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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
unaudited financial statements of Wisconsin Gas Company for the nine months
ended September 30, 2000 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to
such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
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<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 566,422
<OTHER-ASSETS> 0
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<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 80,594
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 396,628
0
0
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<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0
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<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 87,600
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 0
0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0
<LEASES-CURRENT> 0
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<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 329,967
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 3,918
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 305,722
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 309,640
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 20,327
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> (1,109)
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 19,218
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 16,731
<NET-INCOME> 2,487
0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 2,487
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<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 43,473
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