Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Keith H. Ecke, Joshua M. Erickson, and Susan H.
Martin signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact to:

    (1)    prepare, execute and file with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange
or similar authority for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an "insider" of both WEC Energy Group, Inc.
and Wisconsin Electric Power Company (each a "Company", and
collectively, the "Companies"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance
with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules thereunder;

    (2)    do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form with the
SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

    (3)    take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-
in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposesas the undersigned might or could do if personally present,
with full powerof substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes,shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor are the Companies assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by each Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 29th day of January, 2018.


/s/ Cindy L. Trenier            /s/ Frederick D. Kuester
Witness                        Signature


Cindy L. Trenier            Frederick D. Kuester
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