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                                                             Exhibit (23)-2



                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements and Prospectuses constituting part of the Registration Statements
on Form S-3 (Nos. 33-51749 and 33-64343) of Wisconsin Electric Power Company
of our report dated February 5, 1996, except as to the Environmental
Contingencies section of Note 8, which is as of February 19, 1996, relating to
the financial statements of Northern States Power Company, a Wisconsin
Corporation ("NSP-WI"), appearing in NSP-WI's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995, which is incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K.





/s/Price Waterhouse LLP
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PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 28, 1996