MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS CO
S-8 POS, 1996-12-02
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 1996
                                                       Registration No. 33-60851
    
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                 POST-EFFECTIVE
                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       to
                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


                       MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             IOWA                                      42-1451822
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                         Identification No.)


                         666 GRAND AVENUE, P. O. BOX 657
                           DES MOINES, IOWA 50303-0657
                                 (515) 242-4300
     (Address including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                  of registrant's principal executive offices)


               MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN FOR BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES
                            (Full title of the Plans)


                                PAUL J. LEIGHTON
                               CORPORATE SECRETARY
                         666 GRAND AVENUE, P.O. BOX 657
                           DES MOINES. IOWA 50303-0657
                                 (515) 242-4300
            (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)

                          ____________________________

Pursuant to Rule 414(d) under the Securities Act, MidAmerican Energy Holdings
Company, as successor issuer to MidAmerican Energy Company, hereby adopts this
registration statement, as amended, for all purposes under the Securities Act
and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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                         DESCRIPTION OF THE TRANSACTION

     On April 24, 1996, the shareholders of MidAmerican Energy Company, an Iowa
corporation ("MidAmerican"), approved the adoption of a holding company
structure for MidAmerican, pursuant to which on December 1, 1996, subsequent to
obtaining all necessary regulatory approvals and upon the effectiveness of
Articles of Exchange filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Iowa (the
"Effective Date"), each share of common stock, no par value, of MidAmerican
("MidAmerican Common Stock"), then outstanding was exchanged on a share-for-
share basis for one share of the common stock of the holding company,
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, also an Iowa corporation ("Holdings").  As
a result of the share exchange as described above ("Share Exchange"), the
holders of MidAmerican Common Stock received one share of Holdings common stock,
no par value ("Holdings Common Stock"), in exchange for each share of
MidAmerican Common Stock,  MidAmerican became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Holdings, and Holdings replaces MidAmerican as the publicly held corporation as
of the Effective Date.

     Beginning on the Effective Date, shares of Holdings Common Stock will be
issued pursuant to the MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and
the MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit
Employees (the "Plans") instead of shares of MidAmerican Common Stock.  In
approving the Share Exchange, the shareholders of MidAmerican ratified the
amendment of the Plans by Holdings.  The rights and terms of the Holdings Common
Stock are essentially the same as those of the MidAmerican Common Stock.
Holdings Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under
the same symbol (MEC) as MidAmerican previously traded.

     Holdings had, immediately after the Effective Date, the same directors and
the same consolidated assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity as
MidAmerican had immediately prior to the Effective Date.  The implementation of
the holding company structure did not result in any change in MidAmerican's
operation of its business which involves generating, transmitting, distributing
and selling electric energy and distributing, selling and transporting natural
gas in the States of Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota, and other non-
regulated energy-related businesses and regional business development.
MidAmerican continues to operate under the name "MidAmerican Energy Company."

     Holdings expressly adopts MidAmerican's Registration Statement No. 33-60851
on Form S-8, as  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3,
1995, as Holdings own registration statement for all purposes of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
   
    

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                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


ITEM 3.   INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The following documents, previously field with the Commission pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, ("Exchange Act"), are hereby
incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed a part hereof:

     1.  MidAmerican's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year
ended December 31, 1995.

     2.  MidAmerican's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended March
31, 1996, as amended, and for the periods ended June 30, 1996 and September 30,
1996.

     3.  MidAmerican's Current Reports on Form 8-K reporting events occurring on
February 20, 1996, April 25, 1996, May 28, 1996 and October 17, 1996.

   
     4.  The description of the Registrant's common stock, no par value ("Common
Stock"), which is contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-B filed
with the Commission under the Exchange Act, including any subsequent amendment
  or any report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
    

     5.   The Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric
  Company Savings Plan for the year ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 1-11505).

     6.   The Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Midwest Power Systems Inc.,
  401(k) Plan for Bargaining Employees for the year ended December 31, 1995
  (File No. 1-11505).

     7.   The Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Midwest Power Systems Inc.
  401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees for the year ended December 31, 1995 (File
  No. 1-11505).

     All documents, filed by or on behalf of the Registrant with the 
Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange 
Act, and all documents filed by the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company 
Savings Plan, the Midwest Power Systems Inc. 401(k) Plan for Bargaining 
Employees and the Midwest Power Systems Inc. 401(k) Plan for Salaried 
Employees (collectively, the "Plans") pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 
Exchange Act, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the 
filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which 
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all 
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by 
reference in this Registration Statement and made a part hereof from their 
respective dates of filing (such documents and the documents enumerated above 
being hereinafter referred to as "Incorporated Documents"); provided, 
however, that the documents

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enumerated above or subsequently filed by or on behalf of the Company or any of
the Plans pursuant to Sections  13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
in each year during which the offering made by this Registration Statement is
in effect prior to the filing with the Commission of the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K covering such year shall not be Incorporated Documents or
be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement or be a part hereof
from and after the filing of such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

     Any statement contained in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent
that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed
Incorporated Document modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement
so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.


ITEM 4.   DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

          Not applicable


ITEM 5.   INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

          Not applicable


ITEM 6.   INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

          Sections 490.850 through 490.857 of the Iowa Business Corporation Act
("IBCA") permit corporations organized thereunder to indemnify directors, 
officers and  employees against liability under certain circumstances. Each 
of the Restated Articles of Incorporation, and the Bylaws of the Company 
provide for indemnification of directors, officers and employees to the full 
extent provided by the IBCA.  Each of the Restated Articles of Incorporation, 
and the Bylaws state that the indemnification provided therein shall not be 
deemed exclusive. The Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf 
of any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or 
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise 
against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Company would have 
the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss 
under the IBCA. Pursuant to Section 490.857 of the IBCA, the Restated 
Articles of Incorporation, and the Bylaws, the Company maintains directors' 
and officers' liability insurance coverage.  The Company has also entered 
into indemnification agreements with certain directors and officers, and 
expects to enter into similar agreements with future directors and officers, 
to further assure such persons indemnification as permitted by Iowa law.

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          As permitted by Section 490.832 of the IBCA, the Restated Articles of
Incorporation of the Company, provide that no director shall be personally 
liable to the Company or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of 
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the 
director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its shareholders,(ii) for acts 
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a 
knowing violation of law, (iii) for any transaction from which the director 
derived an improper personal benefit or (iv) under Section 490.833 of the 
IBCA (relating to certain unlawful distributions to shareholders).

ITEM 7.   EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION

          Not applicable


ITEM 8.   EXHIBITS

            4(1)        Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
                        Company, (filed as Exhibit 3(a) to the 
                        Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4, 
                        File No. 333-01645)*
   
            4(2)        Bylaws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3(b) to the
                        Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4, File
                        No. 333-01645)*
    
   
            4(3)        MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan, 
                        formerly referred to as the Iowa-Illinois Gas and 
                        Electric Company Savings Plan, previously filed
    
   
            4(4)        MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan
                        for Bargaining Unit Employees, formerly referred
                        to as the Midwest Power Systems Inc. 401(k) Plan 
                        for Bargaining Employees, previously filed
    
            5(1)        Opinion of John A. Rasmussen, Jr., Esq.

            5(2)        The Company undertakes that it will submit, or cause to
                        be submitted, the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric
                        Company Savings Plan, Midwest Power Systems Inc. 401(k)
                        Plan for Bargaining Employees, and Midwest Power
                        Systems Inc. 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees
                        ("Plans") and all amendments thereto, to the Internal
                        Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and that it
                        will make, or will cause to be made, all changes
                        required by the IRS in order for the IRS to issue
                        determination letters with respect to each of the
                        Plans.
   
            23(1)-(4)   Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
    

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            23(5)       Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
    
   
            23(6)       Consent of John A. Rasmussen, Jr. (included in 
                        Exhibit 5)
    
            24          Powers of Attorney
________________________
     * Incorporated herein by reference, as indicated.


ITEM 9.   UNDERTAKINGS

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

          (1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:  (i) To include
any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; (iii) To include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement; Provided, however, that the
registrant need not file a post-effective amendment to include the information
required to be included by subsection (i) or (ii) if such information is
contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.

          (2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.

          (3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

          (4)  That, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant
to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
each filing of an annual report of one of the Plans pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

          (5)  That, insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under
the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in

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the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is,
therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) as asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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                                   SIGNATURES

   
THE REGISTRANT.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Des Moines,
and State of Iowa as of this 2nd day of December, 1996.
    
                                   MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY




                                   By   /s/ Stanley J. Bright*
                                      ------------------------------------
                                            Stanley J. Bright
                                            President, Chief Executive Officer
                                            and Director
   
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by
the following persons in the capacities indicated as of this 2nd day of
December, 1996.
    

         Signature                                     Title
         ---------                                     -----

/s/Russell E. Christiansen*                  Chairman of the Board of Directors
- - -----------------------------------          and Director
   Russell E. Christiansen

/s/Stanley J. Bright*                        President, Chief Executive Officer
- - -----------------------------------          and Director (Principal Executive
   Stanley J. Bright                         Officer)

/s/Philip G. Lindner                         Group Vice President and Chief
- - -----------------------------------          Financial Officer (Principal
   Philip G. Lindner                         Accounting Officer)

/s/John W. Aalfs*                            Director
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   John W. Aalfs

/s/Robert A. Burnett*                        Director
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   Robert A. Burnett

/s/Ross D. Christensen*                      Director
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   Ross D. Christensen

/s/John W. Colloton*                         Director
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   John W. Colloton


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/s/Frank S. Cottrell*                        Director
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   Frank S. Cottrell

/s/Jack W. Eugster*                          Director
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   Jack W. Eugster

/s/Mel Foster, Jr.*                          Director
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   Mel Foster, Jr.

/s/Nolden Gentry*                            Director
- - -----------------------------------
   Nolden Gentry

/s/James M. Hoak, Jr.*                       Director
- - -----------------------------------
   James M. Hoak, Jr.

/s/Richard L. Lawson*                        Director
- - -----------------------------------
   Richard L. Lawson

/s/Robert L. Peterson*                       Director
- - -----------------------------------
   Robert L. Peterson

/s/Nancy L. Seifert*                         Director
- - -----------------------------------
   Nancy L. Seifert

/s/W. Scott Tinsman*                         Director
- - -----------------------------------
   W.  Scott Tinsman

/s/Leonard L. Woodruff*                      Director
- - -----------------------------------
   Leonard L. Woodruff

   
*By  /s/Paul J. Leighton
    -------------------------------
     (Paul J. Leighton
     as Attorney-in-Fact of
     the persons indicated)
    

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THE PLAN.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the plan
administrators for the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company Savings Plan, the
Midwest Power Systems Inc. 401(k) Plan for Bargaining Employees, and the Midwest
Power Systems Inc. 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees have duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Des Moines, State of Iowa, as of 
December 2, 1996.

                                   IOWA-ILLINOIS GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
                                    SAVINGS PLAN
                                   MIDWEST POWER SYSTEMS INC.
                                    401(K) PLAN FOR BARGAINING EMPLOYEES
                                   MIDWEST POWER SYSTEMS INC.
                                    401(K) PLAN FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES



                                   By:    /s/  Stanley J. Bright*
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                      Name:    Stanley J. Bright
                                      Title:   Plan Administrator


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                                  EXHIBIT LIST


Exhibit
  No.                         Description
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  4(1)         Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
               (filed as Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's Registration Statement on
               Form S-4, File No. 333-01645)*
   
  4(2)         Bylaws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3(b) to the
               Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4, File 
               No. 333-01645)*
    
   
  4(3)         MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan, 
               formerly referred to as the Iowa-Illinois Gas and 
               Electric Company Savings Plan, previously filed
    
   
  4(4)         MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan for
               Bargaining Unit Employees, formerly referred to as
               the Midwest Power Systems Inc. 401(k) Plan for Bargaining 
               Employees, previously filed
    
  5(1)         Opinion of John A. Rasmussen, Jr., Esq.

  5(2)         The Company undertakes that it will submit, or cause to be
               submitted, the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company Savings
               Plan, Midwest Power Systems Inc. 401(k) Plan for Bargaining
               Employees, and Midwest Power Systems Inc. 401(k) Plan for
               Salaried Employees  ("Plans") and all amendments thereto, to the
               Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and that it
               will make, or will cause to be made, all changes required by the
               IRS in order for the IRS to issue determination letters with
               respect to each of the Plans.
   
  23(1)-(4)    Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
    
   
  23(5)        Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
    
   
  23(6)        Consent of John A. Rasmussen, Jr. (included in Exhibit 5)
    
  24           Powers of Attorney


________________________
     * Incorporated herein by reference, as indicated.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 5(1)





666 Grand Avenue
P. O. Box 657
Des Moines, Iowa 50303-0657



December 2, 1996



MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
666 Grand Avenue
P.O. Box 657
Des Moines, Iowa 50303-0657


Ladies and Gentlemen:

I refer to the proposed issuance and sale by you ("Company") of 1,000,000 shares
of authorized but unissued shares of your common stock, without par value
("Shares"), pursuant to the MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan
and the MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit
Employees.

I have examined such documents and satisfied myself as to such matters of
procedure, law and fact as I deem relevant for the purposes hereof, and based
upon the foregoing, I advise you that, in my opinion, all requisite action will
have been taken by and before all bodies, including directors and regulatory
authorities, that is necessary to make valid the offering, issuance and sale of
the Shares when the following additional steps shall have been taken:

          (1)  The proposed offering, issuance and sale of the Shares shall have
been authorized by your Board of Directors;

          (2)  Your proposed post-effective amendment to your registration
statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-60851) (the "Registration Statement")
relating to the Shares being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, ("Act"), and any
required amendments and post-effective amendments thereto shall have become
effective;

          (3)  The Shares shall have been issued and sold on the terms
contemplated by your Registration Statement and in accordance with the
authorizations of the Board of Directors of the Company and the applicable
provisions of the Iowa Business Corporation Act; and

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MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
December 2, 1996

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          (4)  All statutory fees imposed upon or by reason of the issuance of
the Shares shall have been paid.

   
I am further of the opinion that no action of any state or federal regulatory
authority, other than the Commission under the Act and the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, is required with respect to the proposed offering,
issuance and sale of the Shares, and that when the additional steps set forth
above shall have been taken the Shares will be legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
    

I do not find it necessary for the purposes of this opinion, and accordingly I
do not purport herein, to cover the application of blue sky or securities laws
of various states relating to sales of the Shares.

I consent that copies of this opinion letter may be filed with the Commission in
connection with your proposed post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement with respect to the Shares.

Sincerely,

   
/s/ John A. Rasmussen, Jr.
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John A. Rasmussen, Jr., Esq.
Counsel for MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
    


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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23(1)
    

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

   
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by 
reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration 
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 26, 1996 included in 
MidAmerican Energy Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 
and to all references to our Firm included in this Post-Effective Amendment.
    


                                             /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

   
Chicago, Illinois
December 2, 1996
    

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                                                                  EXHIBIT 23(2)
    
   
                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
    


   
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated June 20, 1996 included in Iowa-
Illinois Gas and Electric Company Savings Plan's Form 11-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995 and to all references to our Firm included in this
Post-Effective Amendment.
    

   
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
    

   
Chicago, Illinois
December 2, 1996
    

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(3)
    


   
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
    


   
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-8 of our report dated June 20, 1996 included in Midwest Power 
Systems Inc. 401(k) Plan for Salaried Employees' Form 11-K for the year 
ended December 31, 1995 and to all references to our Firm included in this
Post-Effective Amendment.
    

   
                                       ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
    


   
Chicago, Illinois
December 2, 1996
    




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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(4)
    


   
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
    


   
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-8 of our report dated June 20, 1996 included in Midwest Power 
Systems Inc. 401(k) Plan for Bargaining Employees' Form 11-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995 and to all references to our Firm included in this
Post-Effective Amendment.
    


   
                                       ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
    


   
Chicago, Illinois
December 2, 1996
    




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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(5)
    


                               INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY:

   
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-60851 of MidAmerican Energy
Holdings Company on Form S-8 of our reports dated January 25, 1995, covering the
consolidated balance sheet and statement of capitalization of Iowa-Illinois Gas
and Electric Company and subsidiary as of December 31, 1994, and the related
consolidated statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows for the
years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the schedule listed in Item 14(a)(2)
as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 and for each of the two years in the period
ended December 31, 1994, appearing in MidAmerican Energy Company's Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 1995. It should be noted that we have not audited
any financial statements of Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company and 
subsidiary subsequent to December 31, 1994, or performed any audit procedures
subsequent to the date of our reports.
    


                                       DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

   
Davenport, Iowa
December 2, 1996
    


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                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company:

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective 
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-60851 of MidAmerican Energy 
Holdings Company on Form S-8 of our report dated June 9, 1995, appearing in 
the Annual Report on Form 11-K of Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company 
Savings Plan for the Year Ended December 31, 1995. It should be noted that we 
have not audited any financial statements of Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric 
Company Savings Plan subsequent to December 31, 1994, or performed any audit 
procedures subsequent to the date of our report.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Davenport, Iowa
December 2, 1996

    





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                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY

   
/s/ Russell E. Christiansen             
- - -------------------------------         ------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - -------------------------------         ------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - -------------------------------         ------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - -------------------------------         ------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - -------------------------------         ------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - -------------------------------         ------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - -------------------------------         ------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - -------------------------------         ------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director
    

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                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


                                        /s/ Stanley J. Bright
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>

                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director

/s/ John W. Aalfs
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>

                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


                                        /s/ Robert A. Burnett
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>

                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


/s/ Ross D. Christensen
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>


                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


                                        /s/ John W. Colloton
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>

                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S- of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


/s/ Frank S. Cottrell
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>

                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


                                        /s/ Jack W. Eugster
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>

                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


/s/ Mel Foster, Jr.
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>

                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


                                        /s/ Nolden Gentry
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>

                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


/s/ James M. Hoak, Jr.
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>

                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


                                        /s/ Richard L. Lawson
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>

                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


/s/ Robert L. Peterson
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>

                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


                                        /s/ Nancy L. Seifert
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>

                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


/s/ W. Scott Tinsman
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director

<PAGE>


                                                                      Exhibit 24


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Each of the undersigned does hereby appoint Paul J. Leighton and John A.
Rasmussen, Jr., and each of them severally, his true or her true and lawful
attorneys, with full power of substitution in his or her name, place and stead,
to execute on his or her behalf a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company relating to the
MidAmerican Energy Company Retirement Savings Plan and the MidAmerican Energy
Company Retirement Savings Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees, Registration No.
33-60851, to be filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and other
documents relating thereto, including exhibits, and to file the same with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.  Each of such attorneys shall have full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act with or without the
others.

   
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this instrument as
of December 2, 1996.
    

MIDAMERICAN ENERGY HOLDINGS COMPANY


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Russell E. Christiansen)               (Stanley J. Bright) President, Chief
Chairman and Director                   Executive Officer and Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(John W. Aalfs) Director                (Robert A. Burnett) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Ross D. Christensen) Director          (John W. Colloton) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Frank S. Cottrell) Director            (Jack W. Eugster) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Mel Foster, Jr.) Director              (Nolden Gentry) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(James M. Hoak, Jr.) Director           (Richard L. Lawson) Director


- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(Robert L. Peterson) Director           (Nancy L. Seifert) Director


                                        /s/ Leonard L. Woodruff
- - ---------------------------------      ---------------------------------------
(W. Scott Tinsman) Director             (Leonard L. Woodruff) Director



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