<ARTICLE>                                                              UT
<LEGEND>  THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
          FROM THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF WISCONSIN ELECTRIC
          FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 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>                                                  SEP-30-1995
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                       9-MOS
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                         1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                     PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                       2,629,093
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                       419,785
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                            394,139
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                                0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                    427,273
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                  3,870,290
<COMMON>                                                          332,893
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                         199,673
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                             1,001,826
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                  1,534,392
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                   0
<PREFERRED>                                                        30,451
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                              974,552
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                 50,400
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                         164,350
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                    104,781
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                      30,000
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                               0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                        18,780
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                   20,828
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                    941,756
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                   3,870,290
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                       1,086,927
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                               92,495
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                        773,897
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                        866,392
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                           220,535
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                 18,119
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                    238,654
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                           77,020
<NET-INCOME>                                                      161,634
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                           902
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                     160,732
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                          110,895
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                               0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                            308,399
<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.