<ARTICLE>                                                              UT
<LEGEND>       THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
               EXTRACTED FROM THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
               WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY FOR THE NINE MONTHS
               ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
               ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
               THIS SCHEDULE REFLECTS RECLASSIFICATION OF AMOUNTS TO
               CONFORM TO THE COMPANY'S CURRENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT
               PRESENTATION.
<MULTIPLIER>                                                        1,000

                                                           
<CURRENCY>                                                    U.S.DOLLARS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                             DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                                JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                                  SEP-30-1999
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                       9-MOS
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                         1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                     PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> <F1>                                  3,248,000
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> <F2>                                  600,800
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                            507,800
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                                0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                    448,200
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                  4,804,800
<COMMON>                                                          332,900
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                         380,700
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                             1,016,000
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                  1,729,600
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                   0
<PREFERRED>                                                        30,400
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                            1,170,200
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                 50,500
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                         171,100
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                    226,900
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                      41,900
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                               0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                       178,900
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                   26,300
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                  1,179,000
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                   4,804,800
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                       1,511,600
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                               91,400
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      1,183,000
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> <F3>                                 1,183,000
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> <F3>                                      328,600
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                 13,500
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> <F4>                               342,100
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                           84,000
<NET-INCOME> <F4>                                                 166,700
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                           900
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                     165,800
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                          134,600
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                               0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                            433,000
<EPS-BASIC> <F5>                                                        0
<EPS-DILUTED> <F5>                                                      0
<FN>
<F1>  TOTAL NET UTILITY PLANT IS $3,252,500 OF NET PROPERTY,
      PLANT AND EQUIPMENT LESS $4,500 OF NET NON-UTILITY PROPERTY.
<F2>  OTHER PROPERTY AND INVESTMENTS IS $596,300 OF INVESTMENTS
      PLUS $4,500 OF NET NON-UTILITY PROPERTY.
<F3>  TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES AND OPERATING INCOME OR LOSS
      EXCLUDE INCOME TAXES OF $91,400.
<F4>  INCOME BEFORE INTEREST EXPENSE AND NET INCOME IS
      AFTER INCOME TAXES OF $91,400.
<F5>  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>