EXHIBIT 15
AWARENESS LETTER OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
MidAmerican Energy Company
Des Moines, Iowa
We have made a review, in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the unaudited consolidated interim
financial information of MidAmerican Energy Company and subsidiaries for the
three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999, as
indicated in our report dated October 27, 2000; because we did not perform an
audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.
We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000, is
incorporated by reference in Registration Statements No. 333-15387 and No.
333-40766 on Form S-3.
We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under
the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered part of a Registration Statement
prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an
accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Des Moines, Iowa
November 9, 2000
