SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM T-1
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                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                      UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939
                  OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY
                 OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ___

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                       THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
               (EXACT NAME OF TRUSTEE AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

    A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION                       36-0899825
                                                       (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
                                                  IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS                      60670-0126
     (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                    (ZIP CODE)
                                        
                       THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
                      ONE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 0286
                         CHICAGO, ILLINOIS   60670-0286
             ATTN:  LYNN A. GOLDSTEIN, LAW DEPARTMENT (312) 732-6919
            (NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)

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                           MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY
               (EXACT NAME OF OBLIGOR AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)



          IOWA                                         42-1425214
   (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF                     (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
   INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)                 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

     666 GRAND AVENUE
     DES MOINES, IOWA                                  50303-0657
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)               (ZIP CODE)


                                 DEBT SECURITIES
                          (TITLE OF INDENTURE SECURITIES)




ITEM 1.   GENERAL INFORMATION.  FURNISH THE FOLLOWING
          INFORMATION AS TO THE TRUSTEE:

          (A)  NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR
          SUPERVISING AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT IS SUBJECT.

          Comptroller of Currency, Washington, D.C.,
          Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
          Washington, D.C., The Board of Governors of
          the Federal Reserve System, Washington D.C.

          (B)  WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE
          CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.

          The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate
          trust powers.

ITEM 2.   AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR.  IF THE OBLIGOR
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          IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE TRUSTEE, DESCRIBE EACH
          SUCH AFFILIATION.

          No such affiliation exists with the trustee.

     
ITEM 16.  LIST OF EXHIBITS.   LIST BELOW ALL EXHIBITS FILED AS A 
          PART OF THIS STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY.

          1.   A copy of the articles of association of the  
               trustee now in effect.*

          2.   A copy of the certificates of authority of the
               trustee to commence business.*

          3.   A copy of the authorization of the trustee to
               exercise corporate trust powers.*

          4.   A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee.*

          5.   Not Applicable.

          6.   The consent of the trustee required by
               Section 321(b) of the Act.


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          7.   A copy of the latest report of condition of the
               trustee published pursuant to law or the  
               requirements of its supervising or examining
               authority.

          8.   Not Applicable.

          9.   Not Applicable.


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
     amended, the trustee, The First National Bank of Chicago, a national
     banking association organized and existing under the laws of the
     United States of America, has duly caused this Statement of
     Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
     duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois, on
     the 31st day of October, 1996.


            THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO,
            TRUSTEE

            BY  /S/ R. D. MANELLA

               RICHARD D. MANELLA
               VICE PRESIDENT




* EXHIBITS 1, 2, 3 AND 4 ARE HEREIN INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE TO EXHIBITS
BEARING IDENTICAL NUMBERS IN ITEM 16 OF THE FORM T-1 OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF CHICAGO, FILED AS EXHIBIT 25.1 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-3 OF
SUNAMERICA INC. FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 25,
1996 (REGISTRATION NO. 333-14201).



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                                    EXHIBIT 6



                       THE CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE REQUIRED
                          BY SECTION 321(b) OF THE ACT


                                                       October 31, 1996    
                                                       


Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.  20549

Gentlemen:

In connection with the qualification of an indenture between MidAmerican Energy
Company and The First National Bank of Chicago, the undersigned, in accordance
with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, hereby
consents that the reports of examinations of the undersigned, made by Federal or
State authorities authorized to make such examinations, may be furnished by such
authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.


                                   Very truly yours,

                                   THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO
                         
                                   BY:  /S/ R. D. MANELLA
                                        RICHARD D. MANELLA
                                        VICE PRESIDENT
                                         

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                                    EXHIBIT 7


                                                                                           
Legal Title of Bank:   The First National Bank of Chicago     Call Date: 06/30/96   ST-BK:  17-1630 FFIEC 031
Address:               One First National Plaza, Ste 0460                                          Page RC-1
City, State  Zip:      Chicago, IL  60670
FDIC Certificate No.:  0/3/6/1/8
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CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION FOR INSURED COMMERCIAL
AND STATE-CHARTERED SAVINGS BANKS FOR JUNE 30, 1996

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars.  Unless otherwise
indicated, report the amount 
outstanding of the last business day of the quarter.

SCHEDULE RC--BALANCE SHEET



                                                                                                                C400           
                                                                           DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN               ------------       ----
                                                                               THOUSANDS            RCFD   BIL MIL THOU        
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ASSETS
1.   Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule          
     RC-A):                                          
     a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1). . . . . .                            0081     3,572,641         1.a.
     b. Interest-bearing balances(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                            0071     6,958,367         1.b.
2.   Securities 
     a. Held-to-maturity securities(from Schedule RC-B, column A). . . .                            1754             0         2.a.
     b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D) . .                            1773     1,448,974         2.b.
3.   Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to
     resell in domestic offices of the bank and its Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries, and in IBFs:                                     
     a. Federal Funds sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                            0276     5,020,878         3.a.
     b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell. . . . . . . . .                            0277       918,688         3.b.
4.   Loans and lease financing receivables:
     a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule
     RC-C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  RCFD 2122 19,125,160                                 4.a.
     b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses. . . . . . . . . . . .  RCFD 3123    379,232                                 4.b.
          c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve . . . . . . . . . . .  RCFD 3128          0                                 4.c.
     d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and
        reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                            2125    18,745,928         4.d.
5.   Assets held in trading accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                            3545     9,599,172         5.  
6.   Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases). . . . . .                            2145       623,289         6.
7.   Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M). . . . . . . . . . . .                            2150         8,927         7.
8.   Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated
     companies (from Schedule RC-M). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                            2130        57,280         8.
9.   Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding. . . .                            2155       632,259         9.
10.  Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                            2143       156,715        10. 
11.  Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                            2160     1,592,088        11.
12.  Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11). . . . . . . . . . . . . .                            2170    49,335,206        12.

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(1)  Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
(2)  Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.                



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Legal Title of Bank:   The First National Bank of Chicago     Call Date: 06/30/96   ST-BK:  17-1630 FFIEC 031
Address:               One First National Plaza, Ste 0460                                          Page RC-2
City, State  Zip:      Chicago, IL  60670
FDIC Certificate No.:  0/3/6/1/8
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SCHEDULE RC-CONTINUED



                                                                       DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN
                                                                           THOUSANDS                      BIL MIL THOU
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LIABILITIES
13.  Deposits:
     a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C
        from Schedule RC-E, part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                           RCON 2200     16,878,870     13.a.
        (1) Noninterest-bearing(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    RCON 6631  7,855,880                                13.a.(1)
        (2) Interest-bearing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    RCON 6636  9,022,990                                13.a.(2)
     b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and
        IBFs (from Schedule RC-E, part II). . . . . . . . . . . . .                           RCFN 2200     12,677,057     13.b.
        (1) Noninterest bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    RCFN 6631    766,936                                13.b.(1)
        (2) Interest-bearing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    RCFN 6636 11,910,121                                13.b.(2)
14.  Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements 
     to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of
     its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs:
     a. Federal funds purchased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                           RCFD 0278      1,318,968     14.a.
     b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase. . . . . . .                           RCFD 0279      1,197,589     14.b.
15.  a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury. . . . . . . . . .                           RCON 2840        104,546     15.a.
     b. Trading Liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                           RCFD 3548      6,431,784     15.b.
16.  Other borrowed money:
     a. With original maturity of one year or less. . . . . . . . .                           RCFD 2332      4,437,636     16.a.
     b. With original  maturity of more than one year . . . . . . .                           RCFD 2333         75,308     16.b.
17.  Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized
     leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                           RCFD 2910        283,041     17.
18.  Bank's liability on acceptance executed and outstanding. . . .                           RCFD 2920        632,259     18.
19.  Subordinated notes and debentures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                           RCFD 3200      1,275,000     19.
20.  Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G) . . . . . . . . . . . .                           RCFD 2930        892,947     20.
21.  Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20) . . . . . . . .                           RCFD 2948     46,205,005     21.
22.  Limited-Life preferred stock and related surplus . . . . . . .                           RCFD 3282          0         22.

EQUITY CAPITAL
23.  Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus. . . . . . . . .                           RCFD 3838          0         23.
24.  Common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                           RCFD 3230        200,858     24.
25.  Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) . . .                           RCFD 3839      2,349,164     25.
26.  a. Undivided profits and capital reserves. . . . . . . . . . .                           RCFD 3632        584,878     26.a.
     b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale 
        securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                           RCFD 8434         (3,951)    26.b.
27.  Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments. . . . . .                           RCFD 3284           (748)    27.
28.  Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27)                                        RCFD 3210      3,130,201     28.
29.  Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity 
     capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28). . . . . . . . . . . . .                           RCFD 3300     49,335,206     29.



                                                                                                                 
Memorandum
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.  
1.   Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best 
     describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the 
     bank by independent external                                                                             Number 
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     auditors as of any date during 1995  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCFD 6724          N/A         M.1.
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1 =  Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally 
     accepted auditing standards by a certified public ccounting firm which 
     submits a report on the bank 
2 =  Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company conducted in 
     accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified 
     public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated 
     holding company  (but not on the bank separately)
3 =  Directors' examination of the bank conducted in accordance with 
     generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting 
     firm (may be required by state chartering authority)  
4. = Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors 
     (may be required by state chartering authority)
5 =  Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors
6 =  Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external auditors
7 =  Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)
8 =  No external audit work





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(1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings 
    deposits.
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