<ARTICLE>                                                              UT
<LEGEND>    THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
            FROM THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF WISCONSIN ENERGY
            CORPORATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND IS
            QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
            STATEMENTS.
<MULTIPLIER>                                                        1,000
       
                                                           
<CURRENCY>                                                   U.S. DOLLARS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                             DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-START>                                                JAN-01-1994
<PERIOD-END>                                                  DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                      12-MOS
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                         1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                     PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                       2,940,732
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                       596,719
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                            478,958
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                                0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                    391,850
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                  4,408,259
<COMMON>                                                            1,089
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                         624,568
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                             1,118,909
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                  1,744,566
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                   0
<PREFERRED>                                                        30,451
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                            1,166,926
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                 96,949
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                          92,910
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                    155,106
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                      12,685
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                               0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                        23,850
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                   19,846
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                  1,064,970
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                   4,408,259
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                       1,742,192
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                               99,761
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      1,379,158
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      1,478,919
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                           263,273
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                 26,965
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                    290,238
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                          108,019
<NET-INCOME>                                                      182,219
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                         1,351
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                     180,868
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                          150,708
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                         103,897
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                            416,310
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                        1.67
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                        1.67
<FN>
   See financial statements and footnotes in accompanying 10-K.