<ARTICLE>                                                              UT
<LEGEND>    THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
            FROM THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF WISCONSIN ELECTRIC
            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>                                       2,700,211
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                       411,085
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                            417,413
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                                0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                    354,081
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                  3,882,790
<COMMON>                                                          332,893
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                         199,673
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                               975,914
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                  1,508,480
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                   0
<PREFERRED>                                                        30,451
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                            1,071,047
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                 50,400
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                          67,000
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                    148,487
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                      30,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                               0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                        23,075
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                   22,444
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                    931,406
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                   3,882,790
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                         699,940
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                               55,237
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                        507,028
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                        562,265
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                           137,675
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                 11,517
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                    149,192
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                           51,425
<NET-INCOME>                                                       97,767
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                           602
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                      97,165
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                           73,239
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                               0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                            161,745
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                           0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                           0
<FN>
Earnings per share of common stock is not applicable because all of the
company's common stock is owned by Wisconsin Energy Corporation.
See financial statements and footnotes in accompanying 10-Q.