<ARTICLE>                     UT
<LEGEND>

     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from the
consolidated  balance  sheet of  MidAmerican  Energy  Company as of March 31,
2000, and the related  consolidated  statements of income and cash flows for the
three  months  ended  March  31, 2000,  and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        MidAmerican Energy Company
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<FN>
<F1>

     INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE  includes  all income  taxes and is excluded  from Total
Operating Expenses above and on the Consolidated Statement of Income.

</FN>