<ARTICLE> UT
<CIK> 0000916863
<NAME> WPS RESOURCES CORPORATION
<SUBSIDIARY>
   <NUMBER> 1
   <NAME> WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-ASSETS>                                   99499
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 1266743
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<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                       145021
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<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
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<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                            306590
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                               15000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                   11500
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                        0
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
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<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                  419012
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                  1266743
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                       719848
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                             30808
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                      611441
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                      611411<F1>
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                         108407<F2>
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                6250
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<FN>
<F1>Operating expenses exclude income taxes of $30,808.
<F2>Operating income is before income taxes of $30,808.
<F3>Income before interest expense is before income taxes of
$30,808.
</FN>