE
      BECAUSE ALL OF WISCONSIN ELECTRIC'S COMMON STOCK IS OWNED
      BY WISCONSIN ENERGY CORPORATION.
SEE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND NOTES IN THE ACCOMPANYING 10-Q.
</FN>