<ARTICLE>                                                              UT
<LEGEND>    THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
            FROM THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF WISCONSIN ENERGY
            CORPORATION FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 AND IS
            QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
            STATEMENTS.
<MULTIPLIER>                                                        1,000
       
                                                           
<CURRENCY>                                                   U.S. DOLLARS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                             DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                                                JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                                                  JUN-30-1995
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                       6-MOS
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                         1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                     PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                       2,947,522
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                       618,972
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                            482,860
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                                0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                    391,690
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                  4,441,044
<COMMON>                                                            1,098
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                         648,781
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                             1,154,373
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                  1,804,252
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                   0
<PREFERRED>                                                        30,451
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                            1,137,598
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                 92,334
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                          92,475
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                    148,487
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                      30,435
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                               0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                        23,075
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                   22,444
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                  1,059,493
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                   4,441,044
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                         876,215
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                               65,304
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                        653,491
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                        718,795
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                           157,420
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                 12,591
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                    170,011
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                           55,280
<NET-INCOME>                                                      114,731
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                           602
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                     114,129
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                           78,658
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                               0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                            224,800
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                        1.04
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                        1.04
<FN>
   See financial statements and footnotes in accompanying 10-Q.