<ARTICLE>                                                       UT
<LEGEND>     THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
             EXTRACTED FROM THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
             WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY FOR THE THREE MONTHS
             ENDED MARCH 31, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY
             BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
<MULTIPLIER>                                                 1,000
       
                                                    
<CURRENCY>                                             U.S.DOLLARS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                      DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                         JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                           MAR-31-1999
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                3-MOS
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                                  1
<BOOK-VALUE>                                              PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                3,178,320
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                608,545
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     524,777
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                         0
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                             450,919
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                           4,762,561
<COMMON>                                                   332,893
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                  380,689
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                        995,664
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                           1,709,246
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                            0
<PREFERRED>                                                 30,450
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                     1,169,634
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                          50,495
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                  170,920
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                             115,975
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                               92,905
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                        0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                188,938
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                            25,848
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                           1,208,150
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                            4,762,561
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                  527,839
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                        27,699
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                 425,381
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                 453,080
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                     74,759
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                           9,118
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                              83,877
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                    27,916
<NET-INCOME>                                                55,961
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                    301
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                               55,660
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                    44,893
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                        0
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                     168,295
<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 the
accompanying 10-Q.