Exhibit (23)-(3)




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November 14, 1997




Wisconsin Electric Power Company
231 West Michigan Street
P.O. Box 2046
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I hereby consent to the reference to me under the caption "Legal Opinions" in
the Prospectus constituting a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3
relating to First Mortgage Bonds and Debt Securities which you are filing
under the Securities Act of 1933.  In giving this consent, I do not admit that
I come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section
7 of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Rules and Regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

Very truly yours,


/s/James D. Zakrajsheck
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James D. Zakrajsheck
Counsel of the Company

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