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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains Summary Financial Information extracted from the
consolidated balance sheet of MidAmerican Funding, LLC as of September 30,
2000, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2000, and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> MIDAMERICAN FUNDING, LLC
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 2,614,346
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 561,204
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 400,906
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 303,292
<OTHER-ASSETS> 1,417,332
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,297,080
<COMMON> 1,670,115
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 234,703
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,909,373
150,000
31,759
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,469,337
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 23,075
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 224,810
0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0
<LEASES-CURRENT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,488,726
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 5,297,080
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,546,237
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 88,145<F1>
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,276,140
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,276,140
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 270,097
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> 22,027
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 292,124
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 98,853
<NET-INCOME> 105,126
0
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 105,126
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 81,341
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 284,660
<EPS-BASIC> 0
<EPS-DILUTED> 0
<FN>
<F1>
Income Tax Expense includes all income taxes for continuing operations and is
excluded from Total Operating Expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Income.
</FN>
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