<ARTICLE>                                                              UT
<LEGEND>    THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
            FROM THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF WISCONSIN ELECTRIC
            POWER COMPANY FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
            AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
            FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
<MULTIPLIER>                                                        1,000
       
                                                           
<CURRENCY>                                                   U.S. DOLLARS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                             DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-START>                                                JAN-01-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                                  SEP-30-1998
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                       9-MOS
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                         1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                     PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                       3,212,701
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                       514,401
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                            507,738
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                                0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                    419,934
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                  4,654,774
<COMMON>                                                          332,893
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                         380,689
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                               985,840
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                  1,699,422
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                   0
<PREFERRED>                                                        30,450
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                            1,209,774
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                 50,495
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                         171,962
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                     63,864
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                      52,905
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                               0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                       173,601
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                   23,095
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                  1,179,206
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                   4,654,774
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                       1,469,055
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                               73,369
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      1,190,813
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                      1,264,182
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                           204,873
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                 18,072
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                    222,945
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                           83,021
<NET-INCOME>                                                      139,924
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                           902
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                     139,022
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                          134,108
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                               0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                            432,897
<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 notes in accompanying 10-Q.